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Core Values mini-poster: Selected Scriptures
organized by core value character trait; post on the fridge for
quick reference! Choose KJV or
NIV.
 Supporting Verses for Core Value Character
Training: Faith
Values-Driven Discipleship
offers helps for
Biblical Instruction and tips on leveraging everyday
"teachable moments." This tabbed, spiral-bound manual (also
available as an ebook) includes a comprehensive listing of
topical Scriptures for all twelve core value character
traits--over 100 pages of verses, organized and indexed for
ease-of-use. We offer for
FREE the supporting verses for
FAITH so that you can see just how
easy--and rewarding-- it can be to bring the Word into your
day-to-day family life.
 Core Value Behavioral
Encouragement Chart: Don't just punish
misbehavior; instead,proactively encourage your kids to
"do it God's way!" This chart can help. Includes chart
template and "Target Behaviors" listing.
Related Blog
Posts: Encouraging Your Children with the Core
Value Progress Chart
  Set of 2 Editable Planner
pages
(one home management, one homeschool)
 Microsoft Excel Family
Budget
If you're
looking for more hands-on, "how-to" guidance in the area of
budgeting or family finance, check out
The Values-Driven Family; we cover budgeting in
detail in Part Four ("The Dreaded B-Word:
Budget!")
This is a
user-friendly Microsoft Excel workbook that allows you to
customize inputs, enables financial accountability, and tracks
budget status in real-time.
The workbook has clearly marked tabs for different worksheets,
including setup, ledger, and status report. The graphs show
visually how your spending for the month (or annually) compares
with your budget amounts.
Related Blog Posts:
Stewardship Tips Using the VDF Excel
Budget Workbook
"Change Management" in the
Home
Love Coupons for Married
Couples
 In The Values-Driven
Family
, we discuss many
practical ways of developing and maintaining more
positive marital and family relations in the "Team
Building" section of Part Four.
Use our unique "coupon book" for married couples to
remind your spouse of your love. This printable .PDF includes
ten different coupons plus a front and back cover so you can
make your own gift booklet. Each coupon includes graphics and
an uplifting Scripture.
Editable Daily
Schedule
(MS
Word)
 For household scheduling help, check out the
section on time management in Part Four
of The
Values-Driven
Family
,
"The Nuts and Bolts of Planning:
Schedules."
A very simple Microsoft Word table that you can edit and print
for use as an aid in your home management. The file also
includes a sample
schedule.
 Children's Chore Chart (editable, with
clip art)
For an in-depth discussion of children and
chores, be sure get your copy of
The Values-Driven
Family.The chapter on Team Building in Part Four
focuses on working as a family and implementing chores
for children, and tries to answer that all-too-common
question: "How do you get your children to do chores when
they don't want to?"
A customizable template
in MS Word. Blank charts and a sample chart are included in the
file, as well as some clip art so that it can be used with your
pre-readers.
Related
Blog Posts: Cleanliness is Next to
Godliness?
Children
and Chores: the "Why" and "How" of Putting your Kids to
Work
High
Standards, Realistic
Expectations
The Great
Allowance Debate: Our Two
Cents
Bible Memory Verse
Posters
(set of
5)
 The parental responsibility of spiritual
instruction is a foundational precept for us here at
Values-Driven.
For a more in-depth look at child training,
using the Bible as a foundation for teaching and
training, and using the "core value" concept as a
supplement to Bible teaching, make sure to get your copy
of The
Values-Driven Family. These concepts are
discussed in Part Two ("Pointing our Kids in the Right
Direction: Training").
The Values-Driven Discipleship manual helps you
bring the Word into your day-to-day routine. It offers
Scripture Memory methods for the family and helpful tips for
maximizing both family devotional times and everyday "teachable
moments."
The following
verses are printed and illustrated with clipart (in NIV):
Ephesians 4:2, Proverbs 10:4, Ephesians 6:1-3, 1 Corinthians
13:4-6, and 1 John 2:10.
Homeschool Grade Book/Report Card
Generator
(MS Excel)
The Values-Driven
Family explores
some of the foundational reasons for and benefits of
homeschooling using a common-sense, Biblically-based
"good, better,
best" paradigm. See the "Risk Management" section of
Part
Four.
 This nifty Microsoft Excel workbook is designed
to input grades for a single student, either for a
semester or for a whole year (depending on the number of
assignments).
There is a data input page for each assignment category, where
you can list a brief descriptor of the assignment and input a
numerical grade. A report card is automatically generated with
both numerical and letter grades.
There are only a couple of limitations with the report card
that we know of: the number of assignments per page is fixed.
Thus, if you are recording grades for many assignments this
will suffice for a shorter period (like a quarter) whereas if
you grade fewer assignments you can likely use it for a whole
year.
Also, in order for the report card to do the necessary math and
generate a grade, there must be grades listed for each
category. In other words, if on the setup sheet you say that
quizzes count for 20% of your final grade but you have not yet
had a quiz for the period, your final grade will do the math as
if the quiz input is zero. Thus, unless you have some data for
each category, your grade report will not be accurate.
Note that the sheet is automatically set up to track class
work, homework, quizzes and tests. If you do not have
assignments in one of those categories, you would simply input
the weighted average as zero. However, this will increase the
percentage weight of the other assignments.
Related Blog
Posts:
Dangerous Intersection:
Homeschool and
Life
First
Things
First: Majoring in the
Majors with
Homeschooling
The
Heart of Christian
Homeschooling
Top
Ten Mistakes of
Homeschoolers
These downloads have
been provided by the generosity of Values-Driven partners. We
hope you will thank them by patronizing their sites. We are not
responsible for the content of external links, but believe that
these materials and other Partner resources can be a benefit to
your family.
Answers for New Christians
(SalvationKids.com)
and HelpforHomeschoolMoms.com
Ebook Excerpt from Answers for New
Christians by Robin Khoury
Answers For New Christians helps
young children understand the Christian faith. They gain
assurance of salvation and remember their salvation after they
fill out the family keepsake section. Children love reading the
twenty-six stories, coloring the pictures, doing the Bible
fill-ins and puzzles. Friends Disciple Dan, Baby BiC (Baby in
Christ), and Mr. Owl make learning fun. You read, they
color. Robin Khoury, a homeschooling mom for sixteen
years, wrote Answers For New Christians to help the
children at her church. It was hammered out on the anvil of
real classroom experience—but Mrs. Khoury (aka Miss Robin)
designed it for one-on-one instruction. (Do you think that
being a homeschool mom had anything to do with that?) So
without knowing it, Miss Robin, a homeschooling mother, created
a perfect salvation unit study! See the rave reviews on
her website from homeschooling mothers! www.salvationkids.com. 72
pp.
Robin also hosts HelpforHomeschoolMoms.com, a
growing community hub where homeschool moms can find
encouragement and information.
Art of
Eloquence
 Ebooks by JoJo
Tabares
He that
loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the
king shall be his friend. -Proverbs 22:11
The Bible is full of scripture about communication skills
because communication is a vital subject for Christians.
Learning communication from a Biblical view is imperative and
making each lesson fun is vital! At Art of
Eloquence we do
both! We invite you to sample two of our fun and creative
eBooks: God's
Word on Communication
shares just a few Bible passages
and is beautifully illustrated. Say
What You Don't
Mean features our very own "Foot in Mouth Man" and
shares some MIScommunication funnies! For more
information, visit
www.ArtofEloquence.com.
Biblical Womanhood
and MoneySavingMom.com
 Make-Ahead
Batters
ebook by Crystal
Paine
New ebook from Biblical
Womanhood! The Paine family's
favorite make-ahead batters for waffles, pancakes, and French
Toast. Also included are some great ideas to speed up breakfast
preparation.Retail value:
$2.97
BiblicalWomanhood.com -
Encouraging and equipping women and young women for the
glory of God.
MoneySavingMom.com--Helping you
be a better home economist.
Christian Keyboarding.com (Leanne
Beitel)
Teaching Keyboarding, adapted from
Keyboarding for the Christian School
 Keyboarding is another term for Typing.
You want your student(s) to know a skill that will bring
them success at school and the workplace--one of the few
skills that YOU KNOW is
NECESSARY. Keyboarding
for the Christian
School
can be used along with a
software-based program or online program to further enhance
your student's learning. Most of these programs are
great for graphical use but fall short of actual teaching in
word processing techniques. This book will help your
middle school through high school student learn touch typing
skills.
Everyday Homemaking.com
Sample Chore Cards from
The Everyday Family Chore System by Vicki
Bentley
 The Everyday Family Chore System:
Household management training! Practical
ideas for how to make a family chore plan
work--from a busy mom of eight and foster mom of over
fifty!
Includes the tried-and-true How-to-do-it cards
now used successfully in many households, ideas for using the
cards as a stand-alone system or to enhance virtually any other
system you may currently use, plus tips on how to
organize your household to maximize success.
88 pages (view Sample pages); coil-bound glossy cover.
$17.99.
Companion audio CD available!1-hour workshop, "Getting Kids to
Help at Home"; only $6.
These and many other articles and resources for Everyday
Homemaking at www.EverydayHomemaking.com.
Graham
Family Ministries
Menu
Planning Made Easy; Because Life is More Important than
Food! ebook by Sheri Graham
 Menu Planning Made
Easyincludes: 4
weeks worth of dinner menus, recipes, and shopping lists,
Cooking & Money-Saving Tips to Make Your Life Easier,
Forms & Instructions to Make Your Very Own Menus, and
Ideas & Some Recipes for Breakfast, Lunches, and
Desserts.
Visit www.school4jesus.com
for more resources for home and
school!
Graham Family
Ministries - Encouraging
Families in the Lord and His Ways.
Homemaking911.com
Keeping Young Ones Happy
and Occupied During School
Time,
MP3 audio by Malia
Russell
 This audio is excerpted from a teaching CD
which also includes, "The Joy of the Lord is my Strength."
It presents a philosophy for keeping young ones happy and
occupied during school time, along with several fun and
easy ideas for keeping toddlers busy while the rest of the
family continues with school
work.
Malia Russell is a home educator of four children ages 2-17, a
writer, conference speaker and the director of www.homemaking911.com
. Her primary ministry is encouraging
and empowering mothers and Home Educators to seek God's Word
when facing challenges and encouraging women in their
biblical roles of wives and mothers. Check her website for
many free tools and downloads for you to
enjoy.
**Please note that
this is a 10 MB file.**
MotherBoard Books
Internet Scavenger
Hunt ebook (excerpt
from Computer Science Pure and Simple) by Phyllis
Wheeler
 Introduce your kids to the Internet using
MotherboardBooks.com's free
Internet Scavenger Hunt. Kids gather fun and weird
facts about animals and geography as they crisscross the
Internet using Google, after setting it to SafeSearch to
screen out the bad stuff. Some typing skills are required.
This excerpt from Computer Science Pure and
Simple is valued at $10.
MotherboardBooks.com has a vision of bringing computer literacy
to homeschoolers. Offerings include:
Computer Science Pure and
Simple Curriculum. Kids aged 12 and up
learn:
-
Web page programming with simple HTML and free
software Nvu
-
Programming using the Logo language, created at MIT
to spark creativity in kids
-
Working with spreadsheets and newsletters
Logo
Adventures Curriculum. Kids aged 8-12
learn:
Web Site ABC's, an
e-book. Teens and older adults learn how to make a
multiple-page Web site using Nvu, and also learn some marketing
tips.
Premeditated
Parenting
31 Days of
Parenting ebook
by Steve Nelson
31 Days of Parenting is a powerful devotional booklet that concisely
covers the basics of biblical parenting. It's ideal for the
busy parent who only has a few minutes of leisure reading each
day. This file is available as a .PDF, either with
sequential pages or formatted as a
printable
booklet.
 Premeditated Parenting is an international
ministry which supports Christian parents in raising godly
kids in a crazy mixed-up world. On the Web site,
www.PremeditatedParenting.net
, you'll find insightful,
often-humorous, and encouraging articles; Freebies for your
family; and many helpful parenting
resources.
Premeditated
Parenting
is also an inspiring parenting book (available in ebook or
paperback) that is balanced, practical and biblical. Invest in
your kids! Revolutionize your parenting! Visit
www.PremeditatedParenting.net.
Cindy
Rushton
50+ Ideas for Taking Care of
Mom with BONUS audio, Say Goodbye
to Super Mom
 Our heartbeat is to encourage and equip moms
for the awesome call they have in their homes. We have
many ways that we do that. We hope you will visit our
website soon so you can become familiar with e-zines,
books, online workshops, and even our online Mom-to-Mom
Radio Show. We bring our home to you across the many miles
in many different modes. We think you will love it!
Whether you would like to know
more about getting back to God's awesome design for marriage,
mothering, or homeschooling...you need a breath of
encouragement for your call as a godly woman...or you need easy
ideas that will make homeschooling, homemaking, home-ministry,
home business great...we pray that you will be encouraged and
inspired to walk in Christ all along the way!
Ready to jump in? Well, be sure to grab a BIG CUP of tea...sit
down for a bit... we will share a bit of our home--and
heart--with you! Don’t forget to see us online at our
home on the web: www.CindyRushton.com.
SuperMom's Health and Wellness
SuperMom's
Simple Guide to Super
Salads
ebook by Erica
Johns
 In the second book in her Simple Guide
series, "Supermom" Erica Johns shares her secrets to
making delicious salads without a lot of fuss. You'll love
her quick-and-easy approach to making salads available to
your family all week long, and her healthy and fabulous
recipes for healthy salad dressing that you'll love,
Groovy Guacamole, Salad Sidekick, and Super Seasoned Seeds
and Nuts. And there's more: information on the best
inexpensive food processor on the market, how to wash your
veggies for optimal safety (you'll be surprised!), and
organic produce: Is it worth it?
At www.SuperMomsHealthandWellness.com
, you'll find additional ebooks,
online classes, and products such as Sweet Leaf Stevia,
Teeccino Herbal Coffee, Larabars, and much
more.
Toytown Treasures
Review Game
for Homeschoolers
 With a few ideas, you can bring a little fun
into your homeschool routine! You can enhance your daily
studies by creating your own review games, giving your
student the opportunity to learn the presidents in order,
or just doing a small unit study of the states.
You'll find these types of helpful ebooks plus free worksheets
waiting for you at www.ToytownTreasures.com.
The Urban Homemaker
Soups and Stews for Busy Moms
The Urban Homemaker, a family run
business, has been specializing in bread baking equipment
and products for better health in the Spirit of Titus Two
for seventeen years.
Marilyn Moll's desire is to offer practical information to
teach homemakers how to cook and bake with basic whole foods.
Marilyn is author of Fast and Healthy Menus for Busy Moms,
A Beginner's Guide to Baking Bread, Breakfasts for Busy Moms,
Sensational Summer Salads, Holiday Open House, and
Soups and Stews for Busy Moms.
She also writes for New Harvest Homestead,
TEACH magazine, and From the Heart of The Urban
Homemaker. Her desire is to see busy families recover
their health, re-learn the lost arts of cooking and baking with
whole food ingredients, and return to the family dinner
table.
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