Author: Ann

Blessed to homeschool in rural east Texas. Two graduated, one to go!

Free SDA Resources to Use in Your Homeschool

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Here is a list of free SDA resources that you can use/adapt to fit the needs of your homeschool program.   This is not a comprehensive list,  so look for a new list with even more resources coming soon!


Bible/Church History/SDA pioneers

God’s Messenger – Lesson plans and mp3s on SDA pioneers.

Youth Bible Reading Plan – A four year Bible reading plan for young people.

The Bible Story lesson plans Volumes 1-6 and Volumes 7-10. – From the South Pacific Division, lesson plans to accompany the “blue books” that so many of us have on our bookshelves. Download Note: the documents are large!

Planning a study of Adventist pioneers ? This gallery of drawings of Adventist pioneers will be helpful to your study. Adventist Pioneer Library has a nice page with brief biographical sketches and pictures as well. If you are also creating a time-line of church history, here’s a sample parallel timeline showing key events in US history, world history and SDA church history. Makes a great model to help your student create their own parallel time-line.

Free study guides for 22 E.G. White books.

History/Geography/Missions/Biographies

Maranatha Volunteers International – Lots of inspiration for hands-on mission work.  Free DVDs available.

Adventist Missions– Lots of ideas and resources.  Be sure to check the past children’s quarterlies for games, puzzles and recipes.

Adventist Frontier Missions– Inspiring first-hand accounts of reaching the unreached.

CIRCLE : Browsing Adventist Missions – A page full of Adventist mission websites and resources.

Visionary for Kids – Online kids magazine issue focusing on Adventist missions.

 

Unit Studies

Adventurer and Pathfinder awards make great outlines for creating fun unit studies.

Adventurer Club Awards- Award requirements

Adventurer Awards Wikibook Helps for completing awards.

Pathfinder Club Honors Honors requirements

Pathfinder Honors Wikibook Helps and answers for honors

 

Motivation Monday

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“The sower soweth the word.” Here is presented the great principle which should underlie all educational work. “The seed is the word of God.” But in too many schools of our day God’s word is set aside. Other subjects occupy the mind. The study of infidel authors holds a large place in the educational system. Skeptical sentiments are interwoven in the matter placed in school books. Scientific research becomes misleading, because its discoveries are misinterpreted and perverted. The word of God is compared with the supposed teachings of science, and is made to appear uncertain and untrustworthy. Thus the seeds of doubt are planted in the minds of the youth, and in time of temptation they spring up. When faith in God’s word is lost, the soul has no guide, no safeguard. The youth are drawn into paths which lead away from God and from everlasting life.

Christ’s Object Lessons, 41

 

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“Never underrate the importance of little things. Little things supply the actual discipline of life. It is by them that the soul is trained that it may grow into the likeness of Christ, or bear the likeness of evil. God helps us to cultivate habits of thought, word, look, and action that will testify to all about us that we have been with Jesus and learned of Him!”

The Youth’s Instructor, March 9, 1893.

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“Every child may gain knowledge as Jesus did. As we try to become acquainted with our heavenly Father through His word, angels will draw near, our minds will be strengthened, our characters will be elevated and refined. We shall become more like our Saviour. And as we behold the beautiful and grand in nature, our affections go out after God. While the spirit is awed, the soul is invigorated by coming in contact with the Infinite through His works. Communion with God throughprayer develops the mental and moral faculties, and the spiritual powers strengthen as we cultivate thoughts upon spiritual things.”

Desire of Ages, 70

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” Before you are two ways–the broad road of self-indulgence and the narrow path of self-sacrifice. Into the broad road you can take selfishness, pride, love of the world; but those who walk in the narrow way must lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset. Which road have you chosen–the road which leads to everlasting death, or the road which leads to glory and immortality?”

Our High Calling, 8

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“In the Saviour’s parable teaching is an indication of what constitutes the true “higher education.” Christ might have opened to men the deepest truths of science. He might have unlocked mysteries which have required many centuries of toil and study to penetrate. He might have made suggestions in scientific lines that would have afforded food for thought and stimulus for invention to the close of time. But He did not do this. He said nothing to gratify curiosity, or to satisfy man’s ambition by opening doors to worldly greatness. In all His teaching, Christ brought the mind of man in contact with the Infinite Mind. He did not direct the people to study men’s theories about God, His word, or His works. He taught them to behold Him as manifested in His works, in His word, and by His providences.”

Christ’s Object Lessons, 22

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“The young heart is quick to respond to the touch of sympathy.”

Fundamentals of Christian Education, 58