Character building.....

[mom2littleboys]

I'm looking for something for K/1st grade boys. Any favorite book or type of curriculum?

TIA

[Debbie in OR]

Book: Little Britches by Ralph Moody (it's a must-read!)
Curriculum: Character Sketches (however, it might be too much for a K'1st grader)

[MIch elle]

book is the first grade book. It's a bit advanced for a first grader so if your dc can read well then it's perfect.

[Testimony]

Lessons in Responsibility for Boys from Pearables. Actually, my husband (dh) is doing this with the boys only!!:party: I don't have to teach that subject!!!

Yes!! My husband is doing the character building lessons with the boys. They are in level 1. He goes over their chores and tasks based upon the lessons. They are simple, but it is the simple things in life that we all need to do. Hey! If for anything, it is teaching us(the adults) how to disciple ourselves.:smilielol5:

Blessings to you in your homeschooling journey!:)
Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony

[mom2littleboys]

Thanks! I'm looking into all the books mentioned!

[Another Lynn]

http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/Child%92s+Character+Building+Book+Volume+1/005832/1215039480-613338

Some of the stories may be a little bit "hokey" but not *too* bad and I think my oldest liked it at that age. I plan to use it again this year with my 5 and 6 yr. old.

[lori in tx]

Character Building for Families is good. http://www.characterbuildingforfamilies.com/
We used it for a couple of years:)
blessings
lori

[mcconnellboys]

This is a really old fashioned book, but I still love it. Written in the late 1800's, I think: Tiger and Tom and other Stories for Boys. It's still in print as far as I know.

I also love Bennett's Moral Compass and Book of Virtues.

[mom2littleboys]

Thank You! I'm excited to check these out!

[Ann in IA]

Beautiful Feet has a program "Building character through Literature" that has some good books listed. I got the guide used for maybe $8 mainly to use as a book list. I'm looking forward to reading these books this fall.

[Trivium Academy]

For that age, the Kenneth Taylor books were wonderful! Big Thoughts for Little People and other titles, we enjoyed them greatly, esp. Right Choices. We also did Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schooland. I just got Keepers at Home for my dd7 but I think the character books they have are wonderful, we ordered 4 for this coming year and I'm very pleased with them.
http://keepersofthefaith.com/Catalog/Character_Books_247.asp

:) Hope this helps!

[nestof3]

Thanks ladies. My husband is always looking for something to influence our boys!

[JaneGrey]

I know this has gotten rave reviews, but I decided not to read this to my little guys. Hopefully, you have a library where you can check this out first (or borrow it from a friend) before you spend the money.

I'm not saying that this isn't a good story that we might read some day. I just don't think that it is good for all K/1st graders.