Cat & Dog Attitudes! Living to Make God Famous! by UnveilingGlory
I saw this study at my homeschool convention last summer and purchased it. The part that appealed to me was that they teach character concepts using a cat and dog as a visual. A cat is an animal that is “me” focused. A dog is an animal that is “others” focused. Our goal is to be more like a dog – other’s focused. In this way we will glorify God.
There are 30 weeks of lessons with 3 lessons a week along with a weekly Bible verse.
Books that I use:
- Parent’s Guide – It’s easy to read and tells you what to say.
- Children’s Workbook – Gives some activities for your child and questions to answer for each lesson.
- I heard Good News Today 2: Big Life – This book has many stories about various individual’s conversions to Christ in other parts of the world. The stories are relatively shortish and have nothing to do with the daily lesson focus. However, my kids are bored by them. They do get old after awhile since they have the same theme of a broken person coming to know Christ. I know that’s what Christianity is about, but the stories felt monotonous after awhile. Also, some stories talk about alcoholism & drug abuse, although briefly. I didn’t like that for my young kids.
- Because He Liked It! 101 Glimpses of God’s Glory in the Animal World – We love this book! This cartoon like book focuses on the “strange” attributes that God created certain animals with. It’s fascinating! Good for science.
- 102 Differences Between Cats & Dogs for kids. Love it! We read a few of these cartoons each day of the lesson plan. They visually help explain the difference in behavior between a cat and a dog.
My Opinion:
I am now half-way through the curriculum. The theme of “How to make God famous” doesn’t sit well with me. I’ve changed the wording to “How to glorify God”.
I still like the use of the dog & cat visual to talk about character traits. I like the memory verses.
We don’t always read the missionary story each day, so I supplement with something else. Otherwise, the curriculum is pretty light.
Do I regret using this curriculum? No. I like the cat & dog visual. That being said. I would prefer just to use the 102 Differences Between Cats & Dogs for kids book and do my own thing.
