another great site for you

www.books.bc.ca; www.goodminds.com

 Recommendation of books from Literacy Numeracy Secretariat
 And Still the Turtle Watched, Sheila Macqill-Callahan
Everyone Needs a Rock, Bird Baylor
Fearless Warriors, Drew Hayden Taylor
Ice Dreams, Drew Hayden Taylor
Treaty Promises, Indian Reality: Life on a Reserve,
Harold LeRat Jingle Dancer, Cynthia Leitich Smith
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, Simms Taback
Keepers of the Earth, Keepers of Life (series), Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac
Knots on a Counting Rope, Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Ribbon Rescue, Robert Munsch
SkySisters, Jan Bourdeau Waboose
Something for Nothing, Kelly Early
 The Fox, Ron Brooks
The Moccasins, Earl Einarson
The OK Book, Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Table Where Rich People Sit, Bird Baylor
 The Warriors, Joseph Bruchac
Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden
Red Parka Mary, Peter Eyvindson
Morning on the Lake, Jan Bourdeau
Waboose Nanabosho Stories, compiled by Emerson Coatsworth and David Coatsworth Authors: Lenore Keeshig-Tobias and David Bouchard

On-line websites for Making the Christ Connection Resources

Check these out!
 Teaching Character Education through Picture Books -has many character traits and topics
  Bannockburn Elementary School - character education program book list

 Hamilton City Schools District - book list for character education http://www.lanepl.org/educators/booklistk.htm

Jordan, Utah School District - six character traits and role models (mostly American) http://web.jordan.k12.ut.us/majestic/pdf/CharacterBooklist.pdf 

US Department of Education -books that can support character development http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/citizen/partx2.html

On-line Bibliographies:

Check out the following websites for more resources on Making the Christ Connection

 Union Presbyterian Seminary -Children’s literature: a resource for ministry http://storypath.wordpress.com/category/lectionary-links/#!/page/1

 Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics - uses six pillars: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship http://charactercounts.org/resources/booklist.php

  Homeschool Share - provides story books that connect to Bible stories and character traits http://www.homeschoolshare.com/bible_and_character_study.php 

PICTURE THIS! Using Picture Books To Introduce or Teach Skills - links story books with character education. Also includes bullying, math, science, multiculturalism… http://www.augusta.k12.va.us/66879034105238/lib/66879034105238/picture_this_picture_book_concepts.pdf 

Central Rappahannock Regional Library - Library in Virginia that provides a list of storybooks for teaching character education
http://childrensbooks.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=childrensbooks&cdn=parenting&tm=7&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.answerpoint.org/teachers_place/character_education.asp


 Union Presbyterian Seminary -Children’s literature: a resource for ministry http://storypath.wordpress.com/category/lectionary-links/#!/page/1

New LInk to Help Make the Christ Connection

The following link follows the lectionary and also lists secular children's books relating to the Gospel values of the church year. Try it - it will help you help your children make the Christ Connection! http://storypath.wordpress.com/category/lectionary-links/#!/page/1

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Making it Easier to Serve Children's Ministry Conference

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