Week #4 Character Development - Thoughtfulness, Day #22

Week #4 Character Development – Thoughtfulness, Day #22

Thoughtfulness

“So in everything, do unto others what you would have them do to you.” – Matthew 7:12

thought·ful

[thawt-fuhl]

adjective

1. showing consideration for others; considerate.

2.characterized by or manifesting careful thought: a thoughtful essay.

3. occupied with or given to thought; contemplative; meditative; reflective: in a thoughtful mood.

4.careful, heedful, or mindful: to be thoughtful of one’s safety.

Reason Chosen: I want my children to think outside themselves. It is such an egocentric society, and I know I completely fall into that category too. Do we ever lose that? That said, thoughtfulness can definitely be improved upon and developed. By being intentional about teaching this quality to our kids, we can teach them to think of others and treat them how God would like us to – with love, concern, compassion and empathy.

Word RingAt the beginning of each week, the craft will be exactly the same because we will simply be adding a new word to our already established word ring.

Materials Needed
* Stock Card Paper (I had a whole stack like this – found at any craft store)
* Assorted Sticker Letters (I just bought a bunch on clearance at Michael’s)
* Binder Clips (Craft Store)
* Paper Cutter
* Hole Punch

The girls chose a paper style they thought would look good with the letters they chose. We then I helped them spell “thoughtfulness.” They took turns finding the letters we needed and sticking them on the paper…they’re kids – the letters will not be stuck on perfect. I then cut the paper to the same size as the paper from last week. We punched a hole in the corner and stuck it on our binding clip. Each week, a new word will be added to the clip in similar fashion. I then wrote the Bible verse on the back. If your kids are older, have them do it themselves. We’ll spend this week learning the word, meaning and memorizing the scripture.

Comments

Carrie says:

January 23, 2012 at 12:02 am

Hi Jodi…This is Carrie (Macdonald) Robinson. Your mom gave my mom your blog address who then sent it to me. Anyway, just as I came here to check out your blog (beautiful by the way), my eldest daughter was writing 50 sentences about being kind to her brother, with half of them being “I will love my brother as myself”. Then I read this blog entry. lol Such a GREAT verse.

- Mama Jodi says:
  
  January 23, 2012 at 6:03 am
  
  Thanks for stopping by, Carrie. So cool to glance at your blog and see all the kids you are raising. Our church has a huge heart for adoption, and I just know it follows God’s heart as well. Congratulations on a beautiful family.