Conquering Fear: 52-Week Devotional This 320-page book covers 52 Weeks of devotions for youth ten to twelve. The Super Hero theme will be entertaining for students with speech bubbles and cartoon words bubbles. Each week provides an short story that illustrates a possible event or crisis typical in the life of a modern youth. At the bottom of this page is a "Fear Buster" that shares a biblical truth that will encourage students and can easily be understood. A short scripture accompanied by a biblical scene taken from Jesus' life on earth is followed by a "Prayer Prompt," suggesting how a student could pray in a given situation. There is often a place to write their thoughts or a place to illustate scenes. Acostic puzzles, Word Finds, mazes, and matching games liven up the devotion while teaching Biblical principals. One activity I really enjoyed was the garbage can illustrating the scripture in Ephesians 4:22-23. Discussing cleaning up their room and deciding what needs to go in the trash. The page ask readers to choose from the word bank habits or attitudes they need to get rid of in their life.
My grandson just turned 12 and he is in his second year of middle school. The text of the stories and writing assignments are appropriate for ages 10-12. However some of the activities seem kind of young for middle schoolers. The photos of the children on the pages seem way younger then the targeted age. If I had a suggestion for improvement, it would be to use preteens in the photos. Not many middle school kids wear superhero capes.
This pdf was given to me for a review of the material by Hendrickson Publishers and Rose Publishing.
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