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When considering Bible Studies for children to include in our homeschool, it’s definitely important that we use something the children enjoy and is presented in a way that is engaging and easy to follow. We had the opportunity to introduce Volume 1 of the Theo stories in our homeschool thanks to FishFlix.com.

FishFlix.com offers a variety of great Christian movies for all ages. There are movies for both entertainment as well as for teaching purposes. Because they are all faith-based, it’s a great resource knowing what they offer aligns with our values and beliefs.
Theo, God’s Love DVD is the first Volume in a series of Bible studies for children on DVD. The series was born out of a desire to help teach children of all ages Biblical principles. This Home Edition can be used at home with multiple children of all ages.

We have been using Theo, God’s Love DVD with all three of our children (ages 9, 8 and 5) as part of our Bible Study time in our homeschool. Theo, God’s Love DVD offers three family Bible studies for children presented through video lessons, Scripture references, Discussion Questions, Family Activities and Nightly Devotionals. Each lesson also includes a Final Thought and Closing Prayer.
While much of the lesson is completed through the watching of the videos, it includes a great Parent’s Guide for the additional, hands-on and interactive portions of the lesson. In the Parent’s Guide are the various activities and devotionals. It’s very easy to follow both as the parent presenting the lessons as well as the children.
Each video lesson is about 9-10 minutes and is presented by Theo, a theologian who knows the Bible well. In each lesson there is a situation or problem presented. Theo then presents a related Bible verse in the form of a story theater. He tells about the Bible verse through this fun presentation and then it’s explained how it’s related to life. There are additional characters, such as his mice friends, that relate the lesson through their own lives. It’s really a great way to present the lesson as kids learn a related Bible verse as well as see how it relates to our lives.
Lessons in Theo, God’s Love DVD include: Saving Faith, Loving Obedience and Forgiveness.

Following each lesson we went over the Discussion Questions together as a family. The questions offer a way to be sure the kids understood the lesson. There are 5 questions, and it only takes a few minutes to go over them. I take additional time, though, to just fully discuss what each child got from the lesson.
The Family Activity can take a various amount of time depending on how many people you have in your family. They are interactive activities to really reinforce the lesson. Although there is no set day mentioned to do the Family Activity, it seems the flow would make the most sense to do it after the Discussion Questions because the Final Thoughts and Closing Prayers follow.
For the Nightly Devotional, we would start Day 1 that evening before bed. We would then complete Days 2-6 on the following evenings (so Tuesday – Saturday). The devotionals on days 1-5 include reading a Bible verse with discussion and/or questions. We generally spent 10-15 minutes on the devotionals.

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Overall, I think Theo, God’s Love DVD is a great way to teach Biblical principles in a way that kids enjoy and understand and offers a great guide to help parents further instill these principles. I love that this series is offered on FishFlix.com as well as many other great Christian movies.

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We had the chance to review the Fast Track Bible Pack: New Testament from Wizzy Gizmo. It is a set of cards made up of 27 total cards. They have a summary of all of the New Testament books and breaks them down into key information – number of chapters, date, key chapters and passages, key doctrines, key people, and an outline.
The Fast Track Bible Pack can be used in a variety of ways. I found that the cards aren’t intuitive on their own. At least not for me, but I am mostly a “by the book” kind of person and am more creatively challenged than some. I was definitely glad that they include Suggested Use on their website because that helped me a lot. The suggested use is broken down by age: 2-5, 6-8, 9-11, and 12 and up.
Needless to say, they are pretty flexible and can be a resource that can be used for the whole family. If you have family Circle Time, for example, you could use it with children of all ages. You can tailor it to go slowly with younger children, but build upon it with the older children during their independent work.

I am using them with our older two children – ages 8 and 6. Because we do much of our homeschooling together, our preschooler often joins in as well. When he seems more in tune to join us, I will read the summary and theme and a key verse or key doctrine. This is what is recommended for the 2-5 age, but then I work with the older two children to memorize the author, date, and number of chapters. This is the only addition in the suggested use for the 6-8 ages range, so this worked really well for us.
We have been incorporating it into our homeschool as part of our circle time. We use it 4-5 days per week. I will read the summary and theme to them every day that week to begin. Then I will choose something from the key chapters or passages. Sometimes I introduce a few of these per week, though other times I have read the same way over a 2-3 day span until I felt they were understanding it and retaining it. For memory work, we work on it daily. Usually we do this with our lessons as well, though, I randomly ask them sporadically as well, which I, personally, think is important when doing memory work.
It is recommended for homeschooling to do one card per week. At first, I couldn’t decide if I should just do one card per week because that means we wouldn’t finish the card or if I should keep using the same card until we finish it. I ultimately decided to do one card per week even though we don’t finish them. I chose this because I know it is something we will be using long-term, and I think going back to them and both reinforcing what we’ve learned and learning more about each book as well. Because it is so flexible you can do whatever works best for your family!
Overall, we’ve really been enjoying Fast Track Bible Pack. It can be used at a pace that works best for us, encourages us to dig deeper into God’s Word, and we can use it all together as a family. The Fast Track Bible Pack: New Testament can be purchased for $14.99. See an example of one of the cards from this flexible Bible Study at the bottom of the page.
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