Review
I’ve heard a lot of great things about Doorposts, but never had the chance to use one of their products myself. When the opportunity came to review something for them, I grabbed it. They sent me The Put On Chart, and it has already been a great study with my boys.
Why The Put On Chart? The folks at Doorposts remind parents that we spend an awful lot of time telling our kids what NOT to do, but sometimes we forget to tell them what they can do instead. For example, “Stop yelling at your brother!”, “Don’t kick your friends.”, and “Your sister is sick, please stop bugging her.” By using The Put On Chart, parents can help children learn to replace those behaviors with the biblical qualities God wants us all to develop.
What exactly is The Put On Chart? It is a resource that helps your children learn Colossians 3:12-14. Pam Forster created a handy guide that gives parents and teachers more than enough information to create a successful study of these verses:
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
The Put On Chart includes:
- Choice of 8 1/2×11 heavy-laminated color chart or large poster-sized black and white chart
- One sheet of card stock paper dolls–one boy and one girl
- Guide with extra verses, definitions, lesson starters, prayer suggestions, song suggestions, biblical examples, and more
The Put On Chart has lots of study possibilities outside of family Bible time. It would make a great vacation Bible school program. You could easily add some extra activities and make it a Sunday school study for a quarter. Homeschool co-ops could study it together, and the kids could put on a little skit at the end.
There is only one thing I wish The Put On Chart had–translation options. Due to the way my son’s mind works, my husband really wants us to memorize Scripture from the same version we use at church. So, we still memorize these verses in that translation, and the study is still quite effective. If you are looking for a way to help younger children memorize a great passage of Scripture and learn how to put it into practice, The Put On Chart is a great option.
About the Reviewer
Pam Forster is a wife to John and a veteran homeschool mother of six children, the last of whom is graduating this year! She has written materials for Doorposts publishing since its beginnings in 1990. Pam enjoys Bible study, gardening, calligraphy, and playing with her grandchildren.
From Doorposts’ beginning, in 1990, our mission has been to supply you with “Bible-based, parent-designed, family-tested products to help you apply Scripture in your home.”
We did this study a few months ago and our family LOVED it! Great way to get scripture into Elementary ages in a way they can understand. Hands on learning is always the best. I do agree that it’s hard to use the books KJ Bible verses, but we were able to easily adapt them to our own comprehension.
Thanks for leaving your feedback, Tina Marie! The copy I reviewed, which is recent from the publisher, has Scripture from ESV. I actually wouldn’t mind memorizing the ESV version, but we already started from NASB because that’s what our pastor uses in the pulpit, and my husband doesn’t want us to change it.
This looks very interesting. What a creative way to learn Bible truth!
I like this idea!
This would be such a help to us! I am very forgetful of positive reinforcement!
Dana, I think that’s true for most of us! I actually referred to the chart today during our read aloud time. I said, “Is she showing anything from our chart?”, and the boys came up with some things. Very exciting!
I like this idea…. seems like something I could incorporate with my lad.
I love Doorposts. We use their If/Then chart and blessings chart. And I’m just getting into the Righteousness book. This sounds like a great addition to what we’re doing!! Thanks for the review!!
I did this with my three boys, it was great, wonderful word pictures, spurred great discussion, we all learned a lot. I love Doorposts!
I have used Doorpost’s “Instruction in Righteousness” and have loved the ready reference it gives for varied discipline and character issues. This “Put On” set looks like it would be a great to use with smaller children! I also agree with the Bible version issue …it’s nice to have a choice in order to not confuse the children with other verses they are memorizing.
This seems like a very creative resource, I would be willing to give it a try!
We are wholeheartedly enjoying the “Put On Chart” Bible curriclum. It is practical and teaches easy ways or ideas to apply God’s wod daily. It is a true Blessing.
Becky O