STEPS Character Building Program

The STEPS Character Building set is a comprehensive and unique character and values-building curriculum covering 20 different study topics.  It is intended for use at home, camp, or classroom, by parents, counselors, caregivers, and teachers alike. The STEPS program is geared toward the primary level of education but can be used with children of varied ages.

In the Student Books: Stories set the stage for reflection and group discussion on the study topic. Large picture pages illustrate the lesson and help bring each story to life. Purposeful questions are provided, to help the children apply the story’s principles to themselves and their lives. Activity and coloring pages, also supporting the primary topic, are included within each unit.

Study aids and supplementary materials, which are provided in the handbook for teachers and parents include project guides, interactive games, drama, songs, and more! Additional audio-visual materials are also available to enhance the STEPS program. The songs and videos from the curriculum can be found here.

La mejor versión de ti mismo

Track Athlete Stadium Sports Field Running

En su libro The Life God Blesses, Gordon MacDonald cuenta una de sus experiencias en el equipo de atletismo de la Universidad de Colorado. En particular, recuerda el difícil entrenamiento junto a un compañero que se llamaba Bill. «Actualmente, todavía recuerdo la angustia que me daba el entrenamiento del lunes por la mañana. Estaba tan agotado al terminar el entrenamiento, que me iba tambaleando a los vestidores. Bill era diferente. Cuando terminaba, se quedaba descansando en el césped cerca de la pista de atletismo. Después de unos veinte minutos, mientras Gordon se duchaba, ¡Bill repetía toda la sesión de entrenamiento!

Bill no se consideraba un atleta excepcional entre sus compañeros de la universidad. Bill comentó: «Yo no era un gran atleta, pero tenía una teoría, la de tener una especie de saco como el de los que hacen trucos de magia. Me explico: en el entrenamiento o en una competición no hay un gran paso que se puede dar; pero sí se pueden hacer miles de cosas pequeñas».

Dp5BIM5VsAEA3IKEs probable que Bill no haya causado gran impacto durante sus años en la universidad, pero con el tiempo, su disciplina y empeño dieron fruto. Gracias al esfuerzo disciplinado y mejoras constantes, el poco espectacular atleta universitario que había entrenado junto a Gordon MacDonald se convirtió en un atleta mundialmente famoso: Bill Toomey, el decatleta que en 1984 fue incorporado al Salón de la Fama Olímpico.

Bill logró ese gran éxito gracias a su disciplina. La perspectiva de Gordon MacDonald lo dice todo: «La diferencia entre nosotros dos empezó los lunes por la tarde en el entrenamiento. Él no le tenía miedo a la disciplina y se entregó al máximo. Yo le tenía miedo a la disciplina e hice lo mínimo».


Historia gentileza de Anchor.

Becoming Your Best You

Track Athlete Stadium Sports Field Running

In his book, The Life God Blesses, Gordon MacDonald tells a story about his experiences on the track team at the University of Colorado. In particular, he remembers the difficult workouts he did with a teammate named Bill. “To this day I have anguished memories of our workouts each Monday afternoon,” says Gordon. “When those Monday workouts ended, I would stagger in exhaustion to the locker room.” But Bill was different. When he was finished, he would rest on the grass near the track. But after about 20 minutes, while Gordon showered, Bill repeated the entire workout!

Bill didn’t consider himself to be an exceptional athlete in college. “I was not a great athlete,” observed Bill. “But I had a ‘bag of tricks theory,’ that is, there is no one big move you can make in your training or in competition, but there are thousands of little things you can do.”

Dp5BIM5VsAEA3IKBill might not have made a great impact during his college years, but his discipline and desire paid off over time. Through disciplined effort and continual improvement, the unspectacular college athlete who had worked out with Gordon MacDonald became the world-famous athlete, Bill Toomey, the decathlete inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984.

What elevated Bill to such high accomplishments was his discipline. Gordon MacDonald’s insight says it all: “The difference between the two of us began on Monday afternoons during workout. He was unafraid of discipline and did the maximum; I was afraid of discipline and did the minimum.”


Story courtesy of Anchor.

Salmos 1, con páginas para pintar

UntitledDichoso el hombre que no sigue el consejo de los malvados, ni se detiene en la senda de los pecadores ni cultiva la amistad de los blasfemos,

sino que en la ley del Señor se deleita, y día y noche medita en ella.

Untitled2Es como el árbol plantado a la orilla de un río que, cuando llega su tiempo, da fruto
    y sus hojas jamás se marchitan. ¡Todo cuanto hace prospera!

En cambio, los malvados son como paja arrastrada por el viento. 

Untitled3Por eso no se sostendrán los malvados en el juicio, ni los pecadores en la asamblea de los justos.

Porque el Señor cuida el camino de los justos,mas la senda de los malos lleva a la perdición.

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Las imágenes están en dominio público. Texto de la Biblia (NVI).

Psalm 1 – Text and Coloring Pages

UntitledBlessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

Untitled2He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

Untitled3Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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Art in public domain. Text from NKJV Bible.

Back to School: Coloring Pages – Regreso a la escuela: páginas para pintar

Back to School coloring pages for children. Click here to download the .pdf file.

Regreso a la escuela: páginas para pintar para niños. Haz clic aqui para descargar el .pdf

Courtesy of Didier Martin at http://www.mylittlehouse.org

 

Personal Responsibility Coloring Pages – Sentido de responsabilidad personal: Páginas para pintar

Right click on an image and select “save” or “save as” to download it, or click on the following links to read children’s presentations on this topic:

Moral Values for Children: Self Control

A Little Children’s Book about Self Control

Building a Life: Virtues for Children

Haz clic derecho sobre una imagen y seleccione “guardar” o “guardar como” para descargarla. Haz clic en las siguientes enlaces para descargar libros gratis para niños sobra la responsabilidad personal:

Valores morales para niños: Autodisciplina

Un librito infantil sobre la autodisciplina

Construir una vida: virtudes para niños 

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personal responsibility coloring pages for children - sentido de responsabilidad personal paginas para pintar ninos