Parenting is a full-time job! With that said, I am always on the lookout for ideas and products to help me with this highly important job! Instilling values into my children is one of my greatest priorities! So, I was definitely intrigued when first discovered We Choose Virtues.
We Choose Virtues is not a traditional curriculum that you use like a unit study and then move on from. It is actually a teaching tool that you use every day, every year. You introduce the Virtues, then demonstrate them, then capture teachable moments when they are being used…or aren’t. You will be amazed how fast you will all learn to obey (not just learn what obedience is, but actually learn to obey!) and 11 other Virtues too! ~from We Choose Virtues |
Asked to review We Choose Virtues, I received the Parenting cards along with three super cute Virtue posters. Everything was just so adorable! But, I was most pleased to discover the substance behind the cute characters!
The Parenting cards (valued at $34.99) are a collection of 13, full color cards loaded with helpful ideas for implementing and teaching the 12 virtues. Each card includes the name of the featured Virtue kid, an inspiring story about the Virtue kid, a virtue challenge, a memorable catchphrase, an antonym, and a related Bible verse. Each Virtue is preceded by the words “I am” as opposed to “I hope to be” or “I wish I was,” which allows the child to take ownership of their virtues. The catchphrase is a positive, practical and precise action statement directly related to the virtue. The antonym provides glimpse into the person they no longer want to be and is the negative form of the virtue, using the phrases “I am not” and “I don’t”.
I also received three posters, including the Kids Virtue Poster, the “I am Attentive” poster and the “I am Patient” poster. Aren’t the Virtue Kids super cute? The Kids Virtue Poster is a complete list of all 12 virtues, their catchphrases and antonyms. It is a great tool to use for daily reminders! While I absolutely love the Attentive and Patient posters, there are 10 other posters with 10 different Virtue kids and the 10 remaining virtues as well!
These products have been a fun and valuable addition to our family. I currently have the three posters displayed in our classroom by the kid’s computer desk.
I have the Parenting Cards displayed on my white board. Each week I display a new card. We discuss the card during our Calendar Board time and we do various activities from the back of the card throughout the week.
My Thoughts: I love that the program provides a positive approach to instilling values. So often I find myself focused on what my kids are doing wrong. However, We Choose Virtues has reminded me to use my magnifying glass and focus more on identifing and pointing out what they are doing right.
There are a lot of different We Choose Virtues products to select from and a few promo codes that you can use to purchase them with!
Promo codes: Get 15% off your total purchase with VIRTUE15. Get free shipping with SHIPFREE. Get $3.00 off the Kids Virtue Poster using FAMILY. (Only one coupon code can be used at a time.) |
In addition to these awesome discounts, I have the opportunity to give away some wonderful We Choose Virtues products! Yay!!!
Giveaway Info: (Giveaway has ended)
A set of Parenting Cards and the Kids Virtue Poster will be given to one of my readers! The first and mandatory entry is to visit We Choose Virtues and let me know which product you would be most interested in!
Optional (Additional) Entries: The following are additional ways that you can enter to win. However, you MUST complete the mandatory entry above. (Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!)
- Leave a comment telling me which of the 12 virtues YOU need to work on the most. (max 1 entry)
- Leave a comment telling me which of the 12 virtues your child(ren) need to work on the most. (max 1 entry)
- Follow Mama Jenn via Google Friend Connect (see right sidebar on blog) AND/OR subscribe to Mama Jenn via RSS and/or via email and leave a comment letting me know that you do. Leave a comment for EACH follow or subscription. (max 3 entries)
- Tweet about the giveaway (including a link back to this post) and leave a comment letting me know that you did.
The giveaway ends at midnight on Wednesday, December 14th! Winner will be randomly selected and emailed. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry and a way for me to contact you in case you win! For more info about We Choose Virtues, be sure to visit the We Choose Virtues website or the We Choose Virtues Facebook page!
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This product was given to me for review purposes. I do not have to return the product to the vendor and I was not paid for this post. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Kala
I follow via email
Kala
I would have to say my children need to work on diligence
Kala
I need to work on patience!
Kala
I like the 100 days of of Virtues Chart and stickers
HillaryM
I subscribe to you via RSS
HillaryM
I am already a GFC follower
HillaryM
Diligence and self-control are the areas my children need to work on.
HillaryM
Self control and patience are the two *I* need to work on.
HillaryM
After visiting their site, I want it all 🙂 The homeschool faith based kit seems to cover it all.
Tonyaleed
My kids need to work on being helpful without me forcing them.
Tonyaleed
I need to be attentive when my children are talking to me and not multitasking 🙂
Tonyaleed
I want the cards to hang up and tie into our lessons!
Tawny Ellis
I follow Mama Jenn via email.
Tawny Ellis
One of my children needs to work on being content–His “wanter” works on overtime!
Tawny Ellis
These days I need to work on patience the most
Tawny Ellis
I really like the parenting cards. I missed the last sale!
Maria G
I am interested in the Home School Faith-based kit as part of our homeschool co-op
Maria G
I follow mama jenn via email and facebook 😉
Maria G
My youngest needs to work on patience (along with his mom…lol)
Maria G
I need to work on patience (so do my boys…see following post….lol)
Vanessa
My oldest should work on being attentive while my middle child should work on perseverance and my daughter should work on being patient.
Vanessa
I def. need to work on self-control.
Vanessa
Vanessa
I like the Virtue Clues as well as the free character assessments!
Vanessa
Sdmefharding
I would like to see my son improve most in diligence, and my oldest daughter in patience.
Sdmefharding
I probably most need to work on patience – 4 kids can be very trying!
Sdmefharding
All of the WCV products look so great, but I would definitely love to start with the parenting cards.
Lauren
I follow Mama Jenn!
Lauren
The virtue my children need to work on the most is attentiveness.
Lauren
The virtue I need to work on the most is Patience.
Lauren
I am most interested in the parenting cards, but the virtue clues come in a close second :o) I love their idea to put the clues in stockings.
Holly
I now subscribe via RSS. Thanks for all the giveaways!
Karyn
I am a feed subscriber. Thanks!
Karyn
I could work on patience.
Karyn
We definitely need to work on diligence…
Karyn
Would love to win the Homeschool-faith based kit- looks great!
Holly
I now follow you on Google Friend Connect.
Holly
I tweeted about the giveaway. https://twitter.com/#!/HollyPixley/status/146364885998108672
Holly
I follow you via email.
Holly
I think my children need to work on self control.
Holly
I need to work on being content. I find my “wanter” in overdrive.
Holly
I have been looking at this for quite a while. I think the parenting cards would be the item I would like most.
Karen Sampson
My child needs to work on patience.
Karen Sampson
I need to work on perseverance.
Karen Sampson
I like the kids virtue poster.
Karen Sampson
I would really like the kids virtue poster
Kyla Johnson
Hmm…if I had to just pick ONE thing..I think I choose the parenting cards!
Thegirlwhopaintedtrees
I subscribe to Mama-Jenn via email.
Thegirlwhopaintedtrees
My children need to work on OBEDIENCE (esp 4 yr old!).
Thegirlwhopaintedtrees
I need to work on PATIENCE.
Thegirlwhopaintedtrees
They have so much available it is a little overwhelming. I am in dire need of kids who use virtue though, so either the family kit or the parenting cards.
Kelly
I subscribe via email.
Kelly
I subscribe via RSS
Kelly
My kids need to work on being obedient and attentive.
Kelly
I need to work on being patient.
Kelly
I would love to have the parenting cards.
Valerie Harris
I follow Mama Jenn on GFC
Valerie Harris
My oldest needs to work on being gentle and my middles needs to work on being obedient
Valerie Harris
I need to work on being patient
Valerie Harris
I would love the family kit. Thanks
brandy castillo
subscribed via Google friends
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brandy castillo
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brandy castillo
the virtue my children need to work on the most is being more patient for half and being more gentle for the other half.
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brandy castillo
I think the virtue I need to work on is being more attentive, I have let the burn out in, mainly because of the curriculum I am not happy with.
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brandy castillo
we would go all the way and choose the home-school kit faith based.
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Holly P.
My kiddos need to work on OBEDIENCE and being HELPFUL 🙂
Holly P.
I personally need to work on PATIENCE the most 🙂
Holly P.
I would be most interested in the faith-based parenting cards.
Lisa K
I tweeted about the giveaway and included a link to this giveaway post.
I am @lisalarraine on Twitter. 🙂
Lisa K
I subsscribed to Mama Jenn’s email newsletter
Lisa K
I think my children need the “Attentiveness” the most.
Lisa K
I need to personally work on PATIENCE 🙂
Lisa K
I am getting to look at a friend’s We Choose Virtues set and I want it all! 🙂
BUT, to answer your question, I am most interested in the Parenting Cards.
Thank you, Lisa
julie
I would love to use the kids virtues poster!
julie
we need to work on diligent
Barbiefisher777
i tweeted about this give away.
Barbiefisher777
I subscribed to your emails.
Barbiefisher777
My children need to work on patience.
Barbiefisher777
I NEED TO WORK ON PERSEVERANCE
Barbiefisher777
I would like to get the whole family kit. I really like the poster and the parent cards. My daughters would like to have a pack of the clue cards for their purses. I also like the Memory verse chart.
Thesanderson6
My children need to work on self-control which extends to their mouths, attitudes, hands, voices. Wow. A focused study on that would be phenomenal!
Thesanderson6
I need to work on diligence. Somehow the greatest plans and ideas just don’t get DONE.
Thesanderson6
I subscribe to your emails.
Thesanderson6
I would be most interested in the faith based home school kit to use with my 2 – 8 year old children.
Christine Johannes
Entry #3 my kids need to work on being helpful.
Christine Johannes
Entry #2 I need to work on patience.
Christine Johannes
I would choose the virtue flash cards.
Beth
These look amazing! I would love this for my boys!! Thank you!!!
Lindsey Aylward
I need to work on my patience!
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Holly
Self control!
Scottmangano
I am an email subscriber.
Thanks so much,
Caterina
Scottmangano
My children self-controlled.
Thanks,
Caterina
Scottmangano
I need to work on patience.
Thanks,
Caterina
Scottmangano
The parenting cards would help so much.
Thanks,
Caterina
Crickett Brown
My children need to work on being diligent.
Crickett Brown
I need to work on being patient.
Robert
We could use the Home School Faith Based Kit.
Doreen
The parenting cards would be nice.
Denise
My kids need to work on being attentive.
Denise
I need to work on patience… 🙂
Denise
Email subscriber
Denise
I would love to have the Home School Kit-Faith Based!
Silvia Alexandra Hudson
My kids also need to work on patience.
Silvia Alexandra Hudson
I would love this! I need to work on patience.
Silvia
Mera McLean
I would love the whole homeschooling pack, but realistically I would get the parenting cards. Thanks for introducing these to me!
Pam Barnhill
Just subscribed via RSS and put you in my reader.
Pam Barnhill
I have one child who really needs to work on being CHEERFULLY helpful. He will do what I ask, but grumble, grumble, grumbles the entire time.
Pam Barnhill
Oh Patience. I really need to work on patience.
Crickett Brown
I subscribe to your blog through e-mail.
Crickett Brown
I would start with the parenting cards. I really appreciate yo7u hosting these give aways.
MelissaB
With four sweeties, we need to work on a lot! lol Patience, kindness, self-control…the list goes on.
MelissaB
I need to work on attentiveness.
MelissaB
Email subscriber! 🙂
MelissaB
Faith Based Homeschool Kit
LaToya {Christian Momma}
I follow
LaToya {Christian Momma}
I’m really wanting my boys to work on obedience more (and self control too)
LaToya {Christian Momma}
Patience is something I need to work on
LaToya {Christian Momma}
I would love the parenting cards!
Laurie
I subscribe via email
Laurie
I need to work most on patience!
Laurie
The children most need to work on obedience!
Laurie
The family based kit looks great!
Lisa
I tweeted about this giveaway! (@praise_dancers)
Lisa
I follow you through Google Friend Connect
Lisa
I follow you via email
Lisa
My children need to work on the virtue of obedience
Lisa
I need to work on Patience the most 🙂
Lisa
I would like the faith-based parenting cards – can use all the help I can get LOL
Christy
my 4 year old needs to work on patience
chris dot mary at gmail dot com
Christy
i need to work on patience
chris dot mary at gmail dot com
Christy
I really like the parenting cards faith based
chris(dot)mary(at)gmail(dot) com
Patricia
I’m an email subscriber.
Patricia
My kids need to work on obedience:)
Patricia
That’s simple- I REALLY need to work on my patience .
Patricia
I would like the Homeschool Faith-based set. Very useful!
Shanna Carlton
E-mail subscriber
Shanna Carlton
My ds needs to work on self-control.
Shanna Carlton
I need to work on being more patient.
Shanna Carlton
I would love the Kids Virtue poster to hang in our school room.
Jessica8184
I subscribe via email already.
Jessica8184
I would benefit from applying Attentiveness first. 🙂
Jessica8184
My son would benefit from learning Gentleness first. 🙂
Jessica8184
Parenting Cards, faith based would probably be what I would order first.
Kayla Arrowood
I follow you by GFC ~ kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
Kayla Arrowood
Kids need to work on content – kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
Kayla Arrowood
I need to work on Patience! LOL ~ kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
Kayla Arrowood
I would love this!! I would like to have the Family Faith Based kit 🙂 kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com
Jenni
I follow Mama Jenn by email
Jenni
MY kids need a little help with being content this time of year!!!
Jenni
Its the time of year I need to work on being patient!!!!!!!
Jenni
I would love the parenting cards!!! I debated whether or not to get them on Cyber Monday!
Genevieve V.
My children need to work on obedience for sure. It seems like they shift from day to day in this area. :o)
Genevieve V.
I am constantly needing to work on my patience or lack of. I think this program would be greatly utilized in our homeschool program and would be a tremendous blessing for our growing family.
Genevieve V.
What a great giveaway! I am very interested in the Home School Faith-based kit. What a wonderful tool to assist in our efforts in Christian Character building in our homes.
Beth
Already follow via email (that’s how I saw about this cool giveaway!)
Beth
New GFC Follower
Beth
My kids need to work on obedience the most – like every child probably =-)
Beth
I need to work most on self control (specificaly with food!)
Beth
The new virtue clues look super cool!
Beth
Chris
I would really like the parenting cards!
Christie