In our affluent North American culture, a genuine spirit of thankfulness is becoming increasingly difficult to come by. Our failure to acknowledge our Creator’s sovereign hand in all the millions on minuscule details that taken place every second has resulted in the misplacement of our gratitude.
Glimpses of God’s common grace towards sinful humanity are too quickly attributed to developments our “own” minds have conceived, rather than to the God Who made our minds, sustains us with breath, and deserves our worship.
How quick we are to express our gratitude for life-saving technology, advancements in education, warm homes, freedom, and families that loves us, and how desperately the devil desires for us to credit ourselves as originators of these things instead of recognizing that they come from the hand of a loving and merciful Father who delights in giving His children good gifts. (Matthew 7:11)
True thankfulness can only occur when we have 1) a proper understanding of ourselves, and 2) a proper understanding of God. When we recognize what we deserve, and what we have been given, we eliminate the temptation to feel entitled or victimized, and discover a deep sense of joy and worthiness that is triumphant through adversity.
With these things in mind, and with the season of Thanksgiving upon us, we are pleased to present both a manuscript and cursive version of our latest Charlotte Mason style copywork for 5-8 year olds: Be Ye Thankful.
We have chosen 26 poems, quotes, and Scripture verses on the theme of thankfulness to not only teach proper penmanship, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar, but more importantly, to cultivate a spirit of thankfulness for the mercies of the Lord within the hearts of our children.
A month’s worth of copywork is provided in each printable, and quotes from Charles Spurgeon, Charles Finney, D.L. Moody, Jeremiah Burroughs, and Nancy Leigh DeMoss (among others), are featured along with Scripture and poetry from traditional Thanksgiving hymns.
Each copywork is available for $4.50, or you can purchase both the manuscript and cursive versions as a set for $7. This is especially handy if you have an older and a younger child who enjoy learning the same material together.
Later this week, Lord willing, I plan to share the details of our unit study on Thankfulness that originated from these copyworks. (If you’re unfamiliar with the benefits of copywork, you may enjoy reading more about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy here!)
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