Project, poem, and verse

Shells to Study

God has made many things with a shell or other hard covering. Here are a few to look for:

• Bird eggs
• Nuts and Seeds
• Crabs
• Crawfish
• Beetles

Can you guess the reason for each of their shells? Think: what would happen if they didn’t have it?

On Guard

Guard, my child, thy tongue,
That it speak no wrong:
Let no evil word pass o’er it;
Set the watch of truth before it,
That it speak no wrong;
Guard, my child, thy tongue.

Guard, my child, thine eyes;
Prying is not wise:
Let them look on what is right;
From all evil turn their sight.
Prying is not wise:
Guard, my child, thine eyes.

Guard, my child, thine ear;
Wicked words will sear:
Let no evil word come in,
That may cause thy soul to sin;
Wicked words will sear:
Guard, my child, thine ear.

—from Poems for Memorization

A verse to hide in your heart:

“Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”* (Romans 12:9)