Cat and Dog Theology Homeschool Curriculum

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Cat and Dog Theology: Life-Application Christian Worldview Curriculum

Cat and Dog Theology is a 30-week Christian homeschool curriculum for grades 7-12 that uses the analogy of cats versus dogs to teach students to shift from self-centered to God-centered living. The curriculum combines reading assignments, Bible studies, and practical application exercises designed to produce actual spiritual life changes rather than just academic knowledge.

Best for

Homeschool families seeking a life-application focused Christian worldview curriculum for grades 7-12 that emphasizes spiritual formation and behavioral change over academic religious studies

Evaluation Criteria

1 concern · 4 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Historical ContextConcern

The curriculum does not appear to emphasize historical context of biblical or theological development.

No mention of historical context, biblical backgrounds, or theological development over time in the review; focus is on contemporary application rather than historical understanding

Teacher TrainingNeutral

The curriculum includes separate instructions for parents and teachers plus PowerPoint presentations, but limited comprehensive training materials.

Workbook includes 'separate instructions for homeschool students, homeschool parents, Christian school students, and Christian school teachers' plus You Teach3 PowerPoint CD with presentation materials

Direct InstructionNeutral

The curriculum provides structured lessons with clear format but is designed primarily for independent student work rather than teacher-directed instruction.

Lessons follow consistent format with reading assignments, questions, and quizzes, but 'students can work through most of the lesson material on their own' with parents checking answers

Theological KnowledgeNeutral

The curriculum builds systematic understanding around a specific theological framework centered on God-centered versus self-centered living, though it's premised on eternal security doctrine.

The curriculum develops the core concept of 'cat and dog theology' systematically over 30 weeks, exploring the idea that Christians should glorify God rather than satisfy personal desires, with theological premise of eternal security

Primary Text EngagementNeutral

The curriculum includes Bible studies as part of weekly lessons but appears to rely primarily on the Cat and Dog Theology book and workbook materials rather than direct Scripture study.

Each week includes 'a Bible study' component, but the primary texts are the Cat and Dog Theology book and Cat and Dog Prayer book rather than extensive direct biblical text engagement

Vocabulary BuildingInsufficient Evidence

Limited evidence of systematic theological vocabulary instruction.

The review mentions the curriculum teaches the specific concept of 'cat and dog theology' but does not indicate broader theological vocabulary development

Review Sources

cathyduffy

Cathy Duffy

Key Facts
GradesAll Grades
SubjectReligious_studies
PedagogyNot specified
Pricing$12.65 at Christianbook.com | $11.43 at Amazon.com | $1.18 Used at Amazon.com Marketplace | $12.19 at Amazon.com | $2.07 Used at Amazon.com Marketplace

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