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5th Grade - The Seven Virtues of Manhood

At PDS, we want every boy to learn what it really means to be a man. That’s why we wrote The 7 Virtues of Manhood, which walks boys through each of the virtues and shows them what the virtues look like in daily life — at school, with friends, at home, and with God.

Each month, 5th-grade boys are reading that chapter for that month’s virtue — you can see what this month’s virtue is below.

5th Grade Assignments 2021 - 2022

September

Thursday 2
First Meeting Introduce/Pass out 7 Virtues Book/Questionnaire

Thursday 16
Pages 2-9

Thursday 30
MIA (Sumo Wrestlers)

October

Thursday 21
Pages 10-15

Mon.–Tues. 25 & 26
VR Breakaway

November

Thursday 4
Academic/Life Skills Check-up Goals (Habits/Processes)

Thursday 18
Thanksliving

December

Thursday 2
Pgs. 19-26

January

Thursday 13
Pgs. 29-35

Thursday 27
Academic/Life Skills Checkup – Goals

February

Thursday 10 39-43 (until "Being Pacesetters" on 43)

Thursday 24
Pgs. 43-50

March

Thursday 10
MIA (1ST round Spoons)

**Thursday 17
MIA Spoons Championship (during Recess time)

Thursday 31
Pgs. 53-62 – Academic/Life Skills Checkup - Goals

April

Thursday 14
Pgs. 65-70

Thursday 28
Pgs 79-84

May

Thursday
12
Wrap up

6th Grade - Flight Plan

To equip boys as they grow into men, PDS spent the past 20 years developing Flight Plan, a clear, candid guidebook that unpacks what godly manhood is and what it looks like in daily life — in peer pressure, puberty, grades, dating, and more.

6th Grade Assignments 2021 - 2022

6th Grade BBMM Assignments 2021 - 2022

August

Wednesday 25
Re-connecting/Pass out Flight Plan/ 6th-Schedule/Breakfast/VR

Thurs.-Fri 26-27
Breakaway VR

September 

Wednesday 1
(Goals/Habits/Processes)

Wednesday 8
Ch. 1: Prepare for Takeoff

Tuesday 14
BBMM Forum - Myths of Manhood (jacket and tie)

Wednesday 15
Ch. 2: The Six Myths

Wednesday 22
PK Buddies (Meet & Play)

Wednesday 29
Man In the Arena (recited)

October

Wednesday 13
Ch. 3: The Seven Virtues

Tuesday 19
BBMM Forum - True Friend (jacket and tie)

Wednesday 20
PK Buddies (Fall Football)

Wednesday 27
Ch. 4: Finding Your True Friends

November

Wednesday 3
Ch. 5: Resisting Peer Pressure 

Tuesday 16
BBMM Forum - Peer Pressure (jacket and tie)

11-30
Individual Scheduled Meetings w/ Mentor

17
Thanksliving (Write a “thankful” note to PK Buddy)

December

Wednesday 1
Ch. 6: The Dangers of Alcohol and Drugs

Wednesday 8
PK Buddies (Christmas for Berclair)

January

Wednesday 5
ERB

Wednesday 12
Ch. 7: Relationships and Dating

Wednesday 19
MIA

Friday
21
BBMM Forum - Puberty (jacket and tie)

February

Wednesday 2
Ch. 9: Purity and Porn

Wednesday 9
PK Buddy Valentines

Wednesday 16
Ch. 10 Screens, Stories and Songs

Tuesday 22
BBMM Forum - Screens (jacket and tie)

Wednesday 23
MIA Spoons

March

Wednesday 2
Ch. 11: Loving Your Family

Wednesday 9
PK Buddies (March Madness)

Wednesday 23
MIA Spoons Championship

Tuesday 29
BBMM Forum - High School Girls and Dating (jacket and tie)

Wednesday 30
Ch. 12: Why School Matters

April

Wednesday 6
Mom

Friday 8
Mother/Son Luncheon

Wednesday 13
PK Buddy (Easter Egg Hunt)

Wednesday 20
Ch. 13: Targeting True Success

Tuesday 26
BBMM Forum - High School Boys on life skills (jacket and tie)

Wednesday 27
MIA

May

Wednesday 4
Cleared for Takeoff Ch. 14

Wednesday 11
Wrap-up/Ck “Ticket to Rib Day”

Friday 20
Father/Son Retreat

Monday 23
Rib/White-Out Day/Bowling

V7 - Faithful Follower
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH
The Faithful Follower

Is Loved by God

● Gives up control of his life to God
● Is saved by grace
● Leads a content and joyful life
● Studies God’s word
● Is a new creation in Christ Jesus
● Worships and has regular fellowship with God

Key Verse: “My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me” - John 10:27

What Is Building Boys, Making Men

Building Boys, Making Men is a program that gives boys a compelling vision for godly manhood—helping them understand the gospel deeply, live it faithfully, and share it boldy. We teach every PDS boy what it means to be a godly man—beginning when boys enter PDS as two-year-olds and becoming more intensive as boys approach their teens and prepare to graduate from PDS. Here’s what looks like in practice:

  • Chapel two times each week
  • Teaching on the 7 Virtues of Manhood for all grades, focusing on one virtue each month
  • Mentor groups for 5th-grade boys (that meet twice a month) and 6th-grade boys (that meet weekly), led by men from the PDS community — coaches, teachers, and staff
  • The 7 Virtues of Manhood, a book that walks our 5th-grade students through the virtues and helps them apply the virtues to their own lives
  • Flight Plan, a book that gives our 6th-grade students a vision for authentic manhood and prepares them to make wise choices as they enter their teens
    • Flight Plan is also supplemented by exclusive online resources at flightplan.org
  • Monthly two-hour Forums to walk 6th grade students through manhood and life issues
  • A buddy program, through which 6th grade boys are paired with Pre-K to Sr-K boys, spending time with them, loving on them, and learning to serve others
  • A father-son trip for 6th-grade boys and their dads
  • A father-son retreat for 6th-grade boys and their dads—this is the culmination of the BBMM program, a final send-off before boys graduate from PDS and move into their teens and on toward their next school.

At PDS, we know that parents play a unique and essential role in shaping their sons’ character. We want to partner with parents, but never replace them. Here are some key resources and events we provide for parents:

  • Friday Chapels
  • Leader Guides for Flight Plan and 7 Virtues with discussion questions and activity ideas
  • Flight Plan website for a dad or mom to go through with their son
  • Training for how to utilize these resources
  • The father-son trip and father-son retreat for 6th-grade boys
  • PDS’s Strategic Parenting blog, where PDS staff, teachers, and others in the PDS community share relevant life and faith issues to support parents
For more information about the Building Boys, Making Men program, contact:

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Shepherding A Childs Heart 2 E Tedd Tripp Isom
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Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate Burkart
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By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank Cross
High Tide Club Mary Kay Andrews Cross
Something In The Water Catherine Steadman Cross
That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week Ana Homayoun Glenn
Boundaries With Kids Henry Cloud & John Townsend Graham
Desiring God Rev E John Piper Graham
Love Does Study Guide Discover A Secretly Incredible Life I Bob Goff Graham
Sacred Marriage Gary Thomas Graham
Study Bible-ESV Graham
Wild At Heart John Eldredge Graham
Best Friends Worst Enemies Michael Thompson Hancock
Blessing Of A Skinned Knee Wendy Mogel Hancock
Good Faith Being A Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irr David Kinsman and Gabe Lyons Hancock
Last Child In The Woods Rev RIchard Louv Hancock
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5 Love Languages Of Children Gary Chapman,PhD; Ross Campbell, MD Isom
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How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish Isom
Mindset Carol S. Dweck Isom
Parenting By The Book John Rosemond Isom
Power Of Moments Chip Heath & Dan Heath Isom
Well Behaved Child John Rosemond Isom
Mindset Carol S. Dweck M. Smith
Love Does Study Guide Discover A Secretly Incredible Life I Bob Goff M.Smith
Uninvited Study Guide Lysa TerKeurst Smith, Melissa
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Power Of Praying For Your Adult Children Mini Stormie Omartian Southerland
Reason For God Tim Keller Southerland
Tender Warrior New Edition Southerland
Anxious For Nothing Max Lucado Spain
Boundaries With Kids Henry Cloud & John Townsend Spain
Red Sea Rules Robert J. Morgan Spain
Wild Things Stephen James/David Thomas Spain
All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Wright
Broken Road Richard Paul Evans Wright
Forgotten Road Richard Paul Evans Wright
Make Your Bed William McRaven Wright
Nightingale Kristen Hannah Wright
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