• The 4-week unit on Stewardship can be ordered separately if desired, even though it is a piece of a 3-year, Early Teen curriculum. 
• Stewardship is presented as giving our whole lives (not just our money) to God
• Each lesson includes a treasure-trove of material for the leader to choose from, with a variety of activities designed to interest students and lead them to apply what they learned. 
• Each lesson begins with a hook to get students involved in the topic. For example, the "Treasures" lesson does a great job of raising the question of what we value, where students are each “given” $5,000 and allowed to bid on various items such as a lifetime of movies, athletic ability, happy family relationships, etc.
• Class time management is addressed well, with substantive ideas for leaders with extra time, as well as time-saving tips for classes with limited time. The "Overtime" suggestions are outstanding - not merely "throwaway" activities to kill time. For example, in the Talents lesson, students are led into a time of worship where they can dedicate their talents to God. 
• The handouts are engaging and practical. For example, in the Creation lesson, students are given a picture of a "4R Steward Superhero" and challenged to come up with things they can do to protect God's creation. 
• The card games are interesting and make the point well. For example, in the "Time" lesson, students earn (or lose) tokens based on various ways they could use their time (i.e. sleeping in, helping a neighbor, etc.)

Potential Concerns:

• The application sections do a wonderful job of asking questions, but often would stop short of providing solid answers to help the students grow beyond their current understanding. For example, in the "Treasures" lesson, students are asked to evaluate how they use their money with discussion questions like "How do you want to change your spending habits?" Time-tested principles (such as “Give 10% to God, then 10% to savings, then 80% for spending”) would improve the application sections. 
• The material tries so hard to be flexible that the options and information presented to the leader in each lesson can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. 
• There is a significant emphasis on learning styles which rightfully acknowledges that there are different ways kids learn. However, leaders may find that the special symbols and new phrases (i.e. "self smart" and "earth smart") woven throughout every activity may be confusing and not especially useful (would a teacher skip an activity because it might not appeal to kids who are "picture smart"?).