Esther Swartzentruber is instructional coordinator at Faith Mennonite High School and has experience teaching high school Spanish. The following outline offers some of her insights and perspectives on Spanish language curricula. A few...

Learning how to read is based on a few cornerstones. Develop auditory skills. A student must be aware that words are made of individual sounds (phonemes). Before you teach children how to blend sounds, they must be able to hear the...

This checklist is similar to what a doctor would give to parents and teachers to assist in determining an ADHD diagnosis. It is not a formal diagnostic tool in itself. The front is for the hyperactive/impulsive type of ADHD; the back is...

Familiarize yourself with the periodic table by assembling an enlarged version as a class. This fun assignment offers a creative approach to interacting with the elements in the periodic table.

This outline provides a structure for teaching chapters one and two of Abeka's Old World History and Geography. Page 1 suggests a timeline for teaching the content. Pages 2 - 5 contains a study guide for the students. Pages 6 - 8 contain...

Should Christians participate in warfare? Through scripture, a film, and class discussion students wrestle with this question and write a response to the lesson.

Students will hone their map-making skills by plotting the routes of several explorers of Canada. This document includes a blank printable map of Canada, instructions, and a grading rubric.

In this activity students will create a poster/drawing portraying an aspect of life in Canada between 1750 and late 1800s. A grading rubric is included.

This activity outlines an essay project on the French and British rivalry in Canada. A sample outline and grading rubric are included.

In this activity students prepare and present a persuasive speech on the role of fur trading in Canada's history. Includes a grading rubric.

For those in the school setting, New Year’s seems to begin in August rather than January. Here we are, though, after a January New Year, and thinking of the fresh start we can have in the middle of our school year. Many of us have a break...

Students are tasked with creating a "Professor Noggin" trivia card by selecting a historical topic from the list provided, generating three easy and three hard questions, providing answers, and illustrating the front.

Students will collaborate to create a province history poster using resources like course binders, encyclopedias, and art materials. The assignment involves exploring aspects such as Indigenous people, European exploration, government...

Students will collaboratively engage in the "Lifestyle Change Activity," where they create a dialogue comparing life in Canada today with that of a century ago. Working with a partner, they craft a casual conversation between a...

In this activity students wrestle with the ethics of prominent figures in history. They are guided developing arguments for both perspectives. The assignment culminates with a debate exercise.

This activity is the second assignment in a two-part timeline activity. In this assignment, students assemble the information they gathered in Part 1 and create a poster board timeline. Link to Part 1

This activity is the first assignment in a two-part timeline activity. In this assignment, students gather information to be used in the second part of this activity. Link to Part 2

Students imagine what it may have been like during the great depression and write a letter to the prime minister expressing a need and desperation on a specific issue. A grading rubric is included.

Provides an expectation for how to lay out a science fair report

This science fair registration form used by Pleasant Valley Mennonite School may be modified to be used at your school.