Bookshelf: Books and Documents

TOP Parent and Student Handbook
The Tidings of Peace handbook explains schedules and procedures of the school's operations, but also grounds the expectations for parents and students in the school's faith and mission. The handbook describes expectations for dress, relationships, and financial participation. Sections of the handbook may be modified to fit your school's needs.

High School Chemistry Syllabus
Brian shares his objectives, texts, and materials for teaching high school chemistry.Download the syllabus or preview it below.
New Testament Studies: Life of Christ II, Junior II
Title: New Testament Studies: Life of Christ Part 2. Level: Junior II. Intended age: 11. The Departmental Graded Summer Bible School Course is a series of teachers' manuals published in 1934 by the Sunday School Committee of the Mennonite Church. Each unit in the course includes memory work, stories from the Old or New Testament, and missions stories. The questions and activities emphasize students' moral and spiritual lives, as well as their general development. The manuals include ideas for fun games students can play during intermission. Although some materials for this course are no longer available, teachers, parents, and children may still find the lessons valuable sources of ideas.
Courtesy Mennonite Publishing House.

Intro to Teaching Master Document
This file contains information, lesson plans, assignments, and activities for an Intro to Teaching/Student Teaching/Teacher Apprentice class. There are lesson planning forms, student lessons, and notes from Arlene's instruction.
Arlene notes:
One year we offered Student Teaching (our course title) as a high school elective and another year we offered Intro to Teaching, also as a high school elective. I co-taught both classes, and enjoyed doing that. The classes were very similar. The class met for teaching sessions where they learned about lesson planning, classroom management, teaching techniques, etc.: various topics about teaching and children. They spent quite a bit of time in elementary classrooms, observing, helping the teachers, and also teaching some lessons. They met with me for instruction and other activities: I would teach them while my first-graders were at recess or music, and they would stay in my classroom and work on their assignments and lesson plans, etc., while I was teaching my class. Sometimes they would observe me, take notes from my teaching, work with my students in small groups or individually, or teach a whole-class lesson to my students. I would observe them and give feedback.

World History Culmination Project
This document outlines ideas for a final project in world history, and provides topic ideas and guidelines that apply across projects.
Download the document or view it below.
Persecution Global Report 2017
A report by Voice of the Martyrs produced in 2017 of countries where Christianity is restricted or the government is hostile toward Christians. This document can be found at https://vom.com.au/countries/. To receive a printed prayer guide, go to https://www.persecution.com/2018-01-global-prayer-guide/












