Teacher to Teacher - May 2008 - (Page 1) Vol. 12 No. 2 May 2008 b a l a n c e d p e r s p e c t i v e s i n e d u c at i o n What’s New? ELEMENTARY Vacation Stations (End of K5−Grade 6)— Give your students an opportunity to reinforce skills learned throughout the school year as they review during the summer what they have been taught. The books on each grade level provide two pages a day to help your students retain math, language, and reading skills. Short-term miSSionS It Really Is the Great Commission. When Christ finished His earthly work and returned to His Father, He left a job for His people to do. We call it the Great Commission, and it appears in all three of the Synoptic Gospels as well as in Acts. The classic statement of it is in Matthew: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen (Matthew 28:19−20). It has been often observed that this passage’s structure emphasizes making disciples; the passage is literally arranged as follows: Going, therefore, Make disciples of all nations, Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Teaching them to keep whatever things I have commanded you.1 Our primary task is to make disciples. We do so by going, then baptizing those who repent and believe, and then teaching them the way of Christ. According to our Lord Himself, that is why we are here.2 1 Translation is mine. 2 I am of course not forgetting that mankind’s larger, eternal mission is to bring glory to his Creator: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31). My point here is that during our time on earth, which providentially lies between the ascension of continued on page 4 Beyond the Back Door (Use between K5 and Grade 1)—Phonics and number skills are especially emphasized; softbound; 152 pages (129189, $19.00) Wheels Westward (Use between Grades 1 and 2)—Reviews phonics, addition and subtraction facts, composition and reading; softbound; 152 pages (129197, $19.00) Ocean Expedition (Use between Grades 2 and 3)—Reviews math computation, parts of speech, study skills as well as reading and composition; softbound; 152 pages (129205, $19.00) Jungle Journey (Use between Grades 3 and 4)—Reviews multiplication and division facts, computation, word and study skills, reading and composition; softbound; 152 pages (129213, $19.00) Polar Explorer (Use between Grades 4 and 5)— Rising fifth graders learn fascinating facts about polar regions as they review computation, decimals, fractions, parts of speech, and sentence structure. Reading, composition, and proofreading activities are also included; softbound; 152 pages (181222, $19.00) Outback Odyssey (Use between Grades 5 and 6)—Reviews fractions, decimals, word analysis as well as reading, composition, and proofreading skill; softbound; 152 pages (181230, $19.00) continued on page 8 In This Issue Fostering Verbal Skills—Talking (and Writing) in School by Rhonda Galloway page 2 Coming of Age page 8 http://www.bjupress.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomeView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129189?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129189?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129197?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129197?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129205?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129205?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129213?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/129213?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/181222?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/181230?search=1 http://www.bjupress.com/nav/product/181230?search=1
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