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Arlene Birt

Arlene Birt

I am so thankful to have a job that doesn't feel like a job. I feel very blessed to be called to teaching and to love what I do. I am in my 30th year teaching first grade at Ephrata Mennonite School, where I also enjoy being the Curriculum Coordinator, serving on the accreditation planning team, and sometimes being involved with secondary school activities. I teach Sunday School and Bible School and do home-school evaluations. Reading, gardening, sewing, crafting, babysitting, and traveling are other areas of interest. One of my goals is "to know Him and to make Him known" and I aim for that in my teaching and pray that my students may see Jesus in me.

Crayon Kingdom Lesson

Based on The Crayon Kingdom by Jennie Bishop, and reflecting the values of Psalm 133:1, this lesson guides children in appreciating the beauty of diversity--and the need for unity. Appropriate for VBS and school devotions.

Art Scope and Sequence

This scope and sequence for art includes a philosophy section and appropriate learning goals and art experiences for K-8. The author created this resource by drawing from the Core Knowledge Sequence, the Ephrata Mennonite School...

Little Things

Maybe I should phrase this as a question rather than a statement: “Little Things?” These things may seem little to the teacher, but are very big to the children. “Look, Miss Birt! Mrs. S wrote something on my paper! What does it...

Collected Online Teaching Resources

History/Social Studies The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive : biographical and historical resources; section on famous curves Recordings from the Library of Congress (disclaimer - some language is offensive now) HP Trust :...

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