Why can’t Johnny focus on his lessons? Why does he blow up in anger over minor provocations? In Part 1, we will explore how trauma alters brain development and chemistry. This topic is especially helpful for those relating to foster and adopted children. Becky Sue enjoyed eleven years of teaching, f

Over the past half century, popular children’s books have deteriorated into tasteless plots and cartoonish illustrations. This is an insult to the God-given intelligence and sensitivity that children are naturally born with. How does excellent children’s literature and art deepen a child’s understan

Why should we teach history to elementary students? Melvin encourages schools to train for competency, and discusses benchmarks for social studies learning in grades 1-6.

Classroom management takes discernment in any classroom, but when the children do not come from the same culture as you, this becomes even more difficult. This presentation looks at a variety of methods used by urban and overseas teachers.

Tim calls us to love the children in our lives out of a pure heart and with pure motives.Courtesy FBEP.

Even those with little musical training can help students experience greater freedom and enjoyment as they sing better. Brandon demonstrates a practical approach to guiding young singers.Courtesy FBEP.

This breakout will look at three components of teaching reading. First, we will consider a teacher's purpose for the reading class. Next, we will address student preparation for an effective reading class. Finally, we will share a list of ideas for active student participation in reading class.

In a 1998 teachers' workshop, Duane examines teaching principles for the elementary science classroom.Courtesy FBEP.

Each speaker gives a short profile of a fascinating animal: octopus, kiwi, bugs, and dragonflies.

Over the past half century, popular children’s books have deteriorated into tasteless plots and cartoonish illustrations. This is an insult to the God-given intelligence and sensitivity that children are naturally born with. How does excellent children’s literature and art deepen a child’s understan

What are you going to do when you step out in front of the elementary youngsters? What are some pitfalls? How can we best get this math lodged securely in the student’s brains so it doesn’t fall out by next year?

We believe that the Bible is more than just a book to study on Sunday. Make the Bible come alive to your students by weaving it throughout all of your subjects.

Most of us have been reading for all of our remembered life, and reading comprehension comes as naturally as driving a vehicle. Because we do not remember the process of learning it, it is sometimes difficult for us to break the comprehension process down for students. How can we tell that students

Johnny shows no physical signs of developmental delay, but early trauma has a part to play in the missing pieces of his development. In Part 2, we want to discuss how we as teachers can help trauma children grow in their ability to cope with life and learn all they can in our classrooms. Although no

Tim Kennedy leads a discussion on engaging students at different grade levels with the Bible and ministering to their spiritual needs. Note: although much of this conversation is listenable, due to the recording quality some of it is difficult to understand.Courtesy FBEP.

How can we prepare our students for the academic writings skills they will need to use in the upper grades? This breakout will offer tools for teaching students to write sentences, paragraphs, and reports in the early grades.

Why sing at times other than devotions or music class? Discover songs that can build enjoyment of singing and enhance other content areas. This eclectic song collection can be useful to general classroom teachers looking for a bit of action, reflection, or humor as well as music teachers seeking to

Listen for a hands-on experience in active music learning, including meaningful activities, multiple learning modalities, and musical skills.

Juggling two or more grades in a classroom definitely has its challenges. This session covers four ways you can work toward an efficient, organized classroom with motivated and happy students. This may be especially helpful for teachers of multi-grade classrooms, and is presented from the perspectiv

To fulfill your commitment to be the leader in your classroom, you need to prepare for the year, manage, and teach in a way that controls the leaning and calls them to follow, and then reflect and reshoot. This is a general elementary session focusing on first- and second-year teachers, taught from