Younger grades. Note names. Sight singing. Vocal training. What age? When? How high should they sing? MONOTONES !!! What is Kodaly? Jeff, who has taught music for more than 15 years, answers lots of questions about starting and maintaining a successful elementary school music program.

The atmosphere and attitudes in our classrooms can largely determine whether or not we will have an enjoyable year or a challenging one. In this talk, Deanna discusses six specific ways you can make your classroom an enjoyable and safe place to be for both you and your students.

Recess can be a rewarding time of recreation and connection, or a time of stress and conflict. Between the violence of dodgeball and yawns of duck-duck-goose, we want to explore the possiblities for your recess experience.

For many students, reading is an exciting opportunity. For others, it is a drudgery. In this session we will discuss ways to develop a positive reading atmosphere in lower grade elementary classrooms. This session will be led by a teacher with eight years of experience teaching first and second grad

How many times do teachers deal with surface issues and avoid the time and effort it may take to listen to what the child isn't telling us? In her presentation, Carolyn Good explores the importance of "listening to the heart" of students to address their behavioral challenges. She emphasizes underst

Recess has a good reason for appearing regularly on our schedules, but perhaps there are some things that we can do to better redeem the time we spend away from our studies. “Redeeming Recess (Lower Grades)” was presented by Aaron Derstine at Western Fellowship Teachers’ Institute in August of 2018

This session looks at the ages of a victim/survivor when abuse occurs and how their development and maturity may play a big part in how the trauma affects them later in life. The Mind of the Molested was presented by Byron H. Miller at REACH 2022, on March 24-25, 2022, at Calvary Church, in Lancaste

Because of current parenting trends, fresh attention is needed to encourage parents to ensure their children are getting the solid social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual foundation they need in preparation for first grade. Lacking that foundation, students are ill-equipped to learn

What should a child know or be able to do before going to school? Jonas discusses readiness skills. Courtesy Christian Light Education (CLE).

Ellen Martin shares her approach to teaching kindergarten, emphasizing: Repetition and Patience Behavioral Strategies Order and Structure 30-Day Curriculum Engaging Methods Individual Attention

Linford lays out some principles, raises a few issues, and provides some practical pointers necessary in preparation for first grade. A group discussion follow his opening lecture.Courtesy CASBI.

It’s difficult to estimate the magnitude of our schools’ impact on the future church. Is your school building the skills and values needed for students to successfully serve in the Kingdom? Could your church survive without the school providing a ‘Kingdom Kindergarten’?

Effective discipline starts with a disciplined teacher. What are some tools that can be used to effectively promote and preserve order in our upper elementary classrooms?

Tim outlines characteristics of children, highlighting the need for parents and teachers to be aware of their child's capacities.Courtesy FBEP.

John takes teachers beyond the decoding of written language to critical analysis. Students can learn to discover bias and intent in the world of texts. Courtesy FBEP.

Wouldn't it be lovely if you could assign a writing project to your students, and every pencil would instantly fly across the page with imaginative, well-crafted writing? Instead, the reality in most classrooms is writing where the creativity falls flat, the words meander aimlessly, or the terrifyin

Too many students stop reading when reading class ends. How we can (re)ignite within our students a love for reading? In this talk, Bethany explores ways to incorporate books and book-based activities and projects into our classrooms.

Is English your favorite subject or your greatest obstacle? Jonathan offers general tips for teaching language, including some aspects of language teaching that are different from teaching other subjects. Jonathan then teaches a sample English class, followed by discussion of his technique.

Dennis teaches a model middle-grade math class and describes his usual approach.

We will be talking about some tips for teaching a typical language lesson. Come prepared to share your successes or struggles with teaching middle grade language.