Top Ten List for New Teachers
What do you think is most important for a new teacher to know? This query was given to gifted and seasoned First Day School teachers in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Their responses were remarkably similar. They range from the practical (Make sure you have all of your...
Teaching the Practice of Worship
This free, downloadable brochure offers a starting place for families and meetings seeking to nurture the capacity of children to worship in the manner of Friends. The pamphlet provides teaching guidelines for adults along with reminders of how children can lead...
The Peaceable Kingdom: A curriculum for kindergarten through adults
This 2003 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting curriculum explores the peace testimony in three lessons. It is adapted from Blessed are the Peacemakers, an older PYM curriculum. The packet includes activities for teachers in First-day schools to use in creating lessons for...