by Laura Kizior | May 18, 2017 | Elementary School Art, Elementary School Reading, Elementary School Religion
In this lesson, students learn the story of the Annunciation and Mary’s “yes” to God to become the mother of our Savior. As Christians, we understand that Mary played one of the most important roles in the history of our salvation as the mother of our Savior, which is...
by CLSP Team | Jul 9, 2016 | Best Middle School Blog Resources, Books, CLSP Blog, Elementary School Reading, Middle School Literature
Ella, Sarah, Henny, Charlotte, and Gertie love reading library books, hate dusting, and get excited about celebrating their Jewish heritage on New York’s East Side at the turn of the century. Mama teaches the girls how to cook and clean, and how helping the family can...
by CLSP Team | Mar 16, 2016 | Best Middle School Blog Resources, Books, CLSP Blog, Elementary School Reading, Middle School Literature
The Borrowers—Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock—are small persons who live under the kitchen in an old house. In order to survive, they “borrow” food and small objects from around the house. Their greatest fear is being seen by a “human bean” because then they would...
by CLSP Team | Mar 1, 2016 | Best High School Blog Resources, Best Middle School Blog Resources, Books, CLSP Blog, Elementary School Reading, Middle School Literature
When her parents die from a cholera epidemic in India, sour, sickly, and self-centered Mary Lennox has no choice but to go live with her uncle, Mr. Archibald Craven, at his mysterious Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, England. With her uncle constantly away and no...
by CLSP Team | Jun 1, 2015 | Books, CLSP Blog, Elementary School Reading, Middle School Literature
Sam Beaver is an adventurous boy who loves going to Canada with his father to fish, explore, and observe nature. One day, Sam sees a pair of trumpeter swans making a nest on a small island in the middle of a pond. Every day, Sam goes back to watch the nest with the...
