by Laura Kizior | Feb 15, 2018 | Best High School Blog Resources, Best Middle School Blog Resources, CLSP Blog, CLSP Blog Divi, Middle School Literature
Lent is 40 days long. Forty is a biblical number. When God wanted to transform the hearts of the Israelites, He forced them to wander in the desert for 40 years. Jesus went into the desert for 40 days before He began His public ministry. For Christians, the 40 days of...
by Laura Kizior | Feb 16, 2017 | Elementary School Religion, High School Literature, High School Religion, Middle School Literature, Middle School Religion
After a whirlwind romance and trials early in their marriage, Julie and Roger Adams are ready to settle down and have a family. When Julie finds she cannot have children after an accident and a miscarriage, she is heartbroken. Finally, Applejack, a family friend,...
by Laura Kizior | Feb 16, 2017 | Best Middle School Blog Resources, High School Literature, Middle School Literature
Lewis is a 12-year-old orphan with an amazing skill for inventing. Abandoned by his mother on the steps of an orphanage, Lewis longs for a family, but is unable to find one willing to adopt him. Rather than wait to be adopted, Lewis decides to invent a memory scanner...
by Laura Kizior | Dec 15, 2016 | High School Literature, Middle School Literature
In this lesson, students examine Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol under a pro-life lens to find themes that support the culture of life and reinforce the principle that all human beings are sacred, unrepeatable, and deserving of respect. Students learn what it takes...
by Laura Kizior | Dec 7, 2016 | Books, Middle School Literature
Polly Plummer and Digory Kirke meet over a garden wall in a quiet neighborhood of London. Their friendship blossoms over the cold, wet summer that Digory lives with his aunt and uncle because of his mother’s ill health. Both children try to keep out of the way of...
by Laura Kizior | Dec 7, 2016 | Books, Middle School Literature
During World War II, the four Pevensie children—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy—are sent to live in the large mansion of Professor Kirke. During a game of hide and seek, Lucy steps into an old wardrobe and finds herself in a magical land called Narnia where animals...