INTRO LESSON PLAN- A great interactive idea is having the students analyze the front cover of the novel and talk about the symbolism of mirrors, glass and broken glass. I start discussing the theme of identity, true friendship, peer pressure, the beauty of scars and the pains of growing. I connect that to prejudice, making mistakes, believing in second chances, and the power of forgiveness. I do this by teaching the famous anecdote in the Bible where Jesus dares those without sin to cast a stone at another. After I show them the video clip attached, and teach them the article, I give each student a stone and a marker… I ask each to anonymously write down something they wish they could take back or let go of and ask them to drop the stone in a class bucket when they are done (no one is ever allowed to look at another stone in the bucket) At the end of the novel we go back to the stones, and we read each one by one [anonymously] . We then ask each other for forgiveness and to let go of all the things written on those stones. As a class we walk outside under a tree and bury the stones learning what it means to REPENT and become a better person and strive to be better moving forward SYNOPSIS: The First Stone Background. First published in 2003, The First Stone is a fictional novel about a troubled boy and a grieving girl, both running their own course to heal their broken pasts. Reef, the main character, cannot contain his anger after his grandmother’s passing - the only person he felt really loved him Leeza, the supporting character feels like her life has been turned upside down and kicked away after her older sister dies. Don Aker crafts a special and clever plot, making the two characters’ lives collide in unexpected ways. The novel is recommended to readers in their mid-teens because of some mature content and “a fair bit of swearing”. Though it is dark story, Aker manages to inject some humor and light into the complicated and heavy plot. The book has a sequel called The Fifth Rule, published in 2011.

This Study Sheet summarizes the story of Abraham and retells important people, places, events, relationships and guides students into the next chapters of the Bible. This is a great summary/review for beginner Bible learners. Adapted for high school students. Bonus; Mesopotamia map and brief explanation.

This lesson aims to teach and answer the following… -How do prophecy and human dignity inter-relate? -What is the difference between Old Testament prophets and New Testament prophets? -What is modern prophecy and what does it look like?** -List of Prophetic Books from the Bible Assignment:“research and summarize one prophet” from the list on slide #4. Audio included (designed for when I was doing Online Instruction) You can delete or add your own audio files.

This study sheet reviews and simplifies the story of Exodus in the Bible. It clearly retells important people, events, relationships and guides students into the next book of the Bible; in a chronological and easy to understand summary. This is great resource for first year Bible learners in high school.

Learn & Study Lesson #1: The Ten Commandments are NOT intended to restrict our freedom but to provide freedom and peace to the community. These Laws have three purposes: Laws protect us; 2. Laws guide us; 3. Laws unite us… Unit 2- From Slavery to Freedom Assignment #1 (Print and study) What is dignity? Who has dignity? Where does a person’s dignity come from? -Each of us has an innate dignity that is a gift from God… Lesson with Scripture Readings and Comprehensions Questions Included. Feel Free to edit out my name and class number to yours just please credit me in the back of the worksheet.

Teaching Through Story-Telling… Our Savior, Jesus Christ, taught his gospel through stories and parables. The stories he used fit the times and circumstances of the people. He trained his followers to look at life with spiritual eyes so they too could see gospel messages in everyday situations. Fables and tales have been passed down from all generations with this same purpose. During this difficult time for us, in the pandemic, it is important to remember to connect with God and ourselves. It is a time for prayer, and reflection. It is hard for us to put others ahead of ourselves- but selflessness is the purest form of “humanity”.

The Bible tells the story of God’s plan to save human beings from sin and bring them to eternal life. The history of that saving plan as told through the Scriptures is called salvation history. Some people divide the Bible’s account of salvation history into eight major periods. Here is a brief description of those periods… Color Coded not taking tasks for important terms. Two Full-Length Assignments Full Lesson On Salvation History on PowerPoint with visuals and graph timelines.