CHRISTIAN TEACHER EDITION FOR THE ™ SUPPLEMENT PART II ELECTRONIC STUDENT PLANNER NOTES FOR THE 2018-2019 DAILY CALENDAR Ideas for most days of the school year—background information about significant persons and events in history—which you may add to your cur- ricular studies day by day. In these additional electronic notes to your teacher supplement you will find: • SUGGESTED IDEAS for classroom activities and discussions! • DATES THIS WEEK includes notable events (secular or church-related) that may relate to various subjects in your curricular work. This section also includes notable persons in history, especially Christians and the con- tributions they made to the Church and/or society. We will encounter many remarkable people of faith who have a place in the Church’s calendar. Their stories make fascinating storytelling. Uncovering more about them may be a special project for some students. • ART PROJECTS for each week of the school year. PLUS FREE IMAGE DOWNLOADS for 2018-2019 from: goodnewsplanners.com/christ-resources • Historic IMAGES (shown in this Supplement) In the printed supplement of your teacher planner you find: • SCRIPTURE readings each week from one of the Gospels. • WEEKLY EXPLANATIONS of this Gospel story, with Bible background and interpretation. • Thoughts for teaching the WORD OF THE WEEK (W.O.W.). Good News™ Student Planner 2018-19 (Teacher Edition) prepared by Carol Geisler, David Mead, and Mark Zimmermann. © 2018 by Creative Communications for the Parish, a Division of Bayard, Inc.,1564 Fencorp Drive, Fenton, MO 63026. 800-325-9414 • www.creativecommunications.com Visit us at www.goodnewsplanners.com • Printed and assembled in the USA. ZSF18 1 ON-LINE IMAGE DOWNLOADS for 2018-2019 from: goodnewsplanners.com/christ-resources • Historic IMAGES (shown in this Supplement) 2 ZSF18 CHRISTIAN TEACHER EDITION ™ FOR THE STUDENT PLANNER FOR 2018-2019 PP. 24-25 WEEK OF AUGUST 5-11, 2018 WORD: LEARNS ugust 6, 1945 … The United States drops an August 12, 1099 … Christian soldiers in the First Crusade atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. A second capture Jerusalem. Although its name means “City of Peace,” bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki on Jerusalem’s long history has been marked by war and division. August 9. Thousands of people were killed in Talk to your students about modern day conflicts in and both cities, and thousands more died from burns, around Jerusalem. Read Psalm 137, in which the Jews mourn Aradiation sickness and cancer in the days and years to follow. their exile from the city of Jerusalem and from their homeland. On August 15 Japan surrendered to the Allies, ending World “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 122:6). Pray for peace War II. The use of the atomic bombs unleashed a powerful and in Jerusalem and all around the world, especially that people dangerous weapon. may come to know Jesus, the Prince of Peace. The threat of such powerful weapons still shapes today’s world. Ask older students to find out which countries have or are trying to develop atomic Do you want to use images weapons. like the artwork of Florence Nightingale, or August 7, 1991 … The any of the public domain historical photo- World Wide Web becomes available to the public on the graphs in this supplement? Internet. DOWNLOAD How has the Web changed historical images in this Supplement the way in which we share for classrooom use from: and receive information? goodnewsplanners.com/ Construct a classroom web- Hiroshima after the christ-resources explosion. site featuring assignments, photographs, and student Select IMAGES and download any jpeg file writing. for use on worksheets or with a classroom computer/projector. ZSF18 3 CHRISTIAN TEACHER EDITION ™ FOR THE STUDENT PLANNER FOR 2018-2019 PP. 26-27 WEEK OF AUGUST 12-18, 2018 WORD: REMAINS ugust 13, 1910 August 14, 1947 … India becomes an independent nation. … Florence Mahatma Gandhi, whose peaceful protests inspired Martin Luther Nightingale dies. King, Jr., led the independence movement. The process of inde- Florence be- pendence from Great Britain brought about the division of the came a nurse, region into the nations of India and Pakistan, causing bloodshed Aeven though her parents op- and mistrust that continues between the two countries to this day. posed the idea, thinking that According to tradition, the apostle Thomas traveled to India to nursing was associated with preach the Gospel. Pray that many people in India and Pakistan working-class women. Flor- will come to know Jesus as their Lord. ence, who was English, studied August 16 is a day to remember Isaac, the son of Abraham. at the Institute of Protestant Isaac was the son promised to Abraham and Sarah in their old age Deaconesses in Germany. (Genesis 18:1-15). We who believe in Jesus, “like Isaac, are children She volunteered to serve as a of promise” (Galatians 4:28), because our faith is not based on nurse for British soldiers in the our own good works but on the Word and promises of God. Crimean War in Turkey. The August 17, 1786 … Frontiersman Davy Crockett is born in army hospital conditions there Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee legislature and in Con- were terrible, and Florence gress. Crockett died at the Alamo, fighting for Texas’ indepen- reported to the London Times dence from Mexico. on the way the British Army treated its wounded. Later in Florence Nightingale life she worked for improved cleanliness and sanitation in the peacetime army and in hospitals. Invite a nurse or doctor to talk to your students. How can your students improve their health and guard against illness? August 14, 1835 … American humorist Will Rogers dies. Will was born in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1879. He grew up on a cattle ranch and later starred in Wild West shows and Hollywood movies. He was known for his ability to find humor in everyday life. ART PROJECT: Have students create short cartoon strips with a Western theme. The cartoon characters might be cowboys or cowgirls, cattle on a ranch or horses on the prairie. Discuss possible characters and dialogue. What might two cows talk about as they stand in a corral? What human behavior might seem funny to a cow or chicken? What would a horse say about chasing cattle? What comments might a bucking horse say after he throws off a cowboy? Will Rogers 4 ZSF18 CHRISTIAN TEACHER EDITION ™ FOR THE STUDENT PLANNER FOR 2018-2019 PP. 28-29 WEEK OF AUGUST 19-25, 2018 WORD: ELDERS ugust 19, August 24, 79 AD … The volcano Mount Vesuvius erupts, 1839 … destroying the city of Pompeii. The ash fall quickly buried the city. Jacques Da- Archaeologists have excavated and preserved the city, finding guerre, a homes, streets and mosaics. Because the ash so quickly buried its French painter victims, modern plaster casts made at the site show human and Aand physicist, presents a pho- animal victims at the moment of death. tography process called the August 25, 1932 … Ame- “daguerreotype.” In order lia Earhart completes her to produce a photograph, nonstop transcontinental his process required film to flight across North America be exposed to light for only in 19 hours and 5 minutes. In 20 to 30 minutes instead of an attempt to fly around the an earlier process requiring world in 1937, the aviation eight hours of exposure. pioneer disappeared over Compare Daguerre’s pro- the central Pacific Ocean. cess with modern digital Her disappearance is still a photography and video. Take mystery today. Go to www. photographs or video of stu- ameliaearhart.com for more dents for a back-to-school Jaques Daguerre information. night presentation. Students “Pioneers” in flight or oth- can create an online video er areas of exploration of- diary for parents illustrating their daily school activities. Include Amelia Earhart ten live dangerously. Which “commercials” for upcoming events such as spelling bees, athletic would your students prefer events or special worship services. to explore—flight, outer August 20, 1833 … Benjamin Harrison is born near North space, the ocean, rain forests, the Arctic and Antarctic regions or Bend, Ohio. Harrison was a committed Christian who at one time mountains? Ask students to write a short essay or create a short considering becoming a pastor. He ended up studying law instead story about their choice. What dangers would they (or the story and served as our nation’s 23rd President (1889-1893). He was the characters) face? What training and equipment would they need? grandson of President William Henry Harrison. ugust 21, 1959 Why did they choose that region for exploration? … Hawaii becomes the 49th state. What state was the 50th to ART PROJECT: Design an airplane, space ship, land vehicle, join the United States? boat or submarine to be used as a vessel for exploration. Discuss Ask students to research and report on the Hawaiian flag and possible ideas with your students. How will it be propelled across other state flags. When was the United States’ flag, the “Stars and land, sea or air? What will the craft use for fuel? What special Stripes,” adopted? What flags were used by the early American features will the vessel have (glass viewing ports, the ability to colonies? land on a mountainside, a science lab on board)? Display pictures ART PROJECT: Design a personal flag or a classroom, school of modern spacecraft, airplanes, and ocean-going science vessels or church flag. What symbols or animals might they use (perhaps for inspiration. your school’s sports mascot)? Will their flags have words or a motto? Will the colors on their flag have special meaning? Students can design the flag on art paper, then use colored construction paper to create a finished version of the design.