Practical Paideia

Making Pedagogy Palpable

Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers

Are you a Grammar School Teacher? Here you will find ideas that work well for students in grades K-6.

August 14, 2023

Dialectic Lesson Plan Sample

Emily Thomeer and Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Below is a sample lesson plan that incorporate classical techniques, dialectic goals, biblical integration, virtue, and wonder. It is based off of a 90 minute course that is on a block schedule and is geared towards 7th grade students. Continue reading

Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Lesson Plan Examples, Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, Student Engagement, The Art of Argument, Virtue in the Classroom

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August 14, 2023

Lesson Plan Framework

by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Sometimes it’s helpful for new (and even experienced) teachers to have a framework for what a good lesson plan should look like, as well as the things it should include. A sample framework can be found below. Continue reading

Lesson Plan Examples, Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers

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August 1, 2023

Creating a Framework

by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) I learned something this week that has been happening all year and I wish I’d known about it earlier! Our first grade teacher has been focusing on a unique attribute of God every week throughout the year in first grade. She began with the letter A and has made it all the way… Continue reading

Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers

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June 30, 2023

Practical Ideas for Incorporating Argument by Example into the classroom

Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) General Ideas that work across all subjects Continue reading

Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, Student Engagement, The Art of Argument, The Art of Persuasion and Strong Rhetoric
June 29, 2023

We’re at our best when we’re not teaching at all…

Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Today I substituted for 8th and 10th grade Latin. I actually don’t know any Latin (it was not a course option for the Upper School back in the day), so I went into it thinking that because I didn’t have the skills needed to teach the subject, the students would probably… Continue reading

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What We’re All About

Pai·deia (noun) – The upbringing of a child

Prac·ti·cal (adjective) – Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with simply theory and ideas

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Gazing…and Aristotle’s Five Common Topics

Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers

Dialectic Lesson Plan Sample

Lesson Plan Framework

Creating a Framework

Practical Ideas for Incorporating Argument by Example into the classroom

We’re at our best when we’re not teaching at all…

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What We’re All About

Pai·deia (noun) – The upbringing of a child

Prac·ti·cal (adjective) – Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with simply theory and ideas

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