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Pathways - A Journey to Excellence Through Literacy Grade 1-Grade 2This DVD is an implementation guide to the Pathways language arts program for grades 1 and 2. Many of the instructional segments apply to grades 3-8 as well. Classroom teachers/students demonstrate the different components of the program in single grade as... -
Pathways 2.0 - NAD Integrated Language Arts Website Kindergarten-Grade 8 New!!Find resources to successfully implement the North American Division integrated language arts program for elementary English studies. Pathways is organized around two central features: cross-curricular themes and a scope and sequence of strategies. This program... -
A Boy Named Beckoning - The True Story about Dr. Carlos Montezuma - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. "This is the true story of a Yavapai boy called Wassaja. In his language, this name meant “Beckoning.” Wassaja was only five years old when Pima Indians kidnapped him and sold... -
A Day at Greenhill Farm Lesson Plans - NAD Reading Grade 1 Grade 1-Grade 2Note: This title is not included on the Pathways 2.0 theme book list.This set of session plans is for NAD's reading selection for theme 2, grade 1: A Day at Greenhill Farm. Download a Word version (2nd URL) to adapt for your own classroom. -
A Family Apart - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings and Growth. When their mother can no longer support them, six siblings are sent by the Children's Aid Society of New York City to live with farm families in Missouri in 1860. -
A Long Walk to Water - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday, beginning "as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her... -
A Question of Yams - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God."The people of Kuri’s village have always prayed to the spirits when they plant their yams. Now Kuri’s father prays to the God of the Bible, and the crops begin to grow. But the... -
A Single Shard - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings and Growth."Tree-ear has a dream. He has watched the master potter Min take a lump of clay and shape it into a thing of beauty. For Tree-ear, the transformation is a miracle. He wants to perform... -
A Tree Is a Plant - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 3: Living Things."Did you know that a tree is the biggest plant that grows? How does a tree get the food it needs? What happens to trees in the winter? A Tree Is a Plant, written by Clyde Robert Bulla and illustrated... -
Adventist Education Videos Preschool-Grade 12Browse hundreds of free presentations and webinars on a variety of topics, all provided by the North American Division Office of Education on their Vimeo channel. -
Amos Fortune - Free Man - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 1: Heroes. When Amos Fortune, the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa, was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his... -
Arroz con leche - Rice Pudding - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. This title "provides a poetic recipe for rice pudding that not only offers instructions for making the treat but also highlights the ways in which it can delight all the senses." -
Bein' with You This Way KindergartenNAD Pathways Kindergarten Selection 1 for Theme 1: Heroes/Let's Be Friends. Individual differences are celebrated with warm illustrations and lilting repetitive wording. -
Blizzard of Glass - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 8This downloadable Pathways Daily Lesson Guide is for teaching Canada's selection for Heroes, Grade 8. -
Butterflies and Moths - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. "With breathtaking full-page images, Nic introduces young readers to the beauty and diversity of these amazing insects. The simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky... -
Butterflies and Moths Study Guide or Quiz Grade 5-Grade 6These 10 Study Guides/Quizzes and their accompanying Answer Keys assist students and teachers with their study of Butterflies and Moths, one of the 5th grade anchor texts in the North American Division language arts curriculum. -
Cactus Hotel - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. The intriguing life cycle of the saguaro cactus and the complex web of life that characterizes the North American Sonoran desert is effectively explored in this involving picture book. The author's... -
Charlie Horse - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. "God has special plans, even for a horse! Charlie was just a country horse; hardly anyone paid attention to him—that is, until an angel told Ellen White that Charlie was the perfect horse for... -
Charlie Horse Small Group Activities Grade 2-Grade 3Download activities to teach Charlie Horse, a second grade theme book in the NAD Pathways curriculum. Instructions on how to set up small groups day by day for four weeks are included, along with 37 activity sheets. -
Cleversticks - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. "Ling Sung does not like school. All of the kids seem to be good at something: Terry can tie his shoes, Manjit can print her name, and Sharon can do up her coat with no buttons left... -
Come Back, Salmon - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 6: Environment. How a group of dedicated kids adopted Pigeon Creek and brought it back to life. -
Daily Oral Language Option for the Multi-grade Classroom Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2012 NAD session discusses how learning requires a brain-compatible environment that is authentic, safe and relevant. This system incorporates teaching the daily oral language target skills within a multi-grade classroom in a relevant, multi-level context,... -
Daily Writing Prompts for the Multi-Grade Classroom Grade 4-Grade 8A PowerPoint of 170 prompts for daily journal writing in a multi-grade Adventist classroom. Some of these have been used with students as young as 3rd grade, but 4th grade and up seems to work best. These prompts integrate Pathways themes and other core subject... -
David Livingstone - Africa's Trailblazer - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 1: Heroes. With the heart of an explorer and the passion of an evangelist, David Livingstone mapped vast, unexplored areas of Africa, sharing the gospel with whomever he encountered. His stamina, perseverance, and dogged... -
Dinosaurs - Where did they come from...and where did they go? Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 6: Environment. An Adventist research scientist presents information on dinosaurs from a creationist perspective, combining scientific information and biblical knowledge. -
Dissecting and Experiencing the Reading workshop for Teachers and Administrators Kindergarten-Grade 6Learn how to use the reading workshop strategy, as part of the Pathways reading program, from this presentation by Martha Havens and Lynal Ingham, NAD Pacific Union education leaders. This powerpoint was presented... -
Drowned City - Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. "On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina’s monstrous winds and surging waters overwhelmed the protected levees around the low-lying areas of New Orleans, Louisiana. Drowned City... -
Eric Liddell - Something Greater than Gold - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. A missionary to China and the Olympic runner who inspired the movie Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran the race of faith (1902-1945). -
Esperanza Rising - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. "Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh... -
Famous American Research Project Grade 2-Grade 4This biographical research project was created as an extension activity for the second grade Pathways theme book, First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers (not included in Pathways 2.0). It is a simplified version of a Wax Museum... -
Far From Shore: Chronical of an Open Ocean Voyage - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. "Together with her shipmates, Sophie counts and collects samples of life in the deep ocean, from seabirds to dolphins, from winged fish to whales. Only their long-term fieldwork can really help... -
First Flight - A Mother Hummingbird's Story - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. First Flight is the beautifully photographed story of Honey and her two chicks, Ray and Zen. In over 50 stunning, full-color close-ups, it captures the grace, the beauty, and the simultaneous... -
Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 1: Heroes. Follow Bessie as she goes from helping her family on a Texas cotton farm to becoming the first African American to hold a pilot's license. -
Galimoto - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. When seven-year-old Kondi decides to fashion a galimoto (a generic term for various push-toys made from wires and sticks), his older brother is convinced that a small boy should not undertake... -
Gifts of an Eagle - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. The true story of a father, his son, and a magnificent golden eagle named Lady, who lived with them for sixteen years before returning to the wild with a mate. -
Good Queen Bess - The Story of Elizabeth I of England - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 1: Heroes. "Elizabeth I of England was born into an age of religious strife, in which plots and factions were everywhere, and private beliefs could be punished by death. She was a queen whose strong will, shrewd... -
Grow with Me Spider - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. "An exploration of the life cycle and life span of spiders, using up-close photographs and step-by-step text to follow a spider's growth process from egg to spiderling to mature arachnid." -
Guardians of the Mercy Seat - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God, chronicling "the adventures of Laadan and his friends as they struggle to know God’s will for Israel—and their own lives—in the tumultuous days leading up to the capture of... -
Guardians of the Mercy Seat Study Guides and Answer Keys Grade 5-Grade 6These 10 Study Guides/Quizzes and their accompanying Answer Keys assist students and teachers with their study of Guardians of the Mercy Seat, one of the 5th grade anchor texts in the North American Division language arts curriculum. -
Guided Reading and Pathways Kindergarten-Grade 4Discover how guided reading is used as an integral part of Pathways. Barbara Plubell's 2006 NAD Teachers Convention presentation provides insights and resources for lower elementary reading classes. -
Guided Reading, Literature Circles, and Reading Workshop Kindergarten-Grade 8The purpose of this article is to familiarize teachers with terms and practices that will make the implementation of the new North American Division (NAD) Office of Education's Elementary Reading Curriculum (Pathways) as effective as possible. The article... -
Habitat Diorama Grade 1-KindergartenThis mini unit on habitats ties into the 1st grade Pathways theme book We All Go On Safari. Students will learn about different habitats, appreciate God's nature, and build a diorama. -
Hana's Suitcase WebQuest Grade 5-Grade 8Note: This title is not included in the theme book list for Pathways 2.0. Designed to go with the Pathways materials for Hana's Suitcase, this WebQuest allows students to choose between two topics for their multi-media presentation: Hana Brady or Terezin... -
Heartbeat - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and Max, her best friend and running partner, becomes distant. -
Heartwarming Stories of Adventist Pioneers - You Will See Your Lord a-Coming - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God. Perhaps you've heard the stories of the Adventist pioneers. However these are the stories that are not often told. The stories that bring out the human nature of each one. Heartwarming stories will... -
Helen Keller - Courage in the Dark - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher, Annie Sullivan, empower Helen... -
I Am Malala - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. "Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren’t allowed to go to the market. They said... -
I Miss Grandpa - Daily Lesson Guide and Tradebook Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. "Stevie loved visiting Grandma and Grandpa on the farm. Grandpa let Stevie feed the chickens and lambs and ride on the tractor. They always had so much fun. One day not long after... -
If You Lived Here - Houses of the World - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. "Step into homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways people have lived and still live today. Uncover the reason why each home was constructed the way that it was—from... -
Jonah - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God is the Bible book of Jonah. -
Journey to Joburg - A South African Story - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid. Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old... -
Julius! The Perfectly Pesky Pet Parrot - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for theme 7: Personal Feelings & Growth. With the help of his pet parrot, Mitch makes some important discoveries about friendship, responsibility, and love. -
K-2 BRIDGE Curriculum Kindergarten-Grade 2This 2018 NAD convention breakout session's presentation covers "an integrated curriculum especially designed for multi-grade K-1 and K-2 teachers." Read how to seamlessly teach both Stepping Stones and Pathways. -
K-2 Multi-Grade Bridge Kindergarten-Grade 2From the Southern Union Conference, "K-2 BRIDGE is an option for K-1 or K-2 multi-grade teachers trying to teach Pathways 1-2 and the new Kindergarten Stepping Stones. Both can be accomplished by teaching one core book using one Daily Lesson Guide. All... -
Kendall Hunt Religious Publishing Kindergarten-LifelongKendall Hunt is the publisher of the NAD Adventist K-8 reading series (Pathways), as well as Kindergarten Stepping Stones and ByDesign Science. -
Kids at Work - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. "More than 2 million American children under 16 years of age were a regular part of the workforce. Many of them worked 12 hours or more a day, six days a week, for pitiful wages under unhealthy and... -
Lewis and Clark - Opening the American West - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were American-born explorers. They led a voyage of discovery through the American West from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean on the Oregon coast. Their dangerous... -
Lewis and Clark Study Guide - NAD Reading Grade 5 Grade 3-Grade 5This study guide is designed to be used with the NAD reading selection for theme 2, grade 5, Lewis and Clark: Opening the American West, and its associated Daily Lesson Guide. It was created to help students in a multi-grade classroom stay on task while... -
Little House on the Prairie - Language Arts Unit Grade 3-Grade 5This 16-day unit features reading Wilder's Little House on the Prairie novel, including lesson plans, worksheets, a reader's theater, and a final unit quiz. Connect social studies with the accompanying thematic... -
Little House on the Prairie Social Studies Unit Grade 3-Grade 5This unit helps students learn about early American history, contrasting it to life today. Focusing on the Midwest region of the United States, students explore pioneer life, culture and customs for both the pioneers and Native Americans. This 3-week unit... -
Little Maid - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God. "Little Maid is a slave girl for Captain and Lady Naaman. Little Maid knows how to wash dishes and sweep floors. But that’s not all she knows. When the captain gets sick, she knows what... -
Long Range Plan Using Pathways Grade 1-Grade 4A one-year integrated subject plan using nine Pathways theme books. Note: This plan is based on the original pathways theme book selections, not Pathways 2.0. -
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings and Growth. "Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combinations. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. To... -
Maritcha - A Nineteenth Century American Girl - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings and Growth. "Maritcha was born in New York City in 1848. For most of her youth, she and her family lived in Lower Manhattan. Her life mirrored that of many children of the time, but it took... -
Me...Jane - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 6: Environment. Jane Goodall "dreamed of a life helping animals and grew up to help change the world." -
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. "This is the true story of a young seven-year-old German girl named Mercedes Simon and the American pilot Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping... -
NAD Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Worksheets Grade 3-Grade 4Note: This resource is based on the original Pathways theme book selections. There is some overlap with Pathways 2.0. Access worksheets and keys created by Wisconsin small school teacher Ron Wood for each of the North American Division of Seventh-day... -
NAD Grade 4 Reading Comprehension Worksheets Grade 3-Grade 4Note: This resource is based on the original Pathways theme book selections. There is some overlap with Pathways 2.0. Access worksheets and keys created by Wisconsin small school teacher Ron Wood for each of the North American Division of Seventh-day... -
NAD Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheets Grade 5-Grade 6Note: This resource is based on the original Pathways theme book selections. There is some overlap with Pathways 2.0. Access worksheets and keys created by Wisconsin small school teacher Ron Wood for each of the North American Division of Seventh-day... -
NAD Grade 6 Reading Comprehension Worksheets Grade 5-Grade 6Note: This resource is based on the original Pathways theme book selections. There is some overlap with Pathways 2.0. Access worksheets and keys created by Wisconsin small school teacher Ron Wood for each of the North American Division of Seventh-day... -
NAD Grade 7 Reading Comprehension Worksheets Grade 7-Grade 8Note: This resource is based on the original Pathways theme book selections. There is some overlap with Pathways 2.0. Access worksheets and keys created by Wisconsin small school teacher Ron Wood for each of the North American Division of Seventh-day... -
NAD Grade 8 Reading Comprehension Worksheets Grade 7-Grade 8Note: This resource is based on the original Pathways theme book selections. There is some overlap with Pathways 2.0. Access worksheets and keys created by Wisconsin small school teacher Ron Wood for each of the North American Division of Seventh-day... -
Odd Boy Out - Young Albert Einstein - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 1: Heroes. "When he was born, Albert was a peculiar, fat baby with an unusually big and misshapen head. When he was older, he hit his sister, bothered his teachers, and didn’t have many friends. But in the... -
On the Same Day in March - A Tour of the World's Weather - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. "This book highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March. March is a dynamic time... -
Out of the Blue - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God. "Shadow Creek Ranch is a special place—full of beautiful things like rivers and mountains, horses to ride, and nature to explore. When the engine of young pilot Nathan McMillen’s... -
Pathways 2.0 - What's New! Kindergarten-Grade 8Pathways 2.0 is set to be rolled out across the NAD for the 2019-2020 school year. With this presentation from a 2018 NAD convention workshop, "learn the role of faith connections, essential questions, and big ideas in the revised program." -
Pathways 4MAT Lesson Plans for Grades 1-2 Grade 1-Grade 2Note: The theme books are from the original list, not Pathways 2.0. There is some overlap. Download a zip file of 8 4MAT lesson plans. These concise, clear Gr 1-2 Pathways integrated thematic units include: My World and Others: A Day at Greenhill... -
Pathways Daily Lesson Guides Vocabulary Lists Grade 5-Grade 8Note: The theme books are from the original list, not Pathways 2.0. There is some overlap. Pathways Daily Lesson Guides vocabulary lists have been put into alphabetical order by page number as they appear in the book. Words that do not appear in... -
Pathways Resource List Grade 1-Grade 8Note: This resource was developed for the original curriculum, not Pathways 2.0. There is some overlap. This list links to general Pathways (language arts) resources. At the end are resources for specific theme books. -
Pathways Text Questions - Shepherd Warrior Grade 7Extensive set of questions for every chapter of the book Shepherd Warrior by Bradley Booth. This book is the 7th grade, Walking with God selection for Pathways 2.0, the language arts program developed by the NAD for Adventist schools. -
Pathways Wiki - Potomac Conference Grade 1-Grade 8Note: This resource was developed for the original curriculum, not Pathways 2.0. There is some overlap. Find resources to teach NAD's Pathways(integrated English language arts curriculum) developed by teachers in Potomac conference. Growing sections include... -
Pathways Writing Workshop Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation focuses on the Writing Workshop. Learn how to create and implement a plan for including the Pathways Writing Workshop into the classroom. -
Phineas Gage - A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7-Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 3: Living Things. Science writer John Fleischman uses a clipped, engaging expository style to tell the incredible story of Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, who survived eleven years after an accident in... -
Presentation on Pathways Resources for Easy Planning - P.R.E.P. Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation on Pathways Resources for Easy Planning (P.R.E.P.) is a multi-grade tool for grades 1-8, prepared to meet the needs of educators teaching more than one grade. While the PREP helps the multi-grade teacher, it may... -
Reading and Writing Memoir With 4th Graders and Teacher Candidates Grade 4-TertiaryThe article documents the experience of fourth grades and teacher-education students exploring, side by side, how to read and write memoirs. The project was correlated to the Pathways Language Arts curriculum's theme "Personal Feelings and Growth".... -
Reading Like Writers - Writing for Readers Kindergarten-Grade 2This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation shows how early readers use reading purposefully. See the process and the product of a shared reading/writing experience. There are also ideas for creating shared reading and writing products based on Pathways... -
Sarah, Plain and Tall - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. The story of Sarah, who came from Maine to answer Jacob's advertisement for a wife and mother. Set in the late 19th century. The tale gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love. -
Shepherd Warrior - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways theme book for Grade 7, Theme 4: Walking with God (previously the Grade 5 selection for Theme 1: Heroes). "What is it like to go away and fight? David wondered. It seems like it should be exciting, but then again, going into battle must be... -
Shipwrecked - The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 2: My World & Others. "The law of the land in Japan read as follows: 'Any person who leaves the country to go to another and later returns will be put to death.' When fourteen-year-old Manjiro was working on... -
Small Steps - Question Sets Grade 5Extensive set of questions for every chapter of the book Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret. This book is part of the Pathways Program, the Seventh-day Adventist Language Arts Program developed by the NAD. -
Small Steps - The Year I Got Polio - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. The author describes her battle against polio when she was thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects. -
Song of the Trail - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings & Growth. "Each spring, Old Doroteo drives one of Jess Cameron’s six flocks of sheep across the desert to the high summer pastures, where the grazing is lush and water is plentiful.... -
Teacher E-Clips - Movie Book Trailer, Come Back, Salmon Grade 1-Grade 4Are you looking for a creative way to integrate technology and provide media rich assignments? Have your students create a book trailer. This culminating activity allows students to show what they have learned, along with adding their own personality and excitement... -
Teaching French as a Second Language Using Pathways to French Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation includes a program which has been created to help teachers who teach French as a second language in a multi-grade class, but are not bilingual themselves. The goal is to help teachers foster in their students... -
The Art Lesson - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings and Growth. "Tommy wants to be an artist when he grows up, and he can’t wait to meet his art teacher when he gets to first grade. Then he finds out that she expects him to copy her pictures.... -
The Book of Luke - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. "The Book of Luke is the third Gospel account of the life of Jesus, most likely written after Matthew, Mark, and John. The focus is a well-researched, chronological account that... -
The Cabin Faced West - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. "Ann Hamilton is so lonely—her family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and there are no friends to be found for miles around. Her family has to work hard in the garden and... -
The Cabin Faced West and Lewis and Clark: Opening the American West - Unit Plan Grade 4-Grade 5This unit lesson plan integrates language arts, social studies, art, music and Bible. It familiarizes students with events from American History through the use of books, films, DVDs, class discussions, writing and enrichment projects. The lessons are... -
The Case of the Monkeys that Fell from the Trees - And Other Mysteries in Tropical Nature - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for theme 6: Environment. In this book, wildlife biologist Susan Quinlan presents a number of questions or mysteries concerning plants and animals in the tropical forests of South and Central America and explains how scientists... -
The Door in the Wall - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. "Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman: he must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny... -
The Door in the Wall - Lesson Plan Grade 5-Grade 6A Pathways reading lesson on the text, The Door in the Wall, that demonstrates how faith integration can be done in lesson planning. -
The Doorbell Rang - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies. -
The Forbidden School House - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 8NAD Pathways Grade 8 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. "They threw rocks and rotten eggs at the school window. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put... -
The Gardener - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 7: Personal Feelings and Growth. "It’s the 1930s, and when Lydia Grace’s family can’t make ends meet, she’s packed on a train with her pockets and bags filled with seeds and sent to live... -
The Genre Study Journey Kindergarten-TertiaryThis article defines genre studies, provides practical steps to preparing to teach a unit on genre studies, connects genre studies to the NAD Pathways language art curriculum, and ends with an example of how genre study works in a real classroom setting. -
The Lemonade Club - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. Best friends "are having a great year until Traci begins to notice some changes in Marilyn. She’s losing weight, and seems tired all the time. She has leukemia and a tough road of... -
The Little Word Catcher - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 2This downloadable Pathways Daily Lesson Guide is for teaching Canada's selection for Social Issues and Culture, Grade 2. -
The Story of George Washington Carver - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 1: Heroes. Born into slavery, George Washington Carver became one of the most prestigious scientists of his time. This biography follows Dr. Carver's life from childhood to his days as a teacher and discoverer. -
The Warrior Maiden - A Hopi Legend - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 8: Yesterday. "This book is about a brave Hopi girl named Huh-ay-ay who helps save her tribe's pueblo from Apache raiders. The title alone captures attention because young girls are not often referred to as warriors.... -
Thin Wood Walls - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 5NAD Pathways Grade 5 selection for Theme 5: Friends & Family. "Eleven-year-old Joe Hanada likes playing basketball with his best friend, Ray, writing plays and stories, and thinking about the upcoming Christmas holiday. But his world falls apart when... -
Third Grade Independent Reading Series Grade 3This series of packets is designed to guide third grade student independent reading of informational texts that align with NAD Pathways reading texts. Each packet includes reading comprehension and vocabulary activities that can be used with any book on the... -
This is Our House KindergartenNAD Pathways Kindergarten Selection 4 for Theme 1: Heroes/Let's Be Friends. George guards his cardboard box on the playground, not allowing playmates in for a variety of reasons. This engaging story about discrimination speaks clearly for itself. -
Twenty and Ten - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 9: Social Issues & Culture. Twenty school children hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis occupying France during World War II. -
Twenty and Ten! Pathways Reading Program Unit Grade 4-Grade 5This unit plan is written for the book Twenty and Ten! by Claire Huchet Bishop, the fourth grade theme book in the Pathways Reading Program. The book follows the plight of ten Jewish children in the midst of World War II as they find refuge with twenty French... -
Twice Yours - A Parable of God's Gift - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 2NAD Pathways Grade 2 selection for Theme 4: Walking with God. Even young children can begin to understand the meaning of the Cross with this parable of God's gift to mankind. -
Under the Ice - A Marine Biologist at Work - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 7NAD Pathways Grade 7 selection for Theme 6: Environment. Follows the author, a marine biologist who has researched some of the most dangerous underwater environments in the Arctic and Antarctic, as she shows how pollution affects the delicate worlds under... -
Underground to Canada - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 6This downloadable Pathways Daily Lesson Guide is for teaching Canada's selection for Heroes, Grade 6. -
Unique Hands-on Literature Units Grade 5-Grade 8"These interactive literature units make reading class fun while actively engaging the students in a hands-on experience that helps them understand and appreciate the story. These lesson plans will also help to organize the teacher and help to teach a... -
Volcano - The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 6NAD Pathways Grade 6 selection for Theme 6: Environment. Studies the eruption of Mount St. Helens, its impact on scientific knowledge, and the gradual return of life to its barren slopes. Dramatic photographs and forthright text paint a compelling picture... -
We All Went on a Safari - A Counting Journey Through Tanzania - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 1NAD Pathways Grade 1 selection for Theme 6: The Environment. Follows a Tanzanian family through the African grasslands as they count the animals they see, from one leopard to ten elephants; includes information about Tanzania and Swahili names and numbers. -
When the Cherry Blossom Fell - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 5This downloadable Pathways Daily Lesson Guide is for teaching Canada's selection for Friends and Family, Grade 5. -
Where the Waves Break - Life at the Edge of the Sea Unit Plan Grade 3-Grade 4"This 4-week unit utilizes a revised template for a Pathways Daily Lesson Guide that aligns with the Elementary English Language Arts Standards (2013). The unit also demonstrates how the Adventist worldview can be made visible in a unit of study."... -
Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species - Daily Lesson Guide Grade 3NAD Pathways Grade 3 selection for Theme 6: Environment. "This book is about some amazing animals that are disappearing from the Earth. Some are becoming scarce because poachers (people who hunt illegally) kill them for their horns, tusks, skins, or furs.... -
Winners Never Quit! KindergartenNAD Pathways Kindergarten Selection 3 for Theme 1: Heroes/Let's Be Friends. "Mia learns quickly that there will be times when she will score a goal and those when she will not, but playing the game is the most fun of all" (School Library Journal). -
Writing Workshop Mini-Lessons—the Easy Way to Teach Writing! Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation previews the Writing Toolkit, a collection of ready-to-use mini-lessons to help teachers provide instruction in Writing Workshops. This tool is part of the Pathways Language Arts curriculum. Whether or not you... -
Yuki - An Alaskan Adventure - Daily Lesson Guide and Trade Book Grade 4NAD Pathways Grade 4 selection for Theme 5: Friends and Family. A Siberian Eskimo boy and his family experience dangers and troubles that lead them to embrace the Christian religion practiced by a missionary couple living among them.