The teacher outline shows teachers how to frame this unit of work from a biblical perspective using “The Big Picture” concepts outlined in the book Transformation by Design. There are suggested activities that help students understand the purpose of their learning.
While some of the ‘number pattern’ activities are not explicitly ‘Christian’, it is important for the teacher to discuss the Biblical worldview behind number patterns in the daily rhythm of the classroom. The teacher outline, student outline, workbook covers, and more explicit activities provide ideas for the language that you could use. However, it is important to share your own Christian journey and love for numbers in an authentic way to connect with students.
God created our beautiful world. He set reliable patterns in place, creating order out of chaos.
He saw everything He made and pronounced it ‘good’ (Genesis 1).
Humans, made in God’s image, have created a number system that contains its own patterns, beauty, and order.
Psalm 19:1 and Job 38 give some insight into the awesome world that God created.
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
Psalm 19:1-4