LEAven Blog
Education
Struggling Readers
If you teach young children to read, you are a hero. Learning to read is a complex process. ...
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Using Hymns to Teach the Faith
Part II – The Hymn of the Month Why We Study Music and Hymns in Lutheran Schools It ...
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Being There
I was struck by the reporting of an incident in a New Jersey charter school a couple weeks ...
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“I Want to Tell the Story”
One of the first things I was told not to do as a student teacher was to bring ...
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Love In Any Language: Simple Strategies for English-Language Learners
Love, conversation, and meaningful relationships should be significant components of any Lutheran school classroom. God’s love is shared ...
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The Mentor and Protégé – a Relationship Builder and Blessing
We all have mentors in our lives, whether we realize it or not. Most of us could name ...
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Using Hymns to Teach the Faith and other Subjects
Part I – The Hymn Talk Teaching the Faith through the Hymnal The hymnal is a substantial resource ...
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Gift, Bless, Equip
Gifting children Bibles, catechisms, or hymnals and instructing on how to use them is a fantastic ministry that ...
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In Your Name We Pray and Play…. Amen!!
Upon completing college my main focus has always been directed to the classroom as an educator and ways ...
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(Don’t) Read the Label
I might have had a great theatrical career if it wasn’t for my label. I earned it in ...
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