Teacher Tip Tuesday: Music in MY Classroom?
Martin Luther said, "“Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.”
As a Lutheran school teacher who didn't teach music, I used to kind of let it go - forget about it, almost. I tried to get the Word of God into all my classes (though I didn't get to it quite so much in math class!) But, with all the responsibilities and subjects I had to bear, adding even a bit of music seemed like an extra burden.
My challenge to you this week is to always work God's Word into every class, and then try to get just a bit of music into each day. Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Play music as the students enter, read, etc.
2. Invite students to play their instruments in a mini class recital once a week.
3. Play "Name that Hymn."
4. Sing a song that goes with your daily classroom devotion.
Remember, music isn't a burden. It's a treasure.
As a Lutheran school teacher who didn't teach music, I used to kind of let it go - forget about it, almost. I tried to get the Word of God into all my classes (though I didn't get to it quite so much in math class!) But, with all the responsibilities and subjects I had to bear, adding even a bit of music seemed like an extra burden.
My challenge to you this week is to always work God's Word into every class, and then try to get just a bit of music into each day. Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Play music as the students enter, read, etc.
2. Invite students to play their instruments in a mini class recital once a week.
3. Play "Name that Hymn."
4. Sing a song that goes with your daily classroom devotion.
Remember, music isn't a burden. It's a treasure.
Posted by Stephenie Hovland at 9/8/2009 10:35 AM 
Categories: school, Teaching
Tags: martin luther music classroom treasure burden
Categories: school, Teaching
Tags: martin luther music classroom treasure burden
thanks for contributing such an interesting post with us.
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These are great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
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