LEAven Blog
Jeff Burkart
October 31st Is Just around the Corner… BOO!
Halloween is Coming Soon Every October 31st, Christians around the world wonder if it’s okay for kids ...
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March 2024 Is Filled with Contemplation, Preparation, and Celebration!
Because Easter Sunday is a festival that is a “moveable celebration,” it will fall on March 31, ...
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What Will You Do This Summer?
The old cliché goes that “the best things about teaching are June, July, and August.” In my ...
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Can You Draw Me a Map?
Does Your Classroom Have a Globe? Right before Thanksgiving, I talked to fourth graders about the hymn, ...
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Make All of November a Month of Thanksgiving
Now that another Reformation celebration has passed, it’s time to gear up for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November ...
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Getting Connected
When August rolls around, things start to heat up both figuratively and literally. August is when Lutheran ...
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Teaching about the Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Sunday Is Approaching Eleven days from the publication of this blog, the Church will be ...
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Teaching Memory Work
Teaching Children to Memorize Teaching children to memorize hymns, Luther’s six chief parts of the catechism and, of ...
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A Pericope Preview of the Gospel Readings for Sunday Services
Sunday’s Gospel Lesson When I started teaching, I found it beneficial to give my fourth graders a preview ...
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Poems Based on Photography, Paintings, Hymns, and Chants
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Pictures in any form can inspire our imagination and, more often ...
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