Just about anyone who has taught for any length of time has done it.\u00a0 There you are, with ten minutes left on the clock, and you\u2019ve blown through your entire lesson plan. Depending on the age of your class, you might whip out some catchy tunes to pass the time until parents arrive to pick their kids up.\u00a0 There are the good ol\u2019 stand-bys: \u201cFather Abraham,\u201d \u201cDeep and Wide,\u201d and \u201cThe B-I-B-L-E.\u201d\u00a0 This kind of random selection of songs just to pass the time is fine in a pinch\u2014occasionally.\u00a0 But should this be the general trend in your music selection for class time?<\/p>\n
How can you make the M-O-S-T out of time spent singing in your class?\u00a0 The following acrostic (using the word MOST) should help you when picking songs for your class:<\/p>\n
Does this particular song have a spiritual truth that you want to communicate in your lesson?\u00a0 Does it have a spiritual truth that you want to communicate period?\u00a0 Some songs are fun, like \u201cDeep and Wide,\u201d but have little spiritual meaning or substance to them.\u00a0 Even if you spend time convincing your youngsters that the song is about Christ\u2019s blood that He gave for us, will that be what they remember when that song pops into their head later that week?<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a big fan of teaching kids hymns of the faith, but we have to be careful that we don\u2019t sing a bunch of songs that shoot right over children\u2019s heads. If the kids can sing the song with understanding after you explain a few words, then you\u2019ve probably got an age-appropriate song\u2014challenging, but not too advanced.<\/p>\n
The best kids\u2019 songs will stick in your students\u2019 heads all week, so that they will take home reminders of God\u2019s truth for their lives. You never know what Mom and Dad might learn as their kids sing truth around the house!\u00a0 You also want the song to be singable. If you can\u2019t sing it, chances are that the kids won\u2019t be able to, either!<\/p>\n
If you can find songs that are all of the above AND are tied in to what you\u2019re teaching that day, you have just scored a home run!<\/p>\n
Of course, not every song that you sing has to fit every single one of these criteria, but if it scores a\u00a0zero on the M-O-S-T scale, then you probably should skip that song in your class time.\u00a0 Make every minute count to invest God’s truth into your class!<\/p>\n
For those of you who teach Sunday School at Faith, you have a helpful list of music suggestions in the front of your curriculum folders.\u00a0 This list provides some good ideas of songs to use to make the MOST of it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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