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Share one or two ways you embed biblical principles in your lessons. If you don’t already do so, describe how a teacher you know does it.
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God uses math to help us make sense of the universe. We come back to this often.
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We actively pray for wisdom and understanding before and after lessons as well as whenever they’re in conflict during decision-making.
Students have been taught that wisdom is a spiritual principle – providing revelation from the Lord of more than “the facts only” of a situation or circumstance (i.e. Solomon’s assessment and ability to discern the true mother of the deceased baby). It is so delightful to hear students excitedly acknowledge when they’ve gained particular insight into a conflict or recalled content from previous academic studies that are needed to complete current classwork, homework or assessments.
It’s also joyful and personally rewarding to witness them taking the pressure(s) off of themselves during these varied experiences. While they might not initially always remember to ask for wisdom on their own – when gently reminded to do so – it’s fulfilling to watch them “seek the Lord, acknowledge and trust Him, instead of solely attempting to lean upon their own understanding”.
Recently a student was in poor behavior mode. In total frustration, I asked rhetorically, “Help me to help you. What can I do to help you???” To my surprise, their response was to earnestly plead, “Pray for wisdom!” My initial response was stunned silence. My next response was to indeed pray for wisdom about the situation, but with an extra dose of humility.
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One example, a teacher purchased a social emotional curriculum on friendship. She went through and added a Bible verse that correlated with each lesson. This helped her and her students look to what the Bible says about friendship as they went through that SEL unit.
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Everything comes from God. You can point all lessons back to God. As I teach the children, I can see how it is all connected. I even use the fruits of the spirit for behavior discussions.
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This is my 2nd year in a Christian School and I feel
each day I’m integrating more biblical concepts into my curriculum.
