Ms.

Huber’s 
Lutheran Classroom Plan 
For a K-8 Special Education Classroom  

“Start children off on the way they should go,

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”- Proverbs 22:6

 
 
 

“​If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the 
way they learn.”- Ignacio Estrada 
 The Physical Setting of my classroom 
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness,” - 2 Timothy 3:16  
This Lutheran Classroom Action plan is for my own future needs and standards that I
would like my classroom environment to have. This action plan will help me make posters
for my future classrooms, communicate expectations to my students, and hold myself
accountable to my own standards so that I may establish a loving, nurturing,
Christ-centered learning environment for my students.
My classroom will include:
● Myself
● Paras
● Special Education students
● Lutheran school
● A place for worship
○ An altar with a cross, Bible, other devotion materials, a prayer request jar. and a
CD player/speaker for music.
● A sensory area for my students when they need a break or are stressed.
● Bible sensory resources for my students when we learn Bible stories and have devotions.

Getting to know my students and their needs 

Developmentally and Individually:
In special education, students’ levels of development are all very individual and personal.
Each of my students will all have different disabilities, cognitive abilities, and needs. All of
their characteristics are so individual that I also view their individual needs as their
development. That is not to say, however, that I view their disabilities as a defining part of
them.
When getting to know my students ​developmentally:
 ● I will pay close attention to their IEPs
● I will communicate with the parents about their child’s IEP and academic needs
● I will ask the parents and student what kinds of things they need in the classroom
● I will make any accommodations for the student and their particular disability.

When getting to know my students ​individually:

● I will ask my students questions to get to know them
● I will pay attention to my students’ needs and accommodate myself and my classroom to
those needs accordingly
● I will include my students’ interests in what we are learning about
● I will ask my students how I can help them succeed/encourage them to succeed

Authentic Care:
I think one very important part of special education that special education must be
authentic and genuine in nature. As a special education teacher, I am genuinely investing
my time to better serve my students and accommodate their disabilities at any chance I get.
Students in special education trust their teachers to care for and aid a very specific part of
who they are or something very personal they have to live with (depending on the
disability). With that trust and understanding between teacher and student, I believe that
special education in itself is genuine care.
When showing students authentic care:
● I will encourage them
● I will believe in them
● I will laugh with them and do my best to make my classroom a happy environment for
them
● I will do anything to help them succeed
● I will ask how they are doing every day and pay attention to their emotions
● I will consistently communicate with them to make sure they have everything they need
● I will pray to God that He gives me the servant’s heart I need every day for my students.  
 Faith integration in the classroom 
Devotions: Intentional Time devoted to God
Devotions play a key role in Christian classrooms by helping students build the habit of
personally spending time with God and worshipping Him.
● I will lead classroom devotions every morning. I will either read from a book or choose a
Bible verse from the specific passage of scripture we are currently studying.
● I will lead age-appropriate devotions for every group of children I teach.
● My devotions will make personal connections and include appropriate adaptations to my
students and their special needs.
● We will open with singing a song, learn the context of our devotion, and end with a
prayer. Another song will play as we transition into the next part of our learning day.
● When students become familiar with the routine for devotions, I will choose one student
a week to lead a devotion Friday mornings.
● I will send students home with a devotion to do with their families every week

Read the Bible:

Including God’s Holy Word in education builds their relationship with God, helps them
become closer to their brothers and sisters in Christ, and helps them succeed.
● I will have two Bible verses written on the board everyday for my students to read with me
outloud as a class. The Bible verses will change every week, but will focus on Bible stories we
are learning and what we are learning in class.
● Me and my students will read Bible verses by echo reading (I say it first and students repeat after
me).
● I will also have a Bible story theme posted in my classroom every week.
● I will reference the Bible verses multiple times a day when I teach.
Teaching my students to pray:
Praying is the way we communicate our needs, wants, hopes, and requests to God. He
specifically tells us to pray to Him during every time of our lives as a way of being closer to
Him. By being closer to Him through prayer, we receive a deeper connection with the
Almighty God that created us to have a relationship with Him.
When praying in my classroom:
● I will provide a prayer request jar, slips of paper, and a pencil next to the classroom altar
for my students to write me requests.
● I will explain what praying is to my students and why it is important to us.
● I will show my students how to pray by folding my hands, bowing my head, closing my
eyes, starting my prayer with “Dear God (Lord, Jesus, Savior, etc,.)” and ending my
prayer with “in Jesus’s name we pray, Amen.”
● I will encourage my students to pray whenever they have something on their mind that
they want to say to God.
● I will start my class with a prayer at the beginning of the day, in devotions, before lunch,
and at the end of the day.
● If my students want to stop and say a prayer at anytime during the day, they are free to do
so. They are also allowed to raise their hand and ask me to say a prayer while I am
teaching (as long as this does not get out of hand).
● I will assure my students that if they do not feel comfortable praying to God on their own
that they can come to me and I will help them pray. Whatever they want to pray about
will remain completely confidential between us and God.

Music in the Classroom:

“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and
admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs
from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”-Colossians 3:16
Music is a gift from God that helps us praise Him through melodies, harmonies, and
expression. This type of expression is more special than simply speaking words to God.
Music is also a key part in teaching and helping people remember certain concepts.
Therefore, music will be used abundantly in my classroom to teach my students, express
emotion, and praise God.

When teaching music:

● I will choose both praise and school songs that are appropriate for my students to sing.
● I will encourage my students to sing and dance to our song during our devotions in the
mornings.
● I will sing and dance along with my students during devotion times
● I will show my students hand motions to the songs we sing in class (to the songs I know
are good for hand motions)
● I will incorporate language into our songs
● I will choose a student to pick a song during devotions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
● I will use songs as prayers during lunchtime and end of the day activities.
● I will use songs to teach my students and help them remember concepts that we learn in
class.

Memory Work:
Memorizing scripture is important for children to start at a young age. It is an incredible
skill and habit to build up throughout life so that we can be better equipped for tough times
in our lives. The more scripture that we have in our hearts and on our minds, the more we
have the ability to steer from things in life that we do not want to become tangled up in.
Also, using scripture off the top of your head is very helpful when spreading the words and
love of Christ to others.

When teaching memory work:

● I will echo read our weekly memory verses to my students several times in the mornings
during devotions and in the afternoons before they go home.
 ● I will encourage my students to spend their own time in class working on memory work
if they are done with their other work
● I will send memorization practice sheets home with students for them to work on with
their parents (it will be included with the take-home devotion of the week)
● I will allow my students to either test their memory work by writing it down or saying it
to me, but I will encourage them to say it out loud to me since hearing the scripture
repeatedly is important.

Offering/Serving others:

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good
deeds”-Hebrews 10:24

Offering time and service to others is a very important characteristic of a servant’s heart.
It is also one of the top ways we show the love of Christ to others who do not know him. In
my classroom, my students will have many opportunities to serve and give their time to
people through their vocational training and service projects through the community.

When serving the community:

● I will encourage my students to serve humbly

● I will tell my students that serving others shows them Christ’s love
● I will give my students the tools and skills they need to fulfill service projects and other
vocational activities
● I will encourage my students to think of ways they can consistently serve our community
● I will frequently ask my students how they have served someone in the community, in the
classroom, or in their family.

Core Values 
(modeled after the fruits of the spirit) 
 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you
must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if
you love one another.”- John 13:34-35
In order to learn effectively, we must establish core values to set our minds on what we
want to accomplish. In my classroom, we will value life and the knowledge of good and evil
just like God does. We will always base our values on what God’s Holy Word tells us.

Values in our classroom (the fruits of the spirit- Galatians 5:22-23)

● Love ​one another.
● Have ​joy ​in whatever we do.
● Make ​peace ​with people you disagree with.
● Show ​patience ​to others and yourself when you get annoyed.
● Be ​kind ​to everyone just as you would want them to be kind to you.
● Strive for ​goodness ​in whatever you do.
● Have ​faith ​that God will provide us with whatever we need in both good and
bad times.
● Be ​gentle ​with people’s feelings.
● Practice ​self-control ​and remember the goals you are working towards.
God gave people meaningful work. - Gen. 2:15-20a

 
God designed humankind with the strength, need, and discipline to work. Therefore, we will
accomplish our work with meaning just as God intended.

Rules 
God clearly communicated a privilege, a rule, and a consequence to people =
educator clearly communicates the privileges, rules, and consequences to
students. - Gen. 2:16-17
God gave us the Ten Commandments in His Word. The privileges, rules, and consequences
of my classroom will always be known and posted for my students to see. When students
break rules, I will be sure to show the forgiveness and love of Christ to them, however,
consequences will still have to be given.
● We are sinful people, we break rules all the time. We do the opposite of what God wants
us to do.
● What does sinning do?
 People’s relationships with God, each other, and the earth were broken =
Student’s relationships
with God, Educator, peers, and the learning environment are broken. - Gen.
3:7-19
● Breaking rules (sinning) breaks relationships.
● Breaking rules hurts people and God. With any broken rule, there are consequences as a
result of breaking rules (sin).
Rules in my classroom:
● Do as I ask the first time.
● Turn assignments in on time.
● No cheating on homework or tests.
● Follow our class schedule and be on time.
● No phones in class.
● Ask to go to the restroom
● Respect everyone around you.
● No talking if I say we are being quiet.
● Be polite
● Help each other

Consequences 
GOD sought out Adam and Eve = teacher seeks out student. - Gen 3:14
● When a rule is broken, I will ask you about it.
GOD confronted the sin = educator confronts the sin, offense, rule-breaking. -
Gen 3:14
● I will explain which rule was broken and I will ask why you chose to break it.
GOD promised Jesus the Savior = Educator promises unconditional love/care
for students through Jesus the Savior. - Gen. 3:15
● We will work through the consequences together, forgiveness will always be offered, and
we will move on from it.
 ● Jesus our Savior ,who died and rose for our sins, offers us forgiveness when we break
the rules.
● I will also offer forgiveness when a rule is broken.
GOD clearly stated and delivered the consequences = Educator clearly states
and delivers the consequences.
● Consequences will still be given as a result of the broken rule/bad behavior. When we
sin, we have to deal with the consequences in order to learn a lesson from the rule we
broke.
GOD blessed and provided for the people = educator continues to provide a
positive environment for students.
● I will always provide a loving, nurturing environment for my students, even when rules
are broken, consequences are given, and lessons are learned.
GOD protected people from more detrimental consequences = educator takes
steps to protect student from more detrimental consequences.
● I will honestly explain consequences to my students, how poor choices and sin lead us to
worse consequences in the future, and how we can make healthy choices to avoid
breaking rules in the future.
Examples of Consequences include the following:
● Shortened Recess
● iPad time decreased.
● Rewards for good behavior are taken away.
● Extra homework is given.

*Examples of extreme consequences*

● Writing an apology to person you hurt.
● Go to the principal/office
● Call home to parents
● Meeting with parents
● Detention
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