How do you imbed the fruit of the Spirit into your classroom? Or, if you haven’t previously considered this, how might you go about it now?

[Austin]

Embedding the fruit of the Spirit into the classroom environment is a meaningful way to create a positive and nurturing learning atmosphere. Here are some ways to incorporate the fruit of the Spirit into the classroom:

1. Love: Foster a sense of care and compassion among students by promoting kindness, empathy, and respect for one another. Encourage students to demonstrate love through their words and actions towards their peers and teachers.

2. Joy: Cultivate a spirit of joy and enthusiasm in the classroom by celebrating achievements, fostering a sense of gratitude, and encouraging a positive outlook on learning. Create opportunities for students to share their joys and blessings with each other.

3. Peace: Create a peaceful and harmonious classroom environment by promoting conflict resolution skills, teaching strategies for managing stress and anxiety, and encouraging a spirit of reconciliation and forgiveness among students.

4. Patience: Model patience and understanding as a teacher by giving students time to learn and grow at their own pace. Encourage patience in problem-solving and perseverance in facing challenges.

5. Kindness: Encourage acts of kindness and generosity among students by promoting a culture of inclusion, cooperation, and helpfulness. Provide opportunities for students to serve others and make a positive impact in their community.

6. Goodness: Foster a sense of moral integrity and character development by teaching students the importance of honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior. Encourage students to make choices that reflect goodness and righteousness in their actions and decisions.

7. Faithfulness: Promote a sense of commitment and dedication among students by encouraging them to be faithful in their responsibilities, relationships, and endeavors. Teach students the value of keeping promises and honoring commitments.

8. Gentleness: Cultivate a spirit of gentleness and humility in the classroom by encouraging students to be considerate and respectful in their interactions with others. Teach students to use their words and actions to build others up rather than tear them down.

9. Self-control: Help students develop self-discipline and self-regulation skills by teaching them strategies for managing their emotions, impulses, and behavior. Encourage students to exercise self-control in their thoughts, words, and actions.

Incorporating the fruit of the Spirit into the classroom requires intentional effort and modeling from the teacher, but it can have a profound impact on creating a positive and nurturing learning environment where students can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

[Austin]

I have visuals displayed in my classroom representing the fruits of the Spirit. I refer to them often as I praise good choices and correct poor choices. When celebrating a student’s birthday, we make a list of positive qualities about the student which most often are the fruits of the Spirit. We too give end of the year character awards which is the fruit of the Spirit that the student displays.

[Austin]

We have the fruits of the Spirit displayed throughout the school. We also focus on a character trait each month.

[Austin]

I embed the fruits of the Spirit in my classroom, by calling students out when they are demonstrating love, kindness, self-control, etc. , and also when they are not. It’s difficult sometimes to focus on those doing right, because we are busy focusing on those doing wrong… but I try hard to be intentional of the students that are trying to be like Jesus.

[Austin]

Discipline without being harsh