I have recently started teaching the Kindergarten Sunday School Class at my church. It has been an interesting experience and I have been working on making sure the “big idea” of my lesson is clear. There is one student with a learning disability and it is hard to determine what she is saying at times. Secondly, I cannot determine whether my teaching style is helping her learn.

Therefore, I have been employing the principles of universal design when teaching. Overall, I have been using pictures, music, and posters with important words/ideas printed on them that pertain to the story. Instead of just writing down notes and teaching the week’s Bible story, my use of various visual aids has not only helped the students remember the lesson, but has helped me present a lesson where I am not constantly looking at my notes. Finally, I have found that everything flows together much nicer and it keeps a student’s attention focused on the lesson.