Seminary Teaching Tips

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 9:58am

Following are some teaching ideas from various teachers, especially as regards Seminary.

A Spiritual Feast - Using a multi-day scripture teaching theme

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 10:23am

Seminary Mom used lunch sacks to emphasize the importance of the material in 3 Nephi -- truly a spiritual feast. Kids in her class added notecards to their lunch sacks each day during the lesson to add to their feast. It's a great example of how to carry a theme over multiple days for lesson continuity. Below is her description of how it worked....

Splitting Students into Teams to Learn the Gospel

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 1:09pm

Seminary Mom likes to split her classes into groups for gospel learning. Here's how she taught 3 Nephi 11 over the course of two days, while splitting into groups for researching the scripture topic: Today was a special day as we began our study of 3 Nephi 11, the crowning moment in the Book of Mormon. I know that the suggested teaching schedule ...

Build a Play: How to teach Gospel Students through Drama

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 8:45am

Here's a great example of using drama to help gospel students learn from Seminary Mom: One of my number one desires as a seminary teacher is to have my students fall in love with the scriptures. I want them to know these individuals we read about who really lived a long time ago. I want the students to feel the truthfulness of what they are reading...

How to Teach a Scripture Passage

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Mon, 03/20/2006 - 4:55pm

Here’s a systematic approach to preparing a lesson on a passage of scripture. Preparation 1. Each time you begin a study session, offer a prayer. I usually pray for a few specific things: that I will be able to understand what I am reading, that I will be able to discern truth from error, and that I will be guided to those ideas that will ...

And I did liken all scriptures unto [myself] ... Jenny's Apply poster

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 1:49pm

I am planning to use this handout to help my Seminary students learn to apply the scriptures to their lives. To me, "likening" the scriptures to ourselves applies to our lives in 3 ways -- applying that scripture to a past feeling or experience, a p...

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Using a Scripture Journal

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 2:31pm

Many teachers use a Scripture Journal to help students retain information they are being taught or to help themselves with personal study. Here are some ideas for using a scripture journal that will give you lots of ideas. Occasional Use During Class My friend DeAnn purchase a composition notebook for each student for use as a scripture journal. ...

Integrating Duty to God into Seminary

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 5:05pm

The new Duty to God booklet includes a section where Young Men are invited to Share what they've learned with a group. This is easily implemented into Seminary through a devotional period. Here's how it should work. Give the boys the following instructions, which are adapted from the Duty to God booklet in the Spiritual Strength section: Review t...

Recommended Books

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:27am

I'm too new at this to recommend many books, but I have to say that so far, Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov has been the most helpful for me. I don't have any formal training as a teacher, and this book helped me understand why the techniques I've accidentally discovered while teaching before work, and it gave me practical tips that I can actu...

The Mormon Therapist on Making Kids go to Seminary

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:26pm

http://mormonmatters.org/2010/08/04/12362/ Find out great tips from the Mormon Therapist about how to encourage your child to attend Seminary and avoid battles. Clicked 448 times. Last clicked 05/21/2012 - 10:34pm. ...

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Ideas for Early Morning Seminary Attendance

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 10:06am

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24762.asp For most LDS teenagers, seminary starts ‘early morning’. Some teenagers I know will tell you that it’s actually spelled ‘early MOURNING seminary’. I understand their spelling. I’ve been an early morning seminary student myself and have taught seminary as well. So, what can parents do...

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