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The Written Word and the Rewritten Word
We cannot learn new things unless we can connect them to something we already know. That’s why we use metaphors and similes and analogies in our speaking. If someone is trying to get you to eat frog legs and you have no idea if you will lik…
Problems with Scripture Mastery Motivation
By Coleen Machiel Castro Coleen Machiel Castro: So I told my class I would get every student an extra large candy bar of their choice for each one who memorized First Vision SM. The response: I can buy my own candy bar. UGH! We will do it. Just have to refocus. 3 (1 hour ago) Sylvia Lee Kunz: First one to do it Movie ticket (1 hour ago) Lee Karyn…
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Scripture Mastery – Pre-Assign
By Tara Brannelly Hale Tara Brannelly Hale: Trying something new for #scripturemastery tomorrow. I preassigned students to teach 4 different verses (1 to each of the student). We will have station for each SM. The assigned students will teach it and then they will have the group play the SM wave game: The group sits in a circle. One student starts “the wave” but raising up out of his/her seat…
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TUTORIAL: Scrabble Tile Pendants
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Tips for a new Seminary teacher
By Khipi Parker Khipi Parker : Hello! I’m new to the group and newly called as a Seminary teacher. I have a great group of kids and am excited about my new calling. Can’t wait to see what awesome ideas come from this group. Any suggestions/comments/recommended resources for a new teacher? (2 hours ago) Irene Palmer : si.lds.org has great training videos for new teachers (6 minutes ago) Click this…
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Learning to be Flexible
By Scott Knecht For a number of years I worked off and on in the construction industry, mostly as a plasterer. Construction work is satisfying in a different way than teaching. At the end of the day you, and everyone else, can see very specifically what you accomplished. In teaching it may take years, literally, before you really know how things turned out. It seems almost impossible to tell the…
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Learning to be Flexible
For a number of years I worked off and on in the construction industry, mostly as a plasterer. Construction work is satisfying in a different way than teaching. At the end of the day you, and everyone else, can see very specifically what you accomplish…
Primary Singing Time Temples
By Pattie Moss Wasn’t Conference Great? You could do a neat singing time next week on all the primary songs about temples and then do a little quiz about how many temples were announced and where they are being built! New temples announced for Provo, Barranquilla, Durban, Kinshasa, and Star Valley.Paris made official” taken from chuch website. Link HERE to a great lesson with a temple mobile on the importance…
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Young Women In Excellence: Movie Night!
By Ashley This was our YWIE last year. I thought it was low key, budget friendly, fun evening for the girls. We called it “The Divine Daughters Awards” We filmed a 30 sec clip of all the girls telling/showing us what they did for their project/experience. Then, we set up a “movie” in the Relief Society room. Had a red carpet, movie projector screen, and popcorn bar. This was our…
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When you’re prompted to change your lesson last minute
By Emma Pearson Emma Pearson : I thought I had my lesson all planned out for Monday! The spirit had other ideas…… here’s to a sunday morning of redoing the lesson :) 5 (9 hours ago) Andrea Bailey Williams : Been there, just follow the spirit. (7 hours ago) Brie Stockwell : Good for you!!! (6 hours ago) Ginny Gumprecht : That happened to me a lot! Once at 3…
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