Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
By Robin Backstein Smith Robin Backstein Smith : Is there a handbook for Seminary? And if so, where is it found? I can’t seem to find one. 1 (1 hour ago) Jeanette Brooks : There is both a teacher and student manual. Is that what you meant? (1 hour ago) 1 Robin Backstein Smith : No, I mean guidelines as to what we can do or materials we can use….
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By Janalea Carlisle Working Janalea Carlisle Working : I teach early morning seminary, like most of you on here, and I have this feeling that my students aren’t remembering who is who. We are on section 41 and when I ask my student to describe someone we already talked about they say they don’t know. Does anyone know if there is something out there that I can use to play…
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By Scott Knecht It is satisfying at the end of a class to sit back and think how well I covered the material for the students. Teachers love to cover things and to say things like “we covered that really well in class today and the students are all ready for the test.” I think we feel victorious when we can acknowledge that our coverage was great. But here is…
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It is satisfying at the end of a class to sit back and think how well I covered the material for the students. Teachers love to cover things and to say things like “we covered that really well in class today and the students are all ready for the test….
By Scott Knecht This morning I was reminded of a dinner my wife and I went to with another couple some years ago. This was a young couple, newly wed maybe 2-3 years and not yet with any children. During the course of the evening the husband made this statement: “Our goal is to live a stress-free life.” I wasn’t sure I heard him correctly so I asked him to…
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This morning I was reminded of a dinner my wife and I went to with another couple some years ago. This was a young couple, newly wed maybe 2-3 years and not yet with any children. During the course of the evening the husband made this statement: …
By Khipi Parker Khipi Parker: I am looking for ideas on organizing the paperwork that goes along with Seminary. Do you keep copies of handouts or other printed items for your lessons. What about notes? How do you organize yourself as a Seminary teacher? 2 (20 hours ago) Sharon Prescott Haynie: I use the largest binders I can find with plastic sleeves for each lesson. I put in the on-line…
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By Connie Francis Low Connie Francis Low: I need suggestions of what helped in your classroom when you have students that just put their heads down and sleep all the time. I have two that won’t get up for games, or other activities, won’t read or participate or write on assignments, and even put their heads down during movies. (19 minutes ago) Jenny Smith: Pull them aside and express your…
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By Scott Knecht 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 like them or not because you don’t know the taste or texture and have never eaten them, the person says “Don’t…
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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…
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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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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