Author: Jenny Smith

Jenny Smith is a designer who started blogging in 2004 to share lesson and activity ideas with members of her home branch Mississippi. Her collection has grown, and she now single-handedly manages the world's largest collection of free lesson help for LDS teachers with faceted search. Her library includes teaching techniques, object lessons, mini lessons, handouts, visual aids, and doctrinal mastery games categorized by scripture reference and gospel topic. Jenny loves tomatoes, Star Trek, and her family -- not necessarily in that order.
October 27, 2018
Weighed Down Paper Airplanes

Ask a class member to make a paper airplane, or make one yourself. Tape a coin, rock, or weight to one side of the airplane. Stand on the same side of the room as the class members, and ask a class member to throw the airplane gently toward the other side of the room. Next, […]

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September 7, 2017
Repentance is like soap

Repentance like soap  should be used frequently! And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth! -D&C 18:13 I used this handout and attached a bar of soap to it. I am sure you could add other cute sayings that tie in with soap and repentance as well.  

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September 6, 2017
From Tonga with Love Written by: Kathleen Elizabeth Peaua

This text was shared by the author to this site in 2008. From Tonga with Love Written by: Kathleen Elizabeth Peaua Dedicated to the Memory of: Sitelimani Peaua 1*Pictures on front cover will be of a Grandfather, Pacific Islander in an Aloha Shirt in his “work truck” with his granddaughter Alice (also Polynesian appearing though […]

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September 5, 2017
Don't Be Deceived

This lesson opener helps members understand what they might feel if they are deceived.

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February 12, 2016
Integrating Doctrinal Mastery Passages Into Your Lesson

Throughout the Seminary year -- but especially as you approach the end of the year -- you may wish to look for ways to introduce (for younger students) or reinforce (for graduating seniors) all Seminary Doctrinal Mastery (DM) scriptures.

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February 12, 2016
Ken Alford on Tardiness

Ken Alford This information was originally published at http://kenalford.com/semlist/2002/02jan13.htm and sent out as part of Ken Alford’s email list to Seminary teachers.   It’s helpful for teachers who may be struggling with tardiness in the classroom: Punctuality always seems to be a challenge in the church, but it is especially so when you add teenagers and early […]

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January 5, 2015
Why I'm switching from Drupal to WordPress

Despite years of fighting with Drupal to try to speed it up, I've just never been able to get things going fast enough.  We tried everything -- even paid for a second file server for downloads -- to try to handle the load.  Never could do it.  A few months back I decided to switch […]

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December 17, 2014
The Marshmallow Test

By Jeanette Brooks #dandc67 Had a great lesson today with section 67... Handed out a lg marshmallow on a small plate. One for each student placed at their tables before they got to class... Instructed them that they could eat it now or wait and receive more of a reward. Continued with the lesson.... Once […]

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December 17, 2014
Light will not shine throught the blackness

By Wendi Gunn: Here is an object lesson that I am going to use for #dandc58 :34-65. It could be used to illustrate #repentance in any lesson though. I used it in a SS class and it was very effective. I took a light bulb and spray painted it black. Then I asked the class […]

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December 17, 2014
Link: 11 Alternatives to "Round Robin" (and "Popcorn") Reading

By Becky Edwards www.edutopia.org/blog/alternatives-to-round-robin-reading-todd-finley 11 BETTER APPROACHES 1. Choral Reading The teacher and class read a passage aloud together, minimizing struggling readers' public exposure. In a 2011 study of over a hundred sixth graders (PDF, 232KB), David Paige found that 16 minutes of whole-class choral reading per week enhanced decoding and fluency. In another version, every time […]

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