From Jonna C - Print these cards on one side of a sheet of cardstock, so that the answers can't be seen through the back of the cards. SEMINARY SCRAMBLE RULES SET-UP 1- Set up your classroom with enough small tables (classroom tables work great), and 3-4 chairs at each table, to divide your class […]

Following is a list of quick Zoom game ideas from the Seminary Teacher Facebook Group: Morning Zoom Poll From Theresa C - I wrote Ten question polls and give a different one each morning sharing the poll at the end and review giving the correct answer - this way there is no shame as no […]

Jeopardy is a fantastic game for seminary! I've used it to review material, train new students how to use the scripture study helps, and review doctrinal mastery. You can make your own games using some of these free online templates: http://sctritonscience.com/ https://jeopardylabs.com/ https://www.playfactile.com/ From Laura T - We discovered this morning that the online Jeopardy […]

Following is a list of escape room game ideas from the Seminary Teacher Facebook Group: Jessi's Escape Room Our stake (3 seminary classes) combined this morning to do this activity so now its time for results feedback for those interested in knowing how it went. We had about 40 kids so we had 4 rooms […]

From Elisa Z. - Hi everyone, I just wanted to share something that went well with my class today. We played Doctrinal Mastery Battleship. It might be hard to share because I created it in Adobe Indesign software. Not everyone has that program and you need to be able to add the hit or miss […]

From Raquel H - There are 18 DM scriptures and 3 bonus questions on a spinning wheel. A question or task will be read aloud by the teacher based on the scripture reference where the spinner lands on. First the ppt slide has to be in full screen [Presentation mode. Click once to begin the […]

MEGAN M · TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020· If you’re playing this in the seminary class you’ll need to prep the students the day before by telling them to bring their backpacks, purses, wallets, etc. into the classroom. Put a note on your door to remind them to bring the items in from their cars. In […]

From Cyndi B. Zoom (or regular) Taboo Students take turns giving clues. Everyone else closes eyes while teacher prepares the clue giver for that round. Clue giver looks at the passage and key word cards that teacher shows on the screen. Give him/her a few seconds to prepare thoughts. After everyone else opens eyes, the […]

From Cyndi B. - Zoom Apples to Apples Give everyone 2-3 minutes to gather 10-12 items from around the house that they could use to teach a gospel principle. One student is "the judge" for each round. Show a DM reference that the "judge" will read aloud. Students choose one of the items from their […]

Kahoot Kahoot... run it from share screen on your computer... Students use two screens [browser tabs] on the computer or one screen with Zoom and one screen with the app operating - LeeAnn L. BoM and DC Doctrinal Mastery ASK DM BoM DM DM D&C Breakout EDU Game One D&C Game Two Play Factile Seminary […]

From Laura T: I've created a Doctrinal Mastery matching game for the second half of the Book of Mormon. It works well for playing over Zoom. Thank you to the original creator of these awesome graphics (Janelle L.)! How play over Zoom: If you click on the orange grid icon on the right-hand side it […]

Ken Alford This information was originally published at http://kenalford.com/semlist/2002/02feb02.htm and sent out as part of Ken Alford’s email list to Seminary teachers. Scripture Mastery Devotional Preparation Activity Day This idea is similar to the idea above, but students are given time to prepare devotionals. If your students are like mine, devotionals are too often done “on […]

Ken Alford This information was originally published at http://kenalford.com/semlist/2002/02feb02.htm and sent out as part of Ken Alford’s email list to Seminary teachers. Scripture Mastery “Be Prepared” Activity Day Allow students to prepare short talk outlines based on various scripture mastery scriptures. Then, whenever they get called upon to give a talk or thought; they’ll have a […]

Ken Alford This information was originally published at http://kenalford.com/semlist/2002/02jan25.htm and sent out as part of Ken Alford’s email list to Seminary teachers. In the next several [Seminary-Notes] messages, we’ll consider some ideas for “non-game” scripture mastery activity days that you might wish to try. The first idea is to hold two “scripture mastery scripture chain” activity […]

Shared by Kellee B on the LDS Seminary Teachers Facebook Group: So you get 25 3×5 cards and make sure they are all the same color of card (because these days they are in colors and not just white) and you want to cut them in half and write the keys words on one card […]

This super fun game was written by a Seminary student for his class.  Here are some notes on how to play it: We had a student plan an amazing week of scripture mastery activities. Yesterday it was hunger games themed on Mosiah 4:30. Their battles were rocks, paper, scissors. The person who lost had a […]

This Scripture Mastery game is to help students recall the references from key words(but just a few at a time); so don’t let students tell each other the references. To play, divide students evenly into rows (no more than 5 in a row). Then each row is given a stack of 25 cards with a […]

Word strip activities can help your students become very familiar with, and memorize, the scripture mastery scriptures. Usually it is best to use word strips with the longer scripture masteries scriptures that they may have gone over already. To save you a ton of time in your preparations, I [John Bushman] have placed the text […]

The idea is pretty simple. Have one less chair than students in a circle. When you give the clue, they walk around the chairs while chasing to the place in their scriptures. When they have found it, they can sit down. The student who is last to find it and sit down won’t have a […]

Divide the chalkboard into as many sections as you have zones/groups competing (2 to 4 groups works well). If you have a small chalkboard, have one zone representative at a time go to the board. Have a representative from the first one draw a picture of the scripture mastery selected by the zone without using […]

Here is an easy one. Each student should draw hangman gallows on a blank piece of paper. Give a clue and let the students chase against the clock for ten to fifteen seconds. If they fail to find the scripture, they add a part of the body to the gallows. Be sure that the parts […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: June 22, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes ***At first glance, this game doesn?t seem very fun. However, I found it to be a class favorite. Needed: – Everyone needs their scriptures – Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place or use the cards provided […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 30, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Score as many points as possible for your team by using a straw to blow a penny to the correct scripture mastery block. Needed: ? Placemats (25 on one page) ?Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place home.earthlink.net/~cccckipp/index.htm) ? One penny for each pair […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Score the most points by guessing which scripture mastery card the teacher is holding by using the number clues given. Needed: ? Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place or use the cards provided by CES […]

Draw a 5X5 grid. Each team has a different color marker. You read a SM clue and the team to answer first gets to “X” out a square. Gravity counts (i.e. you must start at the bottom and work your way up; you can place your mark on top of another mark—just no “floating” marks.) […]

Have each student tie a large pompom onto an 18” length of yarn (these are the mice). Grab a large sauce pan lid (this is the cat). Have the students sit in a circle on the floor with their mice in the center in a pile and the “tails” (yarn) trailing out in front of […]

*TIC TAC TOE. Divide into two teams. Sit away from the board and have each team lay out a set of SM reference cards. The teacher reads the SM clue, and both teams search for the correct reference card. The two students who grab the correct reference, race to the board. Who ever draws their […]

Form two lines (snakes). Everyone needs a pencil and only the first person in each row can use their scriptures. Give a sheet of paper to the last person in each row that has a SM clue written on it (same clue for both snakes). When you say “go” the last student looks at the […]

(I like to use this game when I’m teaching the Golden Rule or cooperation, etc. The students usually think this is a competition—see who can find their matching partner first—but when all is said and done, I only give the prize if everyone was able to find their partner before the timer dings. (Although, I […]

The object is to move to the front of the train. Make a train by arranging chairs unto columns of two’s so that each row has only two chairs in it. The students compete only against the person sitting next to them, and all students will be chasing simultaneously. The teacher gives clues and announces […]

Each student gets a bowling score sheet and keeps track of their own score. Call out a SM clue. Start counting (slowly) as your students determine which SM it is and then look it up. The first student to locate the scripture gets a strike, then the teacher starts counting down from 9 to 1 […]

Divide into teams and give each a digital camera (or use student cell phone cameras ~Jenny). They are to take a picture to represent their SM. They may use themselves or find other props to photograph. You could have fabric (for costumes), or other items lying around to help them out. Or let them wander […]

(Sorry, no guns involved). Students spread out their SM cards in front of them. Teacher gives a clue and when they find the corresponding card, they raise it in the air. First one in air gets the points. Variation. Have one set of cards spread out for every two players. They stand on opposite sides […]

Give each student a 3X5 card and have them write the reference to the SM they “own” (have chosen ahead of time to teach the class) at the top. Now they each choose 5 important words from their scripture to be come the forbidden words and write these below the reference. Teacher gathers the cards […]

Have the students make a collage (from old Ensigns and church magazines) representing their SM.

Prep: Choose as many SM’s as there are students in the class. Divide each SM scripture into 8 parts, writing each phrase part onto a different card (you can use blank 3X5’s turned vertical). Let the students help make the cards, each taking a different SM and writing pieces of it onto 8 cards. At […]

Provide each student with an enlarged copy of the grid (see links below) Students may draw the following symbols in the squares of their choice on their game grid:1 scripture man=100 points1 scripture woman=100 points1 temptation man=Lose 25 points3 smiling faces= 20 pointssquares without a drawing=5 points You need to have your SM cards handy […]

Each student is given a sheet of paper and a pencil. There is to be absolutely no talking (or else they start giving clues to each other about what they will write) and no looking at a neighbor’s paper. Explain to the students that you will give a SM reference and they are to write […]

Place two stacks of scratch paper on the floor next to each other. Place a garbage can about 10 feet away. One player from each team comes forward and stands by a paper stack. You read the clue (or start reading the actual scripture) and the first person (of the two) to answer correctly (or […]

Prepare 5 cards (3X5 cards work well) each with a different point value (100, 75, 50, 25, &10). (You may also wish to laminate them.) Divide players into several teams (5 teams if possible). Physically separate the teams and place a small table in the middle of the room. Place these 5 point cards face […]

Have a certain color balloon assigned for each team. Each set of balloons contains clues for the 25 scripture masteries. (You don’t have to use all 25 balloons and clues). Put the balloons scattered all over the floor in one area by you. When you say “GO” one member of each team runs to get […]

Make 2 game cards per SM—one with the reference and one with the keywords. (Ken Alford suggests using magnetic business cards that you can purchase at an office supply store—if you have a blackboard or whiteboard that is magnetic, of course.) Place all of the game cards on the board in pairs (either one above […]

Divide into teams. One student comes up and teacher hands him a SM card. He must draw a picture to represent that SM while his team guesses the reference. (Can be timed if needed.) Cannot draw words or numbers, no making sounds or hand gestures. If you want to take this to a new level, […]

Set up – 9 chairs in the center of the class in a tic tac toe formation. XXX XXX XXX Divide into two teams (x’s and o’s). Everyone on each team gets a number (We had 8 on each team so numbered them from 1-8) Object – your team makes a tic tac toe before […]

Divide into teams. One team rolls the die and follows these directions: #1—choose any category #2—Historical Setting #3—Doctrinal Teaching #4—Missionary Application #5—Personal Application #6—other team chooses a category for you The teacher mixes up the SM cards and randomly reads clues from the correct category [from the backs of the scripture mastery cards]. Some of […]

Teams bid for the right to name the scripture, (lowest bid wins). The captain of team #1 says “I can name that scripture in ____words.” Other teams can bid lower or say “Name that Scripture.” The teacher then reads the number of words bid. The words can be at the beginning of the scripture (or […]

(This is a good one to play the first few weeks when you are first learning the “magic square”). I play this game using a Nerf dart gun (the kind with a suction cups at the end of the darts. You could also use one of those balls covered in suction cups.) To prepare, draw […]

Pass out 3X5 cards and have the students prepare clues for quizzes. Quiz ideas: Have each student choose three important words from the scripture they “own”. Mix up the cards and teacher reads off the clues while students write the references. SM shapes. Each student writes out the entire scripture they “own” on a card. […]

Print out the SM (in 90 pts, landscape), then cut and tape into one long line. (Roll it up.) (Or have the students write out the SM on a piece of adding machine tape—which you can buy at Walmart.) Do this 3 more times so you have 4 copies. Divide the room into 4 squares […]

Enlarge the SM (print it in big font so it fills the page) and make a copy for each team. Cut into 12 equal squares, mix up, and place in an envelope (one envelope per team.) Phase one: teams open their envelope and race to put together the puzzle. Award a point for completing the […]

A student gets to shoots baskets (one point each) for as long as it takes for all other students to locate SM in their own scriptures. (or write it out)

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Unscramble the words to get as many points as possible. You can use this game for scripture mastery or to introduce concepts, etc. Needed: ? List of words to unscramble ? this is a great web page that will scramble words […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 4, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Needed: – Scripture Mastery Cards the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place (http://home.earthlink.net/~cccckipp/) or use the cards provided by CES – You could also use the full size 8 ½ x 11 version of the SM cards from Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Score the most points by landing pennies into the cups. Needed: ? Box of pennies ? 3 Paper or Plastic Cups ? the wide, low-profile plastic cups work best ? Masking Tape ? Small Table or Music Stand ? Chalkboard or […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Needed: 1 bucket and 1 small ball. We used a ball made from duct tape. Object: The object of the game is for each student to score as many “two-point” buckets as possible, while the other students open their scriptures to the […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Be the first team to try to determine which Scripture Mastery card the teacher is holding using ?yes or no? questions. When the correct reference is given, be the first team to have your scriptures open to the reference. Needed: ? […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: October 10, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Score as many points as you can by recognizing the gesture clue and finding the reference in your scriptures, as quickly as you can. ***This game needs some preparation beforehand. You will need to either review the ?gestures? that come with […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes It is played by dividing into teams. You give a scripture clue, and they work as a team. The first team to all find the scripture gets a point. They then give the teacher a number between 1 & 40. The teacher […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Divide class into two teams. Divide chalkboard in half, or use two boards if available. Tell the class the SM reference. Upon the command of GO!, students go to the board and write one word per student until the entire reference is […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Pass out a deck of SM cards among the class. Show an object, read a poem, play a popular song or video clip, etc?. The goal is to somehow apply all 25 SM. http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile…

Materials needed: two flyswatters paper marker Break a scripture mastery verse up into words or phrases. Write (or have students write — even better!) a scripture mastery passage on pieces of paper or 3×5 cards. Put the papers on the floor. Read the scripture mastery verse aloud, stopping before the first word found on the […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a fly swatter. Have Scripture Mastery flash cards stuck up all around the room. Teacher calls out a SM clue. Kids take turns using the fly swatter to smack the correct SM flash […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Class is divided into two teams. Each team gets a deck of SM cards, which are divided among its members. Team 1 selects a clue of any five consecutive words to give to Team 2. Time starts after the clue is given. […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Divide the class into two teams. Chairs are lined up one behind the other, one line for each team. The teacher, using two SM decks, hands the same card to the first person in each line. When the first person finds the […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Give scripture clue. Say, “those wearing sandals!” OR: “Juniors!” “Girls!” “Those wearing shorts!” “Those wearing jewelry!” Etc?. Those called are the ones who chase the key word, clue, or key phrase.

I have a Shock Ball that I bought at Amazon.com for around $20. It’s a small plastic ball with metal discs around the outside that emit a small electric pulse at random. Set a timer for 1-3 minutes. Allow students to look over a scripture mastery passage until the buzzer sounds. Students sit in a […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Announce a time limit. Give a key word, and chase. http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile…

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Each student gets a piece of paper numbered 1-25. You need to begin counting 1-25. [Decrease the time as you go, until they are all around 10-15 seconds.] Give the key word and start counting. They write down whatever number you are on when […]