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 […]

Brandon C shared his Doctrinal Mastery Case Studies, saying I've been working on some doctrinal mastery resources over Christmas break. My students really enjoy case studies, so I created a case study to go with each of the doctrinal mastery verses we cover this semester. I intentional used a casual tone to make it feel […]

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 Jenny S - DO YOU WANT TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS RETAIN DOCTRINAL MASTERY PASSAGES? If you're looking for ways to help Seminary students retain Doctrinal Mastery passages, you can use brain science plus a little bit of basketball to get better results. It's March Madness Doctrinal Mastery brackets! It's not fluff -- it's science! […]

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 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 […]

From Jocelyn F. - A good way to do quick daily Doctrinal Mastery Scriptures in Zoom is to use the "polling" feature. You can ask a few questions (single answer or multiple choice). I found this in some of the training and it has multiple uses! I am very new to this and not an […]

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 […]

By Tara Brannelly Hale Tara Brannelly Hale: #scripturemastery game Takedown I set up the class with the chairs in 4 circles. ( I have 32 students) Each team and myself gets one dry erase board and marker They will need their scriptures (of course) and a paper and pencil Each team picks from a central […]

By Kelly Davider Kelly Davider : OK this may sound like the lamest SM game ever, but the kids really like it and it takes NO prep at all and the class loves it…I made it up. They get into pairs and they speed read the SM. I set my phone for 1 min. Each […]

 Here is how we do Scripture Chasing:  I call out “Books Up” and students close their books and place their books out in front of them with the spine down and their hands on the front and back covers. No fingers touching the pages. I call out a clue, key word, or state ask 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 […]

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: Kelly Miller Added: September 26, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Class is divided into two teams, one on each side of the classroom. Set a time limit, such as 25 seconds, for each clue chased. Teacher gives the key word, and time starts. At the end of the appointed time (such as 25 seconds), […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: March 5, 2008 Duration: >30 minutes Goal: Be the first team to spell a word by finding the scripture mastery references in your scriptures as quickly as you can Needed: ? Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place or use the cards provided by CES […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: March 5, 2008 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Find the scripture mastery scripture as fast as possible with your eyes closed, receiving ?flipper? clues from your partner. Needed: ? Scriptures ? Chalkboard or whiteboard for keeping score Scoring: – Score one point for each partnership that finds the scripture […]

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 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 […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Be the first team to have one of your teammates write the correct answer on a piece of paper, wad it up, and MAKE a basket Needed: ? Wastebasket, bucket, etc ? Many small pieces of paper ? Pencils ? 1 […]

Submitted by: Chuck Kipp Added: September 7, 2007 Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Goal: Collect the most scripture mastery cards by slapping them before your opponent. Needed: ? Scripture Mastery Cards ? Use the cards on Bro. Kipp?s Seminary Place (http://home.earthlink.net/~cccckipp/index.htm) or use the cards provided by CES – laminated cards are best Scoring: ? […]

Prepare a 5X5 grid, but erase each corner and place a small circle there instead: Divide into several teams and give each team a different color marker. You read the SM clue. The first to locate the scripture (or give the correct answer), comes to the board and draws (with their color marker) a star […]

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.) […]

2 players face each other across a table with a small candy on the table between them. The teacher reads anything off the card and the one to slap the candy first (and proceed to give the correct answer) keeps the candy. As a bonus, they get an extra 2 candies if they can quote […]

(Game name comes from the fact that students have to rely upon their memories to play. No scriptures or reference pages are allowed. Give a sheet of paper to each team (works best with smaller teams of 3-4 students) and have them number their paper 1-25. Fold the paper in half the long way, forming […]

*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 […]

Give each student 3X5 cards and have them compose riddles about the SM. Read the riddles and have students chase to find the reference. Example riddle: “Christmas and birthdays are so much fun, Getting presents from everyone. Toys and trinkets give a temporary lift, But eternal life is God’s greatest gift.” (answer is D&C 14:7)

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 […]

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 […]

Put down a masking tape line (all launches behind line). Out on the landing “field” place 5 sheets of paper each with various bonus points written on them. Also place out two sheets of black paper, the “mines” –no points at all if your plane lands on one of those. Give each team (or individual) […]

(This is more of a cooperative class participation activity than a competition game). Preparation: Have all the students form a line and sit down side by side. Give each student a SM card (at random), a 3X5 card, and pencil. (The first person in line will not need a SM card). On the top half […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lay out 10 to 25 SM reference cards, face up in a circle—this becomes the “game board”. Inside the circle, lay out the matching keyword cards, upside down. Place a penny (to use as a moving marker) on any of the reference cards. All the students sit around in a circle so they can all […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

Students stand in circle. One student steps out of circle and faces away from the others. He begins reading (or reciting from memory) one of the SM, while everyone else tosses the bean bag back and forth. The reader stops mid way and turns to face the group. Who ever is holding the bean bag […]

Tape a piece of paper with the key words onto the ceiling. Give a treat to the first student to notice it and a treat to the first student who shouts out the reference. (or finds it in their scriptures).

Give the students 2 minutes to memorize as much as possible. They all stand. The first person recites the scripture until they miss a word (or can’t remember any more). That person then sits down, looks at the word they missed and tells it to the class. The next person tries to say more than […]

Enlarge the SM (or use the large poster once you are finished with it) and cut it into puzzle pieces.

Divide the class into teams of 3 students. Each team has two dice, a pie tin, a set of scriptures, a pencil and paper. Open scriptures to the SM. When teacher says “go”, the first student on each team begins to read the scripture while the second student writes down exactly what the first student […]

Divide the SM into phrases (or lines from the SM card). Number each phrase or line. Assign each student a number (several students should have the same number). Give a few minutes for students to memorize their line. Call up a student per phrase/line and have them recite the SM (each their own line). Then […]

One student stands and reads (or quotes) one of the scriptures. The object is for the reading student to finish reciting the SM before all the others can locate and find the reference in their own scriptures.

All team members are given a few minutes to review the scripture. Each person is given a piece of paper and when the teacher says go they must write the scripture down on a piece of paper. The trick comes when the teacher tells them to switch papers. All persons in their team must switch […]

Supplies per group: 1 die,1 pie pan,1 pen,1 piece of paper per student, and scriptures for each student. Game: Sit in a circle with scriptures opened to a pre-selected SM. Student will roll die into pan trying to get a 6, the pan and die continues around the circle with each student rolling the die […]

Game is like musical chairs, but played with paper plates. Written on each plate is part of a scripture mastery. Divide the scripture up so only parts of the scripture is on each plate. (Let students write their part on the plates). Play music while the students exchange their plates with each other, (no order […]

Each team has chalk and board (if only one board, divide board into half with a line). Each team forms a line and when the teacher says “go” the first person starts writing the scripture on the board. When the teacher says switch the next person starts writing where the first ended. Eventually 1 team […]

Each student finds and writes out the SM. As they finish, teacher assigns them a number. When all are done, roll the dice (or choose # from a draw bag) and a candy is given to the number rolled. (This eliminates the “racing” –anyone who finishes has equal chance at the prize.)

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)

Divide the scripture into parts and have each student draw a rebus for the SM. (A rebus is when you replace words with symbols or pictures, i.e. “I” becomes a picture of an eye, “be” becomes a picture of a bee. Etc.

One student is given a piece of bubble gum. As soon as he starts opening the wrapper, all students start to write out the SM (copy from scriptures if necessary). See who can write the most down before the gum chewer blows a bubble.

Have one student read the scripture aloud while you time how long it takes. Write the time on the board. Now, have one student say the first word, the next student say the next word, the third student say the third word, etc. Time and see how long this takes. Do the same thing again […]

Have one student read the scripture aloud while you time how long it takes. Another student tries to beat the time, while everyone else listens for missed words, etc. Must be understood and accurate to qualify.

Have everyone look at the poster and write down or discuss what they think the key phrase is. Compare the phrase to the phrase on the bookmark—did you pick the same phrase?

Using the large poster with the scripture written out (that the student prepared), have the class recite the SM together. One student then places a block of paper (these blocks can be different sizes and shapes) over some of the words. Recite again. Cover more of the poster and recite again, etc.

Pass out 3X5 cards and have the students prepare “quizzes” on the SM they “own” (owning means they have chosen scripture masteries ahead of time to lead the class in learning ~Jenny). Make copies and save until the week you are concentrating on that scripture. Quiz ideas: Fill-in-the-blank, first letter only, unscramble (each line on […]

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: 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 […]

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.

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Announce a time limit (such as 20 seconds). Time starts after the clue is read. All who get the SM within the time limit get a candy (such as the Brachs? pound candy).

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 The teacher picks a student to start off. The teacher says a SM clue or shows a SM flash card. The student has to say the correct scripture reference. A student rolls the die. Whatever number comes, you count people to the right of […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Using an overhead projector, have students apply as many SM as possible to what is displayed. (For example, display a picture of candle, temple, or a seed. ~Jenny) http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile….

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 It is played with straws. NO HANDS can touch the scriptures or they’re disqualified. Everyone has to “blow” the pages or “suck on the straw” to get to the correct page. Be careful! Sometimes scriptures can get wet! http://home.earthlink.net/~colby.kipp/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfile…

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Have students turn to a hymn that you have directed them to. Have them tell you which scripture mastery verse(s) match and why. For example: Lead, Kindly Light [Hymn # 97] could go with Matt. 5:14-16 Choose the Right [Hymn #239] could go with […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Write the first letter of each word of a mastery reference on the board. Have students identify the reference. Use it to recite the reference as a class, first with their books open, and then again with their books closed. 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 […]

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Added: September 23, 2008 Duration: 5-10 minutes Have closing prayer a few minutes before class time ends. Tell the class you?ll take the first two to get the SM. Give the key word. The first two to get the SM can leave. Repeat until the class is gone.

Submitted by: Kelly Miller Duration: 5-10 minutes Show a random object. Have students take turns telling how the object applies to each scripture mastery verse. They cannot repeat a SM that someone has used before them.