This lesson was super, super easy. The manual had a group activity that worked out perfectly. I was like the others who reported back on the Facebook group -- the activity went too long and bled into the following day's lesson. I didn't make a handout for this lesson because .... drum roll ... the […]
Wow. This was a difficult lesson. I read on the Facebook group that one teacher spent five days on 2 Nephi 2. I thought that was ridiculous, but after today, I can see why. I got a Facebook message on Friday from a student saying that she was bringing an investigator to class. This is […]
Well, today's lesson was not stellar. I don't know why I keep doing this same lesson -- it's a flop nearly every time. I'm just expecting too much. These students just can not write a short script from a scripture text to save their lives. Three years I've been doing it, and it never seems […]
My son helped me make a set of online scrpture mastery flash cards using Quzlet. Before you ask, yes, these include the updated 2013 scripture mastery passages. Each phrase is an actual quote from the scripture so that students can learn actual scripture phrasing. Scripture Mastery Keyphrases 1 Nephi 3:7 - "I will go and […]
I attended SVU's Education Conference this weekend. What a strange experience that was! It was part fundraising convention and part spiritual feast. So bizarre. At points it actually seemed like we were at a timeshare sales pitch or an Amway convenction. Other times it was just like BYU's Education Week, and sometimes even better. I […]
Today was our final day of class. Students cleaned out their cubbies, ate some yummy food, watched some YouTube videos (sorry, kids -- still no Strange Brew), and wrote some questions to Stump the Chump. It was a fun laid back day to enjoy our time together. New Book of Mormon Manual I am relieved […]
Today another Seminary teacher came to observe my classroom (more on that later), and she mentioned something that the kids had talked about in class yesterday: the scripture mastery passages have changed! I decided to take a quick look this afternoon before the kids get home to see what changes have been made. There are […]
Today another Seminary teacher came to observe my classroom (more on that later), and she mentioned something that the kids had talked about in class yesterday: the scripture mastery passages have changed! I decided to take a quick look this afternoon before the kids get home to see what changes have been made. There are […]
I've been collecting some links and other information regarding the Armor of God. As usual, I start out with a very grandiose idea and whittle it down to something simpler. At first I had planned to have each student make a full cardboard set of armor. Cool, yes. Physical reminder of a powerful lesson, yes. […]
This idea came from a Pinterest post by Erin Guinup. She didn't post a link to a website, but posted a picture of her chalkboard from doing this activity that you can see at right. You can see her pin on my Seminary Pinterest page. Basically, you start with a topic. Each student is given […]
