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 […]

Doctrinal Mastery game by Megan M. You'll need 1/2 heart for each student in your class. You need to play with even numbers, so if you have an odd number of kids, the teacher must play. Make the heart puzzles ahead of time with the reference on 1/2 of the heart and the key-words on […]

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 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 […]

From Jacquie M: We finished zoom seminary today with a little doctrinal mastery game. Not sure if I read it here or not but thought I’d share. I matched up Christmas carols with the doctrinal mastery scriptures and they had to guess which one it was and defend their opinion. For example: Jingle Bell Rock […]

This is an escape/breakout room I created for a combined YW/YM activity a year or so ago. I set up six rooms in the building with identical clues so that each group of up to 8 kids could compete against each other and hopefully escape during the time allotted for mutual. The goal was to […]

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.

By Adriene Olsen Murray I used this idea from our Seminary Coordinator. It works best with a short section or block of scriptures. It was really fun. The kids found things that I had not thought of and explained what it meant to them. Divide the board into four columns: Zinger -- find verses in […]

This post was adapted from the original at http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2012/11/seminary-in-my-pocket.html Classroom In My Pocket  During an early Seminary lesson, I gave each student a rock to keep in their pocket as a reminder of our lesson that day. Little did I know that "Seminary In My Pocket" had been born. During my first lesson, I shared a story with [my students] about an […]

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 […]