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By Jason Saul In my last post, I wrote about why it’s important for nonprofits to measure outcomes rather than activities. I was excited to see that the post sparked a discussion, but I also noticed that folks were unsure just how to go about measuring outcomes. So here are a few tips. In more than…

I was not going to blog about my seminary class, but after searching for ideas from other blogs I have decided to share my ideas. The blog that has inspired me to do this is the blog Seminary at Six AM. I was so impressed with her ideas that it helped ro jumped start my motivation to do some fun things in my classroom. On this page I will give a list of ideas that will link into the actual activity or printout. Just click on the picture underneath and it will take you to the activity. To see…

Today in seminary I gave each table of students a large sheet of packing paper with a scripture block written on it. They had to "d...

This page is where I will share some of my Doctrinal Mastery ideas that I have done with my students. Doctrinal Mastery Classroom...

This is so great! 8 ideas to start LDS lessons- I'll be going back to this one often!

If you are a teacher in any form... here are a list of ideas I used in my seminary classroom or other youth groups! Take what you want, adapt what you

Students hate Seminary for many of the same reasons they hate school. I know I hated school, and there were times I didn't like Seminary, either. Below

Divide class into teams (smaller teams are better so students get to participate at a deeper level) Give each team a bag that contains the names of the books of the New Testament written on individual cards-I used 1/2 size of a piece of construction paper. One at a time have a team member draw a card out of the bag and race to the opposite wall to post. (provide masking tape or sticky tack) As soon as a student posts their card, they race back and tag the next team member who does the same…

Keep your LDS class learning with one of these 10 games

I like to make journal sized handouts to give to my students with my lessons. This post is where I will put my handouts as I make them...

8 great questions that you can use in your next LDS class

The Teachers: John Hilton III: John Hilton III is a popular speaker, best-selling author, former seminary teacher and current assistant professor of

Make a Bingo Grid on the Floor (5x5=25 Scripture Mastery verses) Make a "Sock-O" with any sock filled with beans, popcorn, etc. It is...

Last year, I was released from my calling as an early-morning seminary teacher in Caldwell, Idaho. I taught for four years and so I know…

Scripture mastery activities are so multi-layered with purposes. Youth have fun while gaining confidence in the scriptures.

SUPPLIES NEEDED: a timer numbered pingpong balls (one per student) list of scripture mastery key words students' individual scriptures inde...

I decided to have a special treat for all of my students who arrive on time. I put a handful of gummy worms into a snack size plastic bag. Then I printed out the topper below, cut it out and stapled into onto the the top of the bag. The students loved the special treat. You can either right click and save it into your pictures, or you can copy and paste it into your printing program. Size it to fit the entire sheet of the paper. Print it out on card-stock. Printout Here is how to cut it out…

Here is our class Book of Mormon Scripture Mastery Ball The is a soccer ball, but you can use any type of ball. Ask your students if any of them have a spare soccer ball that they can donate to the class. We had one for New Testament and this is something most of the students have asked to have again. Toss, pass, kick, or volley the ball around in "hot potato" fashion. Have a person turn their back to the action and when they stay "STOP", whoever has the ball checks to see where their right…

While researching Skyped seminary, I found this old post on Early Morning Seminary at Segullah. I got really tickled. It's always a pleasure to