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Structure of a Seminary Class

I've recently been called to teach Old Testament for Seminary next year. I'm pretty confident about how to teach a lesson, but since I've never actually been to a daily seminary class before, I have/had a lot of questions.

After speaking with several other teachers (I hope you will talk to other teachers, too) I've gotten some ideas about how to structure a Seminary class. Click on the links below for ideas on planning, asking questions, Scripture Mastery, and Behavior Issues.

Before Class Begins

LDS Article If you're a new Seminary Teacher, like me, you're wondering how to begin planning for these daily lessons. While the gospel-teaching part of a Seminary lesson is probably familiar to you (since you've probably taught Primary, young women, priesthood, Sunday school, etc.), the structure of a Seminary class may be unfamiliar. Scroll or jump down usi...
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The First Week of Class

LDS Article During the first week of class you'll be setting a pattern for your classes and taking care of some housekeeping items. Here are some tips for your first week that I've collected: Establish patterns Begin class on time the first day. If you plan to use a scripture journal or scripture mastery games, sing, or hold daily devotionals, start those fro...
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During Your Lesson

LDS Article My teacher friends gave me zillions of great ideas for use during individual lessons. I will go through my notes and try to list them here. This will follow the rough order that a class might take. Sign Ins DeAnn puts a table by the door of her classroom where students sign in each day. The table has a sign in sheet, pen, and clock on it. The s...
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Jenny's Seminary Handbook

This is the handbook I'm using for Seminary this year in PDF and Open Office formats. It was useful for me as a new Seminary teacher to write out my rules and expectations. The academic grade is determined by whatever means the teacher determines. ...

ODT - OpenOffice Document

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[...] Seminary structure - for classroom organizational type stuff, how to assign a devotional, choose a prayer, integrate scripture mastery, etc. This is the part I had no clue about and about which I asked the most questions. Seminary teaching tips - Includes lots of random links and ideas on teaching methods Visual Aids - links to visual aid resources for teachers. [...]

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