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Scripture Mastery Scavenger Hunt

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 9:52pm
This is a fun way to get the kids moving to find their scripture mastery. The list of 100 items has the instructions listed on the top. I will repost them here to give you an idea of how to play. Old Testament Scripture Mastery Scavenger Hunt- Split ...
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The Prayer Bucket

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 2:59pm
A veteran Seminary teacher told me about this method of choosing prayers for class that helps avoid having the same few kids volunteer to pray each day. I have used a similar method in Young Womens classes, too, and it works beautifully. You'll n...
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What to do with old Camp and Scout T-Shirts (Sew and No-Sew T-Shirt Bags)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 12:02pm
If you're like me, you've got dozens of camp and school t-shirts that are too small or too ugly to wear outside, right? Well, here are some fun ideas to help you recycle those old tees into something usable again! This craft is easy to do and would...
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The Armor of God

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 2:36pm
Here is Seminary Mom's discussion on how spiritual knowledge and gospel study and preparation can We ... discussed the importance of of umbrellas, coats, shields, etc. and how they service us. And to lead into the application activity, I shared how ...
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Scripture Mastery Mix it Up

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 2:25pm
So today for scripture mastery, I passed out a sheet of 25 picture representations for each of the 25 scripture mastery scriptures. I gave the students five minutes to write out all of the references they could figure out for each picture representat...
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Scripture Mastery Road Rally Game

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 12:51pm
Today we held a road rally for our scripture mastery game. I created a little maze and placed each of the targeted scriptures with missing chapter and verse references on the page. I passed out the sheet and had each student put their name on it. I e...
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The Importance of Following Directions

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 11:36am
Then to give a break from the reading (and to rouse the sleepy-headed students), I passed out a "3-Minute Test." This was a quick little quiz to test "obedience" and precision to directions. You can easily make your own. Start off by announcing that ...
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Scripture, Scripture, Who Has the Scripture

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 10:33am
SCRIPTURE SCRIPTURE, WHO HAS THE SCRIPTURE? Announce to the class that we're playing a game called, "Scripture, Scripture, Who Has the Scripture?" Someone has hidden essential clues to eternal life and we are the detectives, finding those clues. On t...
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Headlines and Hangars

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 9:35am
Today our block of scripture was Helaman 13-14. I wanted to finish up a few things for chapter 13 before moving on to address chapter 14. First off, I held up section A from the newspaper I'd saved from the day my oldest child was born. Then I compar...
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Samuel the Lamanite's Staff

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 9:30am
Today's scripture block was Helaman 13. How to make this come alive for the students in my class? Other than the first four verses of the historical background of what happens, the rest of the entire 39 verses are Samuel's speech. We started off with...
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Scripture Memory - The 8 Best Game

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 9:10am
Today we played a memory game. I had previously selected 8 scripture mastery scriptures that I felt needed review. Drawing a big sixteen-square table, I then mixed up scripture references and key words all over the board. Then I covered them with col...
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Building a House of God

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 8:56am
Today we studied Helaman 10. To get started, I followed the teacher's manual with the questions included there (pages 202-203). Once we had discussed those points and I had read the two quotes included on those pages, I passed out six popsicle sticks...
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Signs of the Times

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 8:35am
Today, to emphasize the material in the teacher's manual, we did a Signs-of-the-Times activity. As suggested by the manual, I made a copy of pages 299-300 in the appendix of the manual, "Helaman and 3 Nephi: a Parallel to the Second Coming of Christ....
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United We Stand

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 8:16am
Today's scripture block was from Alma 54-57. My husband taught the lesson, as I've been battling a severe case of bronchitis. Here is the lesson plan I gave him, and from what I heard, he did very well! At the beginning of class he passed out a notch...
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Seminary Mom: Revving Review Game

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/30/2010 - 5:13pm
oday during our scripture mastery day, we did a "Revvvving Review." This is where I have the kids take their scriptures and a paper and pencil and race through the Book of Mormon (or in Old Testament year the Old Testament, etc.), searching for all t...
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