Seminary games

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…

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

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Every year for our Seminary Christmas party I like to have a game day. This year we did Minute to Win it Book of Mormon Games. It was ...

Keep your LDS class learning with one of these 10 games

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…

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This is an easy and fun way to learn and reinforce Scripture Mastery verses. See instructions and teaching moment at the end of the photos As students arrive, each seat has 2-3 post-it notes with a word, number, or punctuation mark. When I tell them to go, they must work as a group to get their words in order to make a scripture mastery scripture. Until they see who has the name of the book and some of the numbers, they generally have no idea which scripture they are trying to put together…

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

Today we played a memory game. A sweet seminary student made the cards. There are 54 cards. On the front are numbers. On the back are 25 sc...

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

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…

Learn about receiving revelation as you play this fun game with sticky hands.

Here is where my Cub Scout days pay off. I adapted the "Paper Plate Relay" for a Seminary activity. Yesterday, I had the students name the activities in our lives that help us avoid temptation. They named things like: personal prayer, worthily partaking of the Sacrament, daily scripture study, attending Seminary, dressing modestly, choosing uplifting music, movies, TV, media, etc. I took those items and listed each one on a separate paper plate for today. (I did this for 2 teams-each had the…

At the beginning of the year, I teach my students the Books of the New Testament in order. This is very basic and for some, a review. The most effective method is to use "The Books of the New Testament" song in the LDS Children's Songbook on page 116. Sung to the tune of the Hymn, "Praise to the Man" After introducing this song and reviewing it for a few days, your students are ready for this activity to reinforce what they have learned. Depending on the number of students you will need to…

This is a fun way to help students learn the Doctrines associated with each Doctrinal Mastery Scripture. It is not my original idea. This idea is from fellow teacher, Sharon Haynie, who uses marshmallow shooters for her Turkey shoot. Click HERE for directions she shared on how to make Marshmallow shooters. I use Nerf guns because that is what I have. You could also use rubber band shooters. Set Up: Turkeys on paper plates stapled to upside down large plastic beverage cups. (see photos below)…

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...

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 fun to use a sock with a seasonal pattern/print Divide in to 2 teams Place a card turned writing side down with a clue for each Scripture Mastery verse inside each square. Have a team member throw the "sock-o" to a square, turn over the card and read the clue. The team as 15 seconds to find the verse in their scriptures. They can use their Scripture Mastery…

Need ideas to help seminary students for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have fun learning Doctrinal Mastery scriptures? Check these out and ...

Pardon the photo quality as I explain how I used hula-hoops to teach the Plan of Salvation/ Plan of Happiness on our first day of Seminary. I lined up a few students at the front of the classroom and gave them hula hoops to replicate the pattern below. In between each person who was holding a hula hoop (circle), I placed another person to represent the lines in the design. The people represented: (left to right) Pre-Mortal Life (holding a hula hoop), Birth, This life (holding a hula hoop)…