Teacher Resources

Information and tools to help manage your life as a Seminary teacher, students, your classroom, lesson preparation and presentation.

"In the field of education, we have established the seminary and institute program wherever the Church has gone. It is touching for good the lives of students across the world." (Gordon B. Hinckley, This Great Millennial Year, Ensign, Nov. 2000, 67-68).

Choose from these areas:

• CLASSROOM

• FAQ

• GAMES

• LESSON PREP

• PROGRAMS

• STUDENTS

• TIPS

Classroom

Managing the physical space where you teach; e.g. Charts, Bulletin Boards, Security

• Classroom Charts - Methods for how to hang things on the walls and chalkboards/whiteboards
• Seating & Classroom Layout - Managing a large class, small class, seating arrangments, etc.
• The Sacrament Meeting - Painting by Doc Christensen - submitted by Diane Barrus

FAQ

• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to questions frequently asked by Teachers or Students
• Favorite Seminary Stories - Frequently requested inspirational stories
• Other Seminary Products - Contact information for seminary related products NOT available through this web site

Lesson Prep

Object ideas, year-long planning, lesson plan development and more

• Devotional Ideas - Setting the correct spiritual tone.
• General Seminary Prep
• Organizing Materials - Ideas on filing and storing seminary instructional material
• Summer Preparation - Making the most of the summer months.  General ideas that apply to any curriculum year.
• Themes - Focusing your seminary year on a theme or topic
• Time Management - How to NOT spend hours and hours preparing lessons, interfering with all of the other things teachers who are parents and/or work must do.

Programs

Special programs such as General Conference, holidays, birthdays, special occasions or activities

• Auctions - Incentive programs where students earn 'credits' and then are allowed to 'purchase' donated items or services.
• Birthdays - Helps in highlighting student birthdays
• Breakfast Ideas - If you need/want to serve breakfast to a class, here are some ideas
• End of Year Ideas - Finishing the year strong even if your creativity is worn out!
• General Conference Activities- Ideas and resources to help your students get the most from General Conference.
• Gift Ideas
• Holiday Ideas
  
  • Christmas
  • Easter
  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving
  • Valentines Day
  • Holidays - this is a zipped folder full of files
• Ice Breakers
• Mobile Apps
• March Madness
• Overcoming the Winter Blahs
• Seminary Fireside or Parents Meeting
• Seminary Sacrament Meeting
• Super Saturday

Students

• Attendance & Rolls
• Discipline
• Grading & Evaluations
• Student Award Programs
• Student Disabilities
• Student Journals
• Student Leadership
• Student Participation

Tips

• Getting Oriented - Preparing to teach LDS Seminary for the first time, e.g. tips, experiences
• Life as a Seminary Teacher - Ideas to help with the major lifestyle impact volunteering to teach LDS Seminary has on one's life and family.
• Interesting article about Seminary in Mormon Times

• Making & Using Glue Ins
• Object Lessons
• Review Activities
• Scripture Marking
• Student Journals
• Teaching Scripture Study
• Using Costumes
• There Is a God - YouTube Video prepared by LDS attorney in Australia