Come & Do

Hell0! This week the Junior primary lesson idea has the kids practicing how to remember to be grateful! They draw or write a thank you card and end class with a gratitude prayer. The senior lesson idea starts off with cool facts about snakes and then acting out the fiery serpent story in Numbers. They then apply the doctrine by writing a fictional story about a kid that has a fiery serpent in their life today.

We dive deeper into scaffolding with examples and more explanations of how it applies to the gospel classroom.

In this week's lesson ideas the Junior primary gets to draw the commandments and place them as road signs and race their cars along the track. Senior Primary plays Commandment charades and then practices responding to a comment from a peer about how commandments aren't cool anymore.

Let's talk about scaffolding! As gospel teachers, we need to scaffold kids' learning experiences in the church and at home to build their confidence. Starting in Primary, we want to support them in small but successful teaching experiences. So they can confidently say, yes! I can talk about a gospel principle to my peers.

Junior Primary will be learning about soft vs. hard hearts and telling stories to their partners with a picture prompt. Senior Primary will be doing a gallery walk to learn about the Passover symbols and how it connects to our sacrament.

Happy Easter! This week because of General Conference, I wanted to re-share one teaching tip I think is a highly essential one for us as gospel teachers to master. Join me next week for a new Come Follow Me lesson idea!

Listen this week for 5 small and simple tips to manage disruptive behavior in your lessons!

Junior Primary this week will be telling the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers with a partner and popsicle sticks. Then they will create a heart drawing that shows how they feel when they forgive! Senior Primary will do a deep dive into the scriptures to understand how Joseph's story is similar to Jesus Christ. They will then teach each other what they learned in a cooperative learning structure, inside/outside circles. It's going to be a great week!

Want to maximize instruction time, increase student autonomy, minimize disruptions and lessen behavioral problems? This week's teaching tip discusses how to set up routines and procedures with your family or primary class. 

This week the Junior primary kids will be singing, drawing and acting how to be kind like Rebekah and Christ. Senior Primary draws the story of Esau and Jacob on a comic strip folded piece of paper. They then make a pretend "video clip" on tips of how to have less contention and more love in a family!

This week we explore the social and emotional environment of your classroom or family. You can intentionally create an inclusive atmosphere for all learners! 

This week's Junior lesson idea comes from a Friend article- "5 Ways to Be a Peacemaker." Keep kids active by engaging them in a role-playing guessing game. The Senior lesson idea focuses on helping kids become leaders and teachers in their classroom by providing them with a short teaching experience based on covenants. 

What can you do to create the kind of classroom that kids feel comfortable and welcome? One way to start is to think about your physical environment and I offer some ideas of how to cultivate one for our amazing primary kids!

This week's Junior Primary lesson idea is about building your class to be more Zion like with encouraging words and making a class flag together. Senior Primary lesson idea has a fun cooperative game and then a project to build your ward to be like Zion. There are a lot of fun ideas for kids to build Zion this week!

A new teaching tip this week that builds on our earlier discussions about how to create a positive culture and climate in your classroom or family scripture study. Rewards and privileges are a fun way to focus on the positive behavior you see in your learners. 

In this episode, the Junior Primary lesson idea centers around agency. "Choosing the right makes my spirit stronger!" is the catch phrase. The Senior lesson will be splitting into two groups and teaching each other about the Fall and Jesus Christ. Thanks for listening!

We discuss my favorite and most used teaching tip this week: specific positive praise and how it can greatly benefit your classroom! I will be alternating new teaching tips and lesson ideas every other week. 

This week we'll be discussing Moses 1; Abraham 3 from January 5-11 from Come, Follow Me. The teaching tip is a reminder and a week to keep practicing clear expectations before and during your lesson. The Junior Primary lesson idea is an idea about learning through play that you and other's are children of God. The Senior lesson idea is an example of how to set up a role plays in your class to practice tough decisions older kids might face in their daily life. 

This week we're studying the Introduction to the Old Testament from Dec. 29- Jan. 4 from Come, Follow Me. We start with a teaching tip about setting clear expectations with your students. The Junior primary aged lesson idea explores symbols of Jesus Christ. The Senior primary lesson idea centers around Christ's love and mercy for us through "Hesed" journals.