Last night I was asked through Heidi to substitute teach a class of 8 boys age 6 and 7 in Primary. Teaching Primary is one of my favorite things to do. I believe that while it is important that the kids be learning Gospel principles it is also crucial that the class be fun. If it isn't the kids disengage and learning doesn't happen anyway.
The picture up above is from a boy named River. He gave it to me after class as a thank you for being his teacher. Doug Roche was my team teacher. He is fun to teach with. We learned about choosing the right. We started by playing Simon Says so the boys could practice listening. Then we talked about what it means to choose the right. As a class we worked on memorizing 2 Nephi 32:3 about feasting upon the words of Christ. It was good fun. The boys were very well behaved.
After church we mostly rested and made a plan for the new week. School starts in the morning.
An important key to effective teaching is involving the students. Devise ways to have them participate directly in the learning process. Games are great tools.
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