There’s a lesson we can learn from video game designers. They deliberately make even complicated games easy to engage in. This is called onboarding. They recognize that the most important time in any activity is the very beginning if your goal is to promote engagement. We know this from parties, too. Think about it: how […]
Is it ever okay to go over time when you’re teaching?
Is it ever okay for a teacher to go over time when he or she is teaching? The short answer? No. Warning: plain speaking ahead. This article may come across as somewhat blunt, and that is to make sure the importance of it is not lost in overly flowery language. If it applies to you, […]
Emergency Substituting in Primary
Emergency Substituting in Primary We have 9am church this year, and this morning at 8 as I finished my shower, I received a text message that asked me to substitute in Primary for a teacher who’d woken up sick. This may have happened to you in the past, and I want to share how I […]
Book of Mormon Study Idea
If you’re looking for a Book of Mormon study idea to deepen your understanding and love of the Book of Mormon, we’re sharing an idea you may like (or adapt). In our ideas for Jiffy Lesson Prep, one of the things I wrote was that if you do it right, your whole life is preparation. […]
Meet the Teacher: Interview #1
We’re starting a new series on the website that we’re calling “Meet the Teacher.” We’re interviewing teachers in the Church in a wide range of teaching callings, asking them all the same five questions. We hope that their perspectives and ideas will help other teachers, as well as build a feeling of comradery, as teaching […]