Just a couple of reminders:
1) We have a Primary Activity tomorrow, Saturday the 7th, starting at 10:00 at the church. These activities are a great chance to interact with your classes in a fun way. Hope to see you there!
2) Please make sure you've been set apart. If you haven't yet, please let us know.
I just wanted to pass on a few more tips that our Stake Leaders shared with us last fall:
4) Get to know your children individually - "You need to do more than simply understand your lesson material; you need to understand the people you teach--as children of God, as members of their age-group, and as individuals." -- Teaching, No Greater Call.
Humans are social creatures and need attention. Children especially seem to want to be noticed, either by the teacher, or by other children. It reassures them that they matter and are important. So, ask them if they play a sport, or sing, or have some sort of interest and then follow up with them about it. Encourage them to share their life with you. The more you know about them, the better your lessons can be tailored for them.
This is particularly true for children who are especially disruptive. Studies have shown that if a teacher can spend even just a few minutes talking to that child one-on-one outside of class it improved their behavior during class.
5) Stay in touch with the Parents -- Make sure the parents know what the lesson is about with weekly newsletters, or e-mail, or a blog page. You could include the purpose of the lesson and suggestions for activities to do during the week, and next week's topic. Also, you should share with parents something particularly entertaining or inspiring a child said or did. We parents just LOVE that.
Please share with us ways you are getting to know you children as individuals, or how we can keep the parents informed about the great work we are doing in Primary!
See you Sunday!
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