by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 26, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
Every time I turn around I’m being invited to read a book of scripture on a schedule–usually a fast read. I zip through them and that has value, but it has a different kind of value than reading slowly. When I read on someone else’s schedule, I find myself keeping an...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 13, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on latterdaysaintwoman.com When I started doing sharing time for my LDS nursery, I did a different part of the theme each week. I soon found the children just wanted me to repeat the same lesson each week for the entire month...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 23, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com People sometimes ask how I end up with so many moving moments in my Primary classes–or so many humorous ones. I’m not a talented Primary teacher, but I am an experienced one and I’ve learned some things...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jun 9, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
*This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com Two hours is a long time to entertain toddlers. The schedule suggested in the lesson manual is valuable for making the time move along without allowing children to become bored or fussy. However, it can...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 19, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com A few years ago, I sent the following email to the parents of my Primary students: Hi Parents, I was so nervous about getting a new calling (I’m not being released from old ones) that I forgot my Primary...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 24, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on latterdaysaintwoman.com A couple of years ago I was teaching some very bright senior Primary students as a long-term sub. The new youth program, “Come, Follow Me” had just been released and we decided to try using some of those...