Primary Time: Teaching Sunbeams

If you have been called to teach Sunbeams you have an important responsibility. The Sunbeam teacher helps the children adjust from nursery to Primary. It is important to work with the children to help them learn the proper way to act in Primary. Wards may make the adjustment differently, regarding when the Sunbeams begin coming to opening exercises and Sharing Time, so at the beginning of the year you may have the children for the entire time period. Depending on the size of the class you may need to have an assistant teacher as well. If you start out the … Continue reading

Teaching Teens about Commitments to Contracts

One important thing that you need to teach your children about is the responsibility that comes through entering a contract for a service. Some common examples that come to mind are cell phone contracts, and gym memberships. One of the best ways to teach them this responsibility is to let them experience it. You can do this in a few ways. 1) You can cosign on many of the contracts with them. You may want to set up conditions, since this may affect your credit report as well. You may have them pay you the money each month, and then … Continue reading