New Years is this following weekend so I wanted to do something with the holiday. I decided to bring in my white stocking and have them all write down one New Years resolution. I will have them seal them in envelopes and tell them I will give them to them next year and we will see if they accomplished their goal. ( 3-5 min)
After this I have about 5 different gift bags filled with different funny "party hats, or things to wear" We will sing an opening song and I will tell them that the loudest class will get to choose a package that either they or their teacher can wear. I' am going to have different questions with each package like;
1. What is a goal you want to work on at home?
2. What is a goal you want to work on at school?
3. What is something you want to get better at?
4. What is something new you want to try this year?
5. What is a goal you want to work on with family?
When a class picks one they will all answer and then choose their favorite song. We will see how this goes! It will help them think about setting goals and resolutions.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Lesson 7: Faith in Jesus Christ
I know that the main object lesson for faith is growing a seed. I love that idea and think it is a good long term project but I wanted to do something in my class today that would help them understand faith.
We are going to be detective today. Detective are people who find out the truth about things using clues. They ask people questions and look for things that will help them know the truth. Today we are going to walk around the church and find clues that help us know Jesus Christ is real. When the kids find a clue since they can't write I will write it down in a little notebook. We will also ask a couple of people how they know Jesus Christ is true.
Make detective badges
Some clues:
scriptures
we sing songs about him in primary
we go to church
our parents teach us about him
other people's testimonies
We are going to be detective today. Detective are people who find out the truth about things using clues. They ask people questions and look for things that will help them know the truth. Today we are going to walk around the church and find clues that help us know Jesus Christ is real. When the kids find a clue since they can't write I will write it down in a little notebook. We will also ask a couple of people how they know Jesus Christ is true.
Make detective badges
Some clues:
scriptures
we sing songs about him in primary
we go to church
our parents teach us about him
other people's testimonies
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Lesson 6: The church has been restored
Children this age have a hard time understanding what the word "restoration" means. To help bring it to their level, give each child a piece of gum. Have your class start chewing their piece of gum. Then after a few moments say, "Now, I need you to "restore" that piece of gum. Is it possible? Have them take their piece of gum and put it back into the wrapper and wrap it back up, exactly as they had been given to them. Explain that by chewing it, it couldn't "restored" and why. Can we put that gum together like brand new? No. When Joseph Smith was young, he was confused about all the different religions. Each had a "piece" of the truth, but no one had all the "pieces". Heavenly Father was able to put all those pieces together and "restore" His church through Joseph Smith.
Display a bouquet of four artificial flowers and one real flower. Ask how the flowers are different from one another. Point out that the main difference is that only one is a true flower. Explain that though there are many churches in the world today, only one of them is the true Church of Jesus Christ. Look up D&C 1:30 and read it together. Help the children discover the significance of the Church’s name by writing each word of its name on a strip of paper and putting the strips into a box. Have several children draw the strips out of the box and hang them in order on the wall. (Idea taken from the July 2001 Sharing Time Suggestion)
Display a bouquet of four artificial flowers and one real flower. Ask how the flowers are different from one another. Point out that the main difference is that only one is a true flower. Explain that though there are many churches in the world today, only one of them is the true Church of Jesus Christ. Look up D&C 1:30 and read it together. Help the children discover the significance of the Church’s name by writing each word of its name on a strip of paper and putting the strips into a box. Have several children draw the strips out of the box and hang them in order on the wall. (Idea taken from the July 2001 Sharing Time Suggestion)
Lesson 5: The first vision
Pop Up Craft
You will need:- drinking straw- a paper cup- a printout that says, "Heavenly Father Has A Body"- a copy of the above clipart (from the Friend Magazine)- crayons, scissors and tapeHave the children color the pictures, cut out and assemble according to the following two pictures. Use the tip of the scissors to poke a small hole in the bottom of the cup. The children love having Heavenly Father and Jesus pop out of the cup, showing he has a body. Here are two finished pictures of my son's cup...once I could pry it out of his hands..hee, hee! (click on either one to enlarge): Click to enlarge pictures
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sharing Time
Sharing Time
Week 4 November
Theme: I can show respect and kindness to all of God's children.
Here is our plan for sharing time this month, week 4. Open with song - Kindness Begins With Me (class sings, then the whole primary). Ask, "Who is a child of God?" - Let the children raise their hands. Let each child in class hold a color. Have primary audience raise hands for which is their favorite color. Explain that no color is better or worse than another, just different. Have children is class hold pictures of objects in the colors (i.e. yellow sun, red flower) and explain that variety makes our world beautiful. Explain that people come in varieties too. Play a game based on physical characteristics (hair color, eye color, age). Say, "those with brown hair touch your toes" continue with different actions. Explain about people with disabilities. Let a child come up and blindfold him. Tell him to walk to the door. Have another child come up. Put ear plugs in her ears. Whisper a command while looking the opposite direction. Then get her attention and while looking at her speak loud and clear. Pretend that you have just moved from another country. Speak in a foreign language. Ask if anyone understood. How did it make them feel? Close with the song I'll Walk With You (Idea by Sheri Leishman / ga11142008) (sugardoodle.net)
My Plan
Ask: Who is a child of God?
Explain to children that we are going to learn about how different/alike we are today.
Divide into groups based upon;
- Fav Animal
- Fav Holiday
- Fav Colors
Talk to them about how different we are all.
Have them imagine what it would be like if we all liked the same things( color, activities, animals, holidays, everything??)
Show them pictures of a yellow Sun, red flowers and explain that variety makes our world beautiful.
People also come in varieties.Have them look at the person sitting on their left and on their right and see how different they are, eyes, nose, hair color.
Tell Story from Elder Neil L. Andersen Conference address Oct. 2008 "You Know Enough"
Week 4 November
Theme: I can show respect and kindness to all of God's children.
Here is our plan for sharing time this month, week 4. Open with song - Kindness Begins With Me (class sings, then the whole primary). Ask, "Who is a child of God?" - Let the children raise their hands. Let each child in class hold a color. Have primary audience raise hands for which is their favorite color. Explain that no color is better or worse than another, just different. Have children is class hold pictures of objects in the colors (i.e. yellow sun, red flower) and explain that variety makes our world beautiful. Explain that people come in varieties too. Play a game based on physical characteristics (hair color, eye color, age). Say, "those with brown hair touch your toes" continue with different actions. Explain about people with disabilities. Let a child come up and blindfold him. Tell him to walk to the door. Have another child come up. Put ear plugs in her ears. Whisper a command while looking the opposite direction. Then get her attention and while looking at her speak loud and clear. Pretend that you have just moved from another country. Speak in a foreign language. Ask if anyone understood. How did it make them feel? Close with the song I'll Walk With You (Idea by Sheri Leishman / ga11142008) (sugardoodle.net)
My Plan
Ask: Who is a child of God?
Explain to children that we are going to learn about how different/alike we are today.
Divide into groups based upon;
- Fav Animal
- Fav Holiday
- Fav Colors
Talk to them about how different we are all.
Have them imagine what it would be like if we all liked the same things( color, activities, animals, holidays, everything??)
Show them pictures of a yellow Sun, red flowers and explain that variety makes our world beautiful.
People also come in varieties.Have them look at the person sitting on their left and on their right and see how different they are, eyes, nose, hair color.
Tell Story from Elder Neil L. Andersen Conference address Oct. 2008 "You Know Enough"
Hadley Peay is now seven years old. Hadley was born with a very serious hearing impairment requiring extensive surgery to bring even limited hearing. Her parents followed with tireless training to help her learn to speak. Hadley and her family have cheerfully adapted to the challenge of her deafness.
Once, when Hadley was four, she was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store with her mother. She looked behind her and saw a little boy sitting in a wheelchair. She noticed that the boy did not have legs.
Although Hadley had learned to speak, she had difficulty controlling the volume of her voice. In her louder voice, she asked her mother why the little boy did not have legs.
Her mother quietly and simply explained to Hadley that “Heavenly Father makes all of His children different.” “OK,” Hadley replied.
Then, unexpectedly, Hadley turned to the little boy and said, “Did you know that when Heavenly Father made me, my ears did not work? That makes me special. He made you with no legs, and that makes you special. When Jesus comes, I will be able to hear and you will get your legs. Jesus will make everything all right.”
“Except ye . . . become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
Hadley knew enough.
Jesus is the Christ. He is resurrected. He is our Savior and Redeemer. All will be made well when He comes again. This is His holy work. Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, His priesthood was restored upon the earth and His prophet today is President Thomas S. Monson. I so testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Have the classes get into groups and give them different scenarios and tell them that they can act them out if they want or just tell what should happen in the situation.
(1) At school your teacher announces that someone new is going to be in your class. She introduces Bob and says that he is from Germany. He speaks a little bit of English but not much. How could you help Bob feel welcome in class and in a different country??
(2) You notice there is a girl who always sits by herself at lunch. You know that she walks with a walking stick and cannot see very well. How can you be a good friend to her?
(3) There is someone visiting primary in your class. You notice that he is very shy and scared to be there. How can you help him feel welcome in your class?
(4) There is someone at school who always gets made fun of because his name. How can you explain to this person that it's good to be different?
End with saying even though we may look different on the outside, we all are children of God and He wants us all to come back and live with him again. Sometimes it is hard to be different but Heavenly Father loves us all individually and expects us to show love and kindness to all of Gods children.
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