Jan 12-18, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps
- redwallace
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Jesus created the earth.
How will you make learning about the Creation fun for your children? You could take them on a search outside for the kinds of things that were made during each period of Creation. Your children might also look at pictures of things Jesus created (see “The Creation of the Earth” in Old Testament Stories, 8–12). Then you and your children could talk about how you feel about Jesus Christ after reading about the Creation.
Here is a large floor puzzle you can do as a class.
Consider singing a song together about our beautiful world, such as “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” (Children’s Songbook, 228–29). Maybe your children could add to the song other things God has created that help them feel His love.
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Directions for the game: Before class, cut out and separate the cards with scissors. During class, Lay out the pictures on the floor. Everyone sits on the floor. Hold the other half of the cards that say “What am I?” in your hand so no one can see. Read them to the students, and when they guess, hand it to them and let them match it up with the picture. If you didn’t study before you can look up scriptures as you go. For younger students only put out three at a time and go in order of the scriptures.
I was created in God’s image.
Your children can develop a sense of reverence and respect for their own and others’ bodies as they learn that we were all created in God’s image. To help them understand what this means, you could let your children look at their image in a mirror or picture while you read Moses 2:26–27 to them. You could also show them how baby animals are often in the “likeness” of their parents (see the picture in this outline, for example). This could lead to a conversation about why it’s important to you to know that you are created in your Heavenly Father’s image.
You and your children might enjoy drawing a human body and cutting the drawings into puzzles. As your children put their puzzles together, they could talk about ways they can show Heavenly Father that they are thankful for their bodies.
Before class have the body all cut out, and hand out the pieces to the children. Have them write down or tell you why they are thankful for that body part. Then have them put the puzzle together over the top of the picture of Heavenly Father. Testify that we are created in the image of God.
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The Sabbath day is holy.
As you read Moses 3:2–3, ask your children to listen for what God did on the seventh day. Help your children find or draw pictures of things they can do on Sunday to make it a holy day and different from other days. Share with each other why it is important to you to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Help your children role-play explaining to a friend why they choose to do things on Sunday that honor Heavenly Father and Jesus. Suggest that they use Genesis 2:2–3 in their explanations. How does keeping the Sabbath day holy show our love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
A few days before class, invite one of the children and his or her parents to come prepared to share things they do in their family to keep the Sabbath day holy. Invite the other children to share what their families do.
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