Jan 19-25, Free Come follow Me, Primary, Ideas for teaching children
- redwallace
- Jan 9
- 3 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
Ideas for Teaching Children
Jesus Christ saves us from the Fall.
To help your children better understand the Fall of Adam and Eve, you could copy the pictures from “Adam and Eve” (in Old Testament Stories, 13–16) and cut them out. Then you could work together to put the pictures in order as you discuss the experiences of Adam and Eve. As you do, talk about why it was important, in Heavenly Father’s plan, for Adam and Eve to leave the Garden of Eden.
This is from the church as the primary manual suggested:
You are also welcome to use my art.
Your children can feel gratitude for the Atonement of Jesus Christ as they understand how He overcomes the effects of the Fall. As you read together Moses 4:25; 6:48; Romans 5:12; 2 Nephi 2:22–23, help your children find ways to complete this sentence: “Because of the Fall, I …” Then, as you read together Moses 5:8–11, 14–15; 6:59; Alma 11:42, they could complete this sentence: “Because of Jesus Christ, I …” Share with each other your gratitude for Jesus Christ.
You can have the kids trace the lines with their fingers, but also print it in black and white so they can trace it with a crayon.
For older students, you can do this:
Randomly hand these scriptures out to your students. And have them look them up.
After reading the scriptures as a class, let them sort them into the two categories.
For older students, play a memory-style matching game using two piles of cards. One pile is the Choice pile, and the other is the Outcome pile.
Students flip over cards from each pile until they find an outcome that correctly matches their choice. The matches will stay consistent with the order on the pages.
You may print two copies for your own reference.
For younger students, don’t flip them; instead, have them openly match the Choices to the Outcome.
I can choose the right.
Consider a simple object lesson to introduce the principle of agency: invite your children to color this week’s activity page, but give them only one color to use. Why would it be better to have choices? You could then read together Moses 4:1–4 and talk about why God wants us to be able to choose between right and wrong. How do Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ help us make good choices?
Help your children think of and draw pictures of good choices they can make to follow Jesus Christ. Or you could sing together a song about making good choices, such as “Choose the Right Way” (Children’s Songbook, 160–61). You might tell each other about a time when you made a good choice and talk about how you felt afterward.
Put these on opposite sides of the room so the children can stand by them for each situation read from the gum ball machine.
For older students, there is this activity in my youth lesson, which is still primarily worthy.
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I can pray to Heavenly Father.
When Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden of Eden, they couldn’t be with Heavenly Father anymore. Read Moses 5:4, 8 with your children, and help them find what Adam and Eve did to feel near to Him and hear Him. What are some things we can say to Heavenly Father in our prayers?
This is an extra print from 4 years ago; you are welcome to use it.
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