June 22-28, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps
- redwallace
- Jun 13
- 2 min read
Ideas for Teaching Children
The Lord can help me when I am tempted.
“King David” in Old Testament Stories, 117–20, can help you tell your children the story in 2 Samuel 11. You might ask your children to identify the wrong choices David made and suggest good choices he could have made instead. What are some things we can do when we are being tempted that can help us make the right choice?
(Color your circles)
Reading about David’s tragic sins might be a good opportunity to discuss the dangers of pornography. The video “What Should I Do When I See Pornography?” (Gospel Library) has helpful guidance. Help your children make a plan about what they will do when they encounter pornography.
For older students, flip the pictures over and play a memory game.
For the very young, don’t turn them over and see if they can make matches. Read the words when a match is made.
Click on the image to go to Etsy.
Making covenants in the Lord’s house—and keeping them—helps me walk in His ways.
As you and your children learn about the dedication of the temple in 1 Kings 8, you could look at the pictures of temples in this week’s outline. Let your children talk about details they see in the pictures. You might emphasize verses 57–58. What does it mean to “walk in all [the Lord’s] ways”? (1 Kings 8:58). Maybe your children could take a step for each answer they give.
Illustration of Solomon’s temple, by Sam Lawlor
I just made a puzzle out of it.
Dedication of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, by William Hole
Your students can draw or write what it means to walk in the Lord's ways.
Tell your children how keeping the covenants you make in the temple helps you walk in the Lord’s ways. You might tell them what these covenants are (see General Handbook, 27.2, Gospel Library). You could also sing a song together like “I Love to See the Temple” (Children’s Songbook, 95).
Click on the image to be taken to this page to print it. There are also other temple activities on this page that you are welcome to.
I can put the Lord first in my life.
Reading about how Solomon’s wives influenced him could lead to a conversation about examples of “other gods”—or things that people worship or love instead of the Lord. How do we show that we love Him more than anything else in our lives?
It's okay to like these things, but putting Christ and His teachings first will help us avoid losing sight of what matters most.
Print this in BW, as a coloring page, where they can draw their own Savior.
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