{Sunbeams} Primary 1, Lesson 27

LDS.org Primary 1, Lesson 27: We Can Pray As a Family

I'm subbing for this week and I'm excited!! Here's my plan.

UPDATE well it went SO well! The kids asked if I'd be back next week. Success? I think so! In addition to the coloring page below we also played with blocks because just like we BUILD a big tower one at a time we also strengthen our family one prayer at a time. Not sure if they got that but they loved playing with the blocks!

This is an engineer print (18x24), print this up at Staples for about $2 and tape it to the floor or a table and let the kiddos color a massive picture.

I really loved this article from the Ensign, and one of my favorites from it is this:

As children participate in family prayer and hear their parents speak to God in humility, with faith in Jesus Christ, they can begin to learn things of the soul in a setting that cannot be duplicated anywhere else. Through family prayer... children will begin to learn that they are sons and daughters of a loving Father in Heaven.

YES LOVE this and have made a printable for you (download above at the top with the engineer print)!

Best wishes on your lesson!

New Testament Jeopardy

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(there are two downloads the link will take you to a Dropbox page click on the blue download button at the top and it will begin downloading)

There seems to always be the last week of the year that there's not a lesson in the manual. So what I liked to do was do a "review" of what was taught during the year.

For this game there are 10 questions for each of the categories so you can choose what questions best suit your class.
I've also included points 10, 20, 30-100 so you can choose how you want to award points.
There are no points on the questions so you can choose what questions to put where.

The scriptures on the upper left can be used to either show the kids where to look or for the older kids to give a hint of what the answer is.

There's also a final question!

Enjoy!

Monthly Scripture Reading Punch Cards/Pages

Keep these requests coming! It's so fun to create what you think up and share with others! 

Thank you SO much for all these requests ladies! You amaze me! Here's another request from Melanie J. and Stefany T.. For Melanie, she wanted the punch cards to be sized at business cards so that she can print for her large Primary (200 active WOW) for inexpensively. So here are those for you all!
Each month corresponds with the monthly posters, each day has a "punch" you can either do a small hole punch (FYI- normal hole punchers have a 1/4 inch punch- Melanie is using a 1/8) or small stickers (I found these circle ones or these star ones). You could also easily make these into a magnet with magnet sheets and just stick the business cards onto the sheets.
Melanie's idea as the kids read their scriptures each day (she's going to ask for parents to initial each day) she'll punch for each day. For those that have the full month filled, she has a big treasure chest full of items from Oriental Trading to choose from.

Each month was made using the papers that you can purchase

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-click the blue download button at the top of the page this will begin the download for the single cards-

(these are jpegs so you can just upload into a website - I've used Vistaprint and they were fast and the cards turned out beautiful)

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And Stefany's idea was to give these sheets out and the kids color each day that they read their scriptures. You can easily print as a half sheet or a quarter sheet to save on paper and printing costs. I've included a color version and b/w version. Enjoy! Thanks Stefany for your idea!

*Note: These are full sheets, in your printer options you can adjust to print as a half or quarter sheet.

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Primary 3, Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families

LDS.org Primary 3, Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families

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Time to bring in your Ipod/tablet, put some Children's songbook music on it and bring it to Primary. Play a game of Hot Potato, Penny Penny, or maybe even stop and go. Oh or musical chairs (put one of the ways on each of the chairs then when the child sits that's the thing they talk/share about.)

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January Sharing Time WK 1

God is the Father of my spirit

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Long ago before we came to Earth we lived in a place that when we came to Earth we forgot about where we lived and what we had learned..It was here that we lived in the presence of God, we didn't have a body but our spirits were taught, we had our talents and our weaknesses. We looked just as we do but without a body. Heavenly Father is the Father of our spirits, we look like Him and He loves each of us and knows our names. He gave us agency to choose for ourselves. Heavenly Father presented to us the choice to choose a side or a plan, no one couldn't make a choice, everyone who has or will be on Earth chose to follow Heavenly Father. (What do you choose? Did you choose to follow Heavenly Father's Plan or Satan's Plan? How do you know?) Heavenly Father presented a plan for each of us to come to Earth and gain a body. It was coming to Earth that was essential in becoming more like Heavenly Father and to return to Him.

Bring out the Plan of Salvation (just use a simple version-- Premortal, Earth, Death, Kingdoms)

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Challenge a child to come up and put it in order. Make a point that we came to Earth in a family to be able to learn and grow.

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(FOUND IN NURSERY MANUAL)

Helpful Resources:

Doctrines of the Gospel, Chapter 6: Our Premortal Life

The Grandeur of God (amazing talk, I have learned so much!)

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{Sharing Time} “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” came from God to help my family.

I love how in the outline it says,
Show the children pictures of the Ten Commandments and the scriptures. Ask, “Where did these come from?” Explain that they came from God through His prophets to help us know what to do. Show the children a copy of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” and explain that it came from God through His latter-day prophets to help our families.

Materials you'll need:

Printouts

(includes phrases and large pictures from below)

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Scissors

Tape/magnets/sticky tack

Scriptures

Picture of Moses and the Ten Commandments

You will line up the pictures on the board on one side in no particular order and then the phrases on the other side of the board in no particular order. Each class will come up and share what their phrase is about and then using chalk, draw a line to match their phrase to their picture. (Example below)

Explain what is in the outline by showing the picture with Moses and the scriptures
Hand out each of these phrases (included in printouts), or get your own phrases, to the classes. (Pictures are for your reference to match with) Have each class read and discuss what their phrases mean, and then have them come up and find the picture that matches their phrases. Talk/ask questions about each of the phrases.

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(INCLUDES PHRASES AND PICTURES)

 "...marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children."

"All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose."

"In the Premortal Realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life."

"The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally."

Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live.

"Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities."

"Fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners."





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June Sharing Time WK 2

This week is my week to teach and I seriously can't wait to teach this lesson!

You'll need:

Mailing box

Items to "ship"

Picture of a temple(s)

Lesson:

Temples are sacred places.

  What does sacred mean? Temples are special places where everything is a reminder of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and teaches us of why we are here on the Earth.

 What are some things that we know that happens in temples? 

In temples we make promises to Heavenly Father, in temples we do work for the dead, like baptisms. We can be married in the temple. What happens when we are married in the temple? (we are sealed for eternity- we can be with our families even after we die) In the temple, we wear white clothing to remind us to be clean and pure and to choose the right, we are also very reverent and when we talk we speak in whispers. It is in the temple that we can feel peace and feel closer to Heavenly Father.

Show the kids the mailing box. This box when sent in the mail is tossed around and banged and maybe lands on the floor a few times before getting to it's final stop. Put items into the box and toss it around to the teachers so items fall out. Ask the kids "what does this box need so the stuff doesn't fall out?" (Tape)

What will the tape do? (Seals the box) Seal the box up and toss a couple times.

This is much like our families.... we come to Earth and to learn and grow in families to get to our final stop to live with Heavenly Father again. But if we aren't sealed just like the box, to our families, we won't be able to live with our families for eternity.

When we are sealed to our families even after we die, our families will still be together, through the sealing power that a special priesthood holder has.

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April Sharing Time WK 4

Below is included in download:

(this is just a portion from the lesson)

Heavenly Father has given us families to help us to be happy and prepare us for 

eternal life with Him. In our families we learn important values and principles of the

 gospel, and it's important to have an environment of love. Your families are the 

first and most important to learn to love. But sometimes that can be hard ...

Pass out the hearts to groups of kids, maybe have groups be all not nice things or groups mixed or however you'd like.  Explain that the red heart, means STOP, have their group share something that may not be very nice. The green heart, means GO, these are things that we can do to show love to our families.

For WK 2 of this month, I took a house I made and a family, and I think if we used it again this week it'll go over really well because they've already seen it. So, this is just an extension version with the house.

To make the house "stand" on it's own, using two pieces of cardstock, I folded small  (about 1 inch) part and glued those the back of the house, then folded again (about 2 inches) to give it something to "sit" on, then I folded one more time (in the "middle" of what's left) glued the two pieces together. Here's a couple pictures of the back and the front.

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(includes lesson, house, family and hearts)

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April Sharing Time WK 1

I loved when Jacque, found this idea and we ran with it with some tweaks! Using the story of Captain Moroni and the Title of Liberty, share with the kids that the family is central to Heavenly Father's Plan, using the large title of liberty to invite the kids to come and share about their family.

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Materials Needed:

-Printouts

-Poster of the Proclamation

-Markers

Sharing Time Lesson:

Throughout this year, we have been learning about Heavenly Father's Plan. We come to Earth to gain a body, that we are tried and tested throughout our life, that we are baptized and receive other ordinances and we strive to keep the commandments to one day return to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus. Part of the Plan was for each of us to have a family, each of us are part of a family and families are all different. Some have a lot of kids, others only one or just a few. Some families have lots of family around with grandpas and grandmas, aunts and uncles. Some families only have one mom or dad and some have two.

Because our families are so important, how can we defend our own family and what having a family means to us?
In the Book of Mormon, there's a story about defending (standing up for our family).

Read (or have a SR Primary kid read it) Captain Moroni story.

Today we have something similar to remind us the importance of families and our faith just like the Title of Liberty, called "The Family: A Proclamation to the World". (Show poster).





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July Sharing Time Week 3

PLEASE REMEMBER THESE IDEAS ARE ONLY TO SPARK IDEAS FOR YOU, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LESSON AS ONLY YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PRIMARY NEEDS TO HEAR. BE MINDFUL OF YOUR PRIMARY, PRAY ABOUT YOUR LESSON, AND YOU WILL GET HELP IN PREPARING.

For this week I have two ideas for you to choose from! I don't know where these came from (okay I do) but I love them!

 Toothpick and gumdrop bridge

Materials needed:
-Paper cup with string threaded through the top
like this, except you'll be tying the ends to your completed triangle bridge

-Marbles just enough to fill the cup you have
-Toothpicks (enough for Primary groups)
-Gumdrops (enough for Primary groups)

First and foremost, you're going to be building a bridge with toothpicks and gumdrops. you'll want to build it using triangles, it doesn't matter the length it's the point that matters (LOL pun not intended - you'll get it in just a sec). When pressure is applied to the square or the circle bridge they will collapse but with the triangle bridge it will stay steady and be able to hold more weight than you'd think (let the kids know this after they try making theirs. Some will just use squares and other may try other shapes.  Don't get rid of these, you'll want to take them to church to show the kids after their part is done.

Separate the Primary into groups (however you'd like, I think the easiest is by classes but that's my opinion)

Here's a videos showing why the triangle is the best shape, you can start watching about 2:50 in the video for the "reason" if you want to talk to your kiddos about that part of it. And this is a great instruction on putting them together.
 

Thank you to Nicole for "practicing" on how to make these! For yours to be able to hold more weight back sure that you reinforce it really well with more toothpicks to demonstrate how strong the Priesthood is in helping us,

At the beginning put the question below up on the board and read it out loud. (this would be where the pictures from the sharing time manual can come in)

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The Priesthood strengthens us and our families much like the triangle bridge because the Priesthood is the power of God on Earth and as we use the Priesthood in our lives "we can become stronger, our talents and ability can be magnified and multiplied, our understanding can be greatly enlarged, and our spirituality can flower." (President James E. Faust)

What can happen if we don't have the Priesthood and aren't strong and sturdy? (if you see one of the groups with a "flimsy" bridge demonstrate it on their bridge by attaching one of the cups underneath hanging by the string and begin filling it with marbles until it collapses (it shouldn't take long). When are are going through tough things in our lives (bullying, classes, etc) we can ask for a blessing and it is through the Priesthood that we are given words that the Lord would want us to hear.

What happens when we have the strength of the Priesthood? (use yours or another of the kids' that you know is sturdy) and begin the marble part again.

Ideas are just flowing for this week so here's another idea!!

The Priesthood and Family Mobile

Grab the printable from week 1 with family cut-outs. You'll be making a mobile with them. Thank you so much to Chatter Bird, Becky, for her craftiness and pictures of how to assemble and how it looks at the end!

You can download how to make the mobile HERE, thank you Becky for the How to and pictures!

Materials needed:
-Printouts - it'd work best to print the Priesthood one on cardstock
-Scissors
-String/Twine/Fishing Line
-1-3 Straws (disposable is fine)

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Put this up on the board after you ask what would happen if we took the Priesthood out of the mobile.
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For this idea, show the kids the mobile and ask what would happen if we cut the Priesthood out? (be ready to cut the string about the Priesthood circle. Let the kids answer then cut the string ABOVE the circle.
What blessings would our families miss out on if we didn't have the Priesthood?
(intro pictures suggested in sharing time manual)






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July Sharing Time WK 2

Before I begin, I would like to just say how amazing this talk is, it is a must read before this lesson is prepared. For me, it will be printed out and studied. Such an amazing talk to read and study for this week's theme.

Prophets and Spiritual Mole Crickets by Neil L. Andersen

Okay so I have to admit that I was interested in seeing what a "mole cricket" looked like so I looked it up... holy moly cow, it's insane! Here's a Youtube video for those that are interested too :)

Here's a couple other talks that can be helpful in preparing this lesson:
Fantastic talk by Elder Robert D. Hales on strengthening families.
Great talk by President Gordon B. Hinckley on praying with the family.

Okay so enough of the insect lesson and onto Sharing Time.

Put the quote from Elder Hales up on the board. You or one of the older kids read it out loud. Ask "What things can we do in our families that can invite the Spirit into our homes?" 

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Why do you think that it's important to have the Spirit in our homes?

As we strive to obey the prophets and do activities together, pray together as a family, and study the scriptures together we invite the Spirit into our homes to be our constant companion who will help us as a family and individuals closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and by doing that we are making our families stronger to the pressures and trials that come to each of us.

Set this up either on the board, on a table or you could even play a card game (Go Fish or something) with them. Print off 2-4 pages of each so there's plenty for kids to pick. As they pick on the chalkboard write how doing them can bless us and our families. (multiple reasons)

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July Sharing Time Week 1

I absolutely love this lesson.... there's so many avenues you can take it, but I think that the most important is the ability to re-enforce that each is a child of God. Heavenly Father loves them. 

HERE is a list for stories from the Friend on families... A couple of the ones that I love are:

A Perfect Match and Frankie, A Child of God

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OR A SHEET OF 2

For these cut-outs, you can attach popsicle sticks to each and put them all into a can or bucket to be drawn out as kids pick them out have kids say how having that "person" in a family is a blessing.

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September Visiting Teaching

This is a little late but better late than never right? I have two for you this month.

#1 DOWNLOAD HERE or A SHEET OF 4 - ink the edges, laminate and stick a magnet on the backs.

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OR

#2-DOWNLOAD HERE OR A SHEET OF 6 - Because of school bottles of glue are cheap cheap cheap or if your gals don't have kids you could stick this to a bag of hot glue gun sticks if she's crafty or some super glue because she's super. Use either double sided tape or use your hole puncher and some ribbon to tie it to the bottle.

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We are the Angels

This is a request from Jaynee W., LOVE this quote and it's just true, makes you think huh. Enjoy!

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July 2010 Visiting Teaching: Strengthening Families

This is a few days late SORRY life has been crazy between work, being a mom, and a really fun request that I'm hoping to get out to you today. Hope you like it and can use it for you VT sisters.

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One Family

Here's the other request from Shauna N. (sorry it took so long Shauna!!)

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GC Talk: Mothers and Daughters

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS BY ELDER M. RUSSELL BALLARD

This is the first talk that I'm doing from General Conference. I will be doing the talks from the Presidency and the Twelve. If you have any specific ones you would like other than those please email me. Thanks to Karen B. for your talks that you wanted, I'll get one those as well. I should have all the talks done about the middle of next week.

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One Hour of Your Time

As soon as I finished this story, I said AWWW... It's true sometimes. May we try and be better parents after reading this story.

A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

"Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man.

"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"

"That's none of your business. What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.

"If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."

"Oh," the little boy replied, head bowed.

Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was furious. "If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money. After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep son?" he asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier," said the man.
"It's been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."
"The little boy sat straight up, beaming. "Oh, thank you daddy" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more crumpled up bills.The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at the man. "Why did you want more money if you already had some? " the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?"