We Can Pray As a Family
This is the Lesson Planning Page for LDS Primary lesson We Can Pray As a Family. Follow the steps below to make your lesson preparation easy! These pages have been updated to match the seven-step planning process found in the LDS Young Women's Teaching Guidebook from LDS.org. Yes, it's awesome!
Please share your ideas and experiences teaching this lesson in the comments section!!!
STEP ONE: Identify the Principle(s) to be Taught
First determine the principles to be taught in your lessons so you'll have a clear focus. Determine the principles by reading the objective found at the beginning of each lesson and the section headings. Look for keywords that show what the principles will be taught.
Now read the scriptures associated with your lesson, noting how they relate to the principles you noticed earlier. Don't skip the scriptures!
You may download and read the lesson We Can Pray As a Family at LDS.org.
STEP TWO: Determine the Needs of your Students
Prayerfully consider the needs of each invidual in your class. You may ask yourself:
- How can the principles in We Can Pray As a Family be taught effectively to the children in my class?
- What does [insert student's name] need to know about these principles?
- How will this lesson help [insert student's name] with the problems she is facing?
STEP THREE: Locate Resources
In addition to the lesson manual, you have access to Church Magazines like the The Friend and Scriptures to help you plan.
STEP FOUR: Prepare Spiritually
Prepare youself spiritually for your lesson by praying for the LDS Primary children in your class. When seeking help from Heavenly Father in particularly difficult situations, you may fast or attend the temple for additional inspiration. The LDS Young Women's Teaching Guidebook also suggests leaders should make efforts to mend relationships or repent of misdeeds to help them get in the right frame of mind for gospel teaching. You should be obey the commandments and read your scriptures daily to help you prepare to receive inspiration whenever it may come.
Elder Richard G Scott has said, "Will you pray for guidance in how to have truth sink deeply into the minds and hearts of your [children] so as to be used throughout life?"
STEP FIVE: Engage
Now that you have a good feel for how you will teach your lesson, it's time to find ways to make the lesson engaging for your students. Using the guidelines found in Teaching, No Greater Call, you may use LDS.org SEARCH to find stories and sometimes images online. Take into account the interests, attention spans, and learning styles of the students in your class. Some questions you may ask include:
- What personal experiences have I had regarding the principles in this lesson that I could appropriately share with my class?
- What thought-provoking questions will I ask?
- What methods will I use?
You may also choose to supplement your lesson with some of the following teaching methods, including the handouts, clipart, and object lessons listed below:
Printable Handouts for this lesson
Enjoy these ready-to-print LDS Lesson Handouts for this lesson!
- 5 ways to know your purpose in life
- Childs Prayer and Scripture Study Chart
- Prayer
- Faith in God - Prayer
- Lip Gloss Poem/Card
- Ik Bid Elke Dag - I Pray Every Day (Dutch)
- I Pray Every Day
- Prayer
- "Counsel with the Lord"
- Answers to Prayer - October 2011 Sharing Time weeks 3 & 4 Handout (2 per page)
- Prayer - Wanna Chat? - Girl Praying
Remember these helpful handouts were shared by other teachers, so kindly share your handouts/printables, too!
Related LDS Clipart Images
Below are LDS Clipart clipart images that relate to this lesson. These images are both with and without text. Many of these LDS clipart images were shared by users just like you, so please upload your graphics and help us grow. Our system keys off of the tags found at the bottom of the page. If you think there are too many or too little results, please contact us.
Printable documents can be found (when available) in the printable handouts section above.
Please upload your LDS clipart here.
Related Object Lessons
Our system suggests these LDS Object Lessons that could be used as attention-getters with this lesson.
- Temptation
- Pray Often
- Ask and You Will Receive
- Staying Afloat
- Establishing a Relationship with Heavenly Father
- Keeping in tune with the Spirit
- Pondering - What purpose does it serve
- resisting sin
- The Scriptures are a "treasure"
- Prayer Sandwich
- Spiritual Food
- Pretzel: A Reminder of Prayer
- Relationship to Heveanly Father
- Keeping in tune with the Spirit
- Heavenly Father Hears Everyone's Prayers
- Cell Phone / Prayer
- Prayer can 'Topple' Sin
Aren't these object lessons great? Please share your object lessons, too!
STEP SIX: Do
Help your students live the principles taught by encouraging action:
- What challenge or assignment might I give my class?
- How could a child use a journal or scriptures to strengthen his or her knowledge of this principle?
- What is one behavior a child could change this week as a result of this lesson?
- Check the My Gospel Standards for additional insights.
- Are there Faith in God requirements that relate to the principles taught in this lesson?
STEP SEVEN: Testify
What is your personal testimony regarding this principle? Be sure to share it with the children in your class during your lesson.
President Thomas S. Monson taught: "You do not need to go to [the Holy Land] to walk where Jesus walked. You need simply to walk through the door of your classroom, walk to the front of your class, and bear your testimony--as did Jesus of old--that God our Heavenly Father lives, that the gospel of Christ is a reality, that is has the answers for the problems which vex our young people."
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