Below are some ideas teachers have shared for your Seminary class at Christmas-time.
“real” Lamination - Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2014/02/real-lamination.html So, for over a year I was doing what I call “faux lamination” and using packing tape to cover my items. It worked, and is a viable option when you don’t have access to a laminator. But guess what I got for Christmas? A home laminator!!! Guilty confession… I love it! Free Instant Download rp_laminating.jpg (64 kB) 20 September 2014
{Sharing Time} December 2014: The Son of God was Born on Earth - Sharing Time Idea from 2014 Outline
IDENTIFY THE DOCTRINE:Ask the children: “Have you ever waited for something special to happen? Did it seem like a long time to wait? How did you feel when it finally happened?” Give the children an opportunity to share the feelings they had. Explain that since the time of Adam and Eve, our Father in Heaven promised that a very important event would take place. Righteous people looked forward anxiously to this event. Softly whisper to a small group of children, “The Son of God was born on earth.” Have them whisper the sentence to the other children, and then ask all of the children to whisper it together.
ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING(sharing a story and singing a song): Ask the children to share what they know about Jesus’s birth (see Luke 2:1–20). Fill in the story with details the children don’t mention. Sing “Stars Were Gleaming” (CS, 37), and invite the children to imagine what the shepherds felt when they heard the angels sing. Encourage application (making a Christmas card): Give each child a piece of paper and a pencil or crayons. Help them fold the paper like a greeting card. Invite them to make a Christmas card for their family by drawing pictures of the birth of Jesus Christ. On the front, have them write “The Son of God Was Born on Earth.”
Sharing Time Idea from Little LDS Ideas
I have used this idea for Sharing Time, FHE, Christmas Eve lesson...and the children always enjoy it.
You will need a nativity set (the Fisher Price ones are great for this) or use a ‘build your own’ picture of a nativity. You can find a great one on Green Jell-o with Carrots, found HERE (they have a few different ones, so look around).
Begin by doing the Identify Doctrine activity.
Ask the children: “Have you ever waited for something special to happen? Did it seem like a long time to wait? How did you feel when it finally happened?” Give the children an opportunity to share the feelings they had. Explain that since the time of Adam and Eve, our Father in Heaven promised that a very important event would take place. Righteous people looked forward anxiously to this event. Softly whisper to a small group of children, “The Son of God was born on earth.” Have them whisper the sentence to the other children, and then ask all of the children to whisper it together.
During this time of year we give and receive gifts, hear wonderful music, see a man in a big red suit with his little reindeer, etc., etc.....but Christmas is actually a very special time. Tell them that we were given a great gift and that is why we celebrate Christmas.
Show the children the stable, and tell them that today they are going to learn about the Birth of Jesus Christ. Have the children repeat:
“The Son of God Was Born on Earth.”
There are different ways you can do this activity.
1. Have the stable on a table at the front of the room, and the remaining pieces in a bag or another container, to the side. As you read the story from Luke, invite a child up to find the piece that was read in that verse.
At the end you will have every piece of your nativity set up.
2. Place each piece of the nativity inside of a box and tie a bow around the box. Then add a number to each box. Just make sure you number the boxes correctly. You will want them numbered in the order they appear in the scripture. Begin reading verse by verse. When you are about to read about box #1 invite the child who has #1 to open the box. As you read the scripture (or another child read) invite the child to come to the front and have them add their piece to the nativity.
3. You could also have the scripture reference along with the piece wrapped inside of a box. Number the boxes. Begin by choosing a child to come to the front and pick box #1. Have them open the box and find the scripture reference. Have them read it aloud, and then show the piece to everyone. Have them add the piece to the nativity.
4. You could combine Singing Time & Sharing Time by doing the activity this way: Have your nativity set wrapped into individual boxes. Begin with box #1 (have the nativity piece and the scripture inside the box). Tell the children that they will sing the song and pass the gift around. When the music stops they must stop passing the gift. Whoever is holding the gift when the music stops, will get to open the gift.
Invite the child to the front of the room to open the gift. Have them read the scripture and then show the piece to everyone. Then have them add it to the nativity.
5. Baby Jesus: You could leave Jesus for the very last. Have the last child open the gift with baby Jesus inside. You could then explain WHY Jesus is our greatest gift. Using the pictures from the Gospel Art Kit you could quickly go through some of the major events during Christ’s life. Explain to the children that Jesus was sent to Earth and that He was sent here for us.
And that's it! I hope you enjoy the ideas I have shared for this week.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.
Thanks for stopping by!
And that's it! I hope you enjoy the ideas I have shared for this week.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.
Thanks for stopping by!
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100 WAYS TO CHOOSE AND REVIEW - - Musical Measles
- Snowballs (have children write a song to sing on paper, crumple and throw!)
- Giant Dice
- Plinko Game
- Spin the wheel
- Name that tune
- Songs hiding under chairs
- Songs in apron pockets
- Bishopbric choice day
- Conductor training
- Can you hear me?
- Memory game on the board
- Trivia game
- Stop and Go signs
- Acapella day!
- Sing in rounds
- Sing in styles
- Magic Wand On/Off
- Reverent songs
- Charades
- Father’s Day - Dads come to primary and pick songs
- Father’s Day - Photos of Dad’s hands, guess favorite song
- Mother’s Day - Moms come to primary and pick songs
- Mother’s Day - Photo of mom as baby, guess favorite song
- Action song day
- Prophet songs
- Guest conductors (one for each song)
- Remembering last years program songs
- Go fishing
- Lights On/Off (stop and go singing piano keeps playing)
- Stand up and sit down on key words
- Name that song using 1 of the visual aids
- Song meter
- Program songs
- Bean bag toss
- Hangman
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Hot and Cold (cardboard note, sing when hot or cold as child searches)
- Songs search (word search on poster or chalk board)
- Pin the song on the Piano (have songs taped to back of piano, sing song that gets “pinned”.
- Musical chairs
- Stump the chorister
- Keyword Connection (keys with a word on them, guess the song)
- Basketball throw (mini basketball hoop)
- Nerf shoot at numbered target
- Christmas gifts - unwrap and sing
- Birthday gifts - unwrap and sing birthday songs
- Birthday cake - songs on candles
- Temple photo and name match game, sing temple songs
- Primary Colors (courage, service, truth)
- Boys choice day
- Girls choice day
- Fill out an acrostic poem using the word PRIMARY
- Janice Kapp Perry day
- Use the nursery box
- Wear pioneer dress
- Put song page numbers on the board, kids pick a number and you sing that song
- Make a fun songbook
- Songs hiding under chairs
- Pieces of armour (assemble)
- Assemble a missionary (tag, scriptures, haircut, suit, etc.)
- Assemble a puzzle picture
- Assemble a snowman
- Assemble a Christmas tree
- Assemble a flag
- Assemble a pilgrim
- Assemble Noah’s Ark or add animals to the ark
- Assemble a garden of flowers
- Assemble a chapel
- Songs in a song bag OR:
- Songs in a hat
- Songs in balloons
- Songs behind the squares (punch through the paper)
- Songs on valentines
- Songs on hearts
- Songs on Shamrocks
- Songs on flowers
- Songs on Kites
- Songs on raindrops under umbrella
- Songs on birds, help them get to their nests
- Songs on flags
- Songs on ants at a picnic, or plastic food items for picnic
- Songs in a covered wagon or handcart
- Songs on apples/fruit in a tree
- Songs on snowflakes
- Songs on pumpkins
- Songs on pumpkin parts, make a face!
- Songs on pilgrims
- Songs on turkey feathers
- Songs under nativity figures
- Songs on a wreath
- Songs on a Christmas tree
- Songs in a rocket
- Songs on ice cream cone and scoops
- Songs on pioneer items
- Songs in a quiver of arrows
- Songs on props (popcorn, gift, etc.)
- Songs on the back of notes, placed on a staff (draw a staff on the board)
- Songs on bees around a beehive
- Take a Mr. Potato head. Assign songs to eyes, ears, hat, feet, etc. and put him together!
100 ways started as a challenge to see if I could think of 100 ways to choose and review in 10 minutes. I got to about 70. The next thirty took about 24 hours. Make review weeks fun! Choose and Review!
Even 11 year old boys will participate when singing time is fun!
If you want to print this out, you can print it directly from my google doc.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BPeJOERY3GxzItv_FpEGuKfyusnz3kuDdOXXd7R6NY8/edit?usp=sharing
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Christmas Sleeping Child - This black and white image, Christmas Sleeping Child, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_christmas-sleeping-child.gif (24 kB) 28 August 2014cg_christmas-sleeping-child1 (24 kB) 28 August 2014
Christmas Snowman - This black and white image, Christmas Snowman, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_christmas-snowman.gif (13 kB) 28 August 2014cg_christmas-snowman1 (13 kB) 28 August 2014
Christmas Star Poem - This poem can be used with a star-shaped ornament, cookies, or any other star gift for the hoidays. Christmas Star A diamond shines no brighter than that lovely Christmas star. It shines in all its brilliance; it’s seen from near or far. A symbol of the Christ child as He lay upon the hay, It tells to all the waiting world a King was born that day. O Bethlehem Star...Read more
Christmas Thank You - This black and white image, Christmas Thank You, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_christmas-thank-you.gif (26 kB) 28 August 2014cg_christmas-thank-you1 (26 kB) 28 August 2014
Christmas Train - This black and white image, Christmas Train, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_christmas-train.gif (15 kB) 28 August 2014cg_christmas-train1 (15 kB) 28 August 2014
Christmas Visitors - 
I think this has the potential to be a powerful experience for the kids especially if the visitors allow it to be a little personal and share their feelings. I've been amazed so far at how willing the adults are to participate!
We'll have only one visitor (or group of visitors) at a time and the visitors will move in and out of the room during the transition songs the children sing. Here's my agenda:
Wise Men –
Children See the Joy CD
Inn Keeper –
Children Away in a Manger p. 42
Angels – One angel explains and then a heavenly host joins to sing: Joy to the World hymn #201 (children join in on chorus)
Children – Picture a Christmas p. 50
Shepherd – The First Noel hymn # 213 (Children join in on chorus)
Children Stars Were Gleaming p. 37
Mary – Mary’s Lullaby p. 44
Children Could I Hold the Baby sheet music
Merry Christmas!
Come Let Us Adore Him: Advent Calendar - This Advent Calendar first appeared in the December 1989 New Era. I have resurrected it, so to speak, and created a new document that could be used by Home/Visit Teachers, families, youth leaders, Priesthood, Relief Society or Seminary instructors. This is a very cool calendar. It doesn’t have the little doors that we often associate with advent calendars. Instead, each day you read a short devotional about the life of...
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Could I Hold the Baby? - I have fallen in love with this sweet Christmas song, "Could I Hold the Baby?" written by Rachel Mecham Goates. I heard about it on the Yahoo Group "Primusic" a year or two ago and although I can't verify this information, I read that the song was a ru...Crazy - Sold well over 1000 Be Strong cards *today*. Whoa. I’m not sure what happened, but I am now down to just about 400 left. That means I’ve nearly sold out in just 4 days. Guess I better reorder — again — even though I said this was the last reorder. I hope these cards are going to be useful for leaders! I so hope they inspire kids to learn those...
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D&C 57-59 -
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I had a fun time with this lesson. I felt like I had a clear focus, which gave me a chance to really push my lesson home. I do wish I had more time to polish it, but I spent the day Monday Christmas-ing up the house for my daughter, and didn’t realize I hadn’t […]
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D&C 57-59 - I had a fun time with this lesson. I felt like I had a clear focus, which gave me a chance to really push my lesson home. I do wish I had more time to polish it, but I spent the day Monday Christmas-ing up the house for my daughter, and didn’t realize I hadn’t planned my lesson until I went to bed. I decided to read the text, and...
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December Primary Singing Time - Downloaded from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PattiesPrimaryPlace/~3/EtRkWsxBZdk/primary-chorister-calling.html YOU ARE CALLED OF GOD You are called of God. The Lord knows you. He knows whom He would have serve in every position in His Church. He chose you. He has prepared a way so that He could issue your call. You are called to represent the Savior. Your voice to testify becomes the same as His voice, your hands to lift the same as His...
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Dreaded Thirteens - I’m really not the superstitious type, but wow, twenty thirteen has proved a bad year for us. Also age thirteen was a bad one for our son, though I suppose that’s to be expected: ah, middle school. But wow, this has been a lame few months. I’m just plain tired. Last week I made an attempt to catch up on the blog while we were out with the ice storm,...
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Easter: Creating A Christ-Centered Celebration - Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/easter-creating-a-christ-centered-celebration/ It may seem strange to consider at first, but after pausing to ponder we come to realize that Christmas would be meaningless without Easter. As important as the divine and miraculous birth of Jesus Christ was (and still is), it would be in vain without His redemptive, atoning sacrifice that shattered the chains of death with a triumphant resurrection (To study […]
EASTER: Creating a Christ-centered Celebration - It may seem strange to consider at first, but after pausing to ponder we come to realize that Christmas would be meaningless without Easter. As important as the divine and miraculous birth of Jesus Christ was (and still is), it would be in vain without His redemptive, atoning sacrifice that shattered the chains of death with a triumphant resurrection (To study […]
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ strengthens me and my family - Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding (Prov. 2:5). When I was a small boy, my brother and I often walked five miles to the ranch where my father worked. In the summer it was hot and dusty. As we trudged along, sweat dripping from our faces, I prayed that around the next bend we would find two horses with saddles and...Read more
Families are central to Heavenly Father’s plan. - Mom, why do we have to pull these old weeds, anyway?” Vanessa whined, pushing back the hair from her sweaty forehead. “Weeds, weeds, weeds! It’s such a waste of time. They’ll just grow again next week, and I’ll have to pull them up all over again.” She stabbed the trowel into the dark brown soil for emphasis. Her mother smiled at eleven-year-old Vanessa’s impatience. “I wish that the garden plants...Read more
Families Are Forever – Primary 2014 Theme - I'm sitting near my Christmas tree, sighing with happiness, but wondering why I haven't put up any Christmas printables on this blog this year...I guess Thanksgiving got the best of me! I was so blessed to be able to spend the holiday weekend with my family, especially my husband. He has been so overwhelmed with school and work this semester, so it was an amazing break for both of us and I soaked up every possible minute by his side. (You can check out last year's Christmas printables by clicking here.) I do hope to get at least one or two Christmas quotes up, but we'll have to see...time is running short!Interestingly enough, I have gotten numerous requests for me to do a print of next year's Primary theme, so I thought I'd take a whack at it. I love the theme of "Families are Forever" because I love the testimony I have of my family being together for eternity. It is the only thing that keeps me going on the hard days and through the trials. I know my family will be my family forever, and it brings me immense peace.
During this Christmas season, I am especially grateful for my Savior and His plan of mercy that allows our families to be sealed in the temple and to remain a unit after this life. He is so kind and so loving and I feel blessed to worship Him and celebrate His birth.
There are 3 color versions available of this print, and one set has "Primary 2014" and the other set has a blank ribbon. Feel free to use whichever works best for your Primary or your family. I hope you like them!
Happy Holidays!
What experiences have you had that have strengthened your testimony of a forever family?
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The Primary 2014 print is now available with the Provo, UT temple in the gray chevron version in both Spanish and English. This print is a 16x20 but would print fine as an 8x10, and should print at pretty much any other standard size you'd like. Thank you for all of your support!
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Fishers Of Men Leadership Training - Downloaded from: http://inkablinka.com/2014/04/fishers-of-men-leadership-training.html We had a wonderful Young Women class presidency leadership training recently. We began with discussing class presidency responsibilities (found here), and how to use an agenda (found here), then talked about being “Fishers of Men” after watching this video. We then wrote down qualities of good fishermen, and related those qualities to being good “Fishers of Men”. Some of the responses are following: patient (we can be...
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Framing The Christmas Story - Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/10/framing-christmas-story.html image source Either; a.) draw pictures on the board, or b.) print pictures that go with lyrics stable night angels CHORUS: baby Jesus Joseph Mary shepherds As you sing, draw or hang up the pictures. Sing again, and this time move the frame around each item. Repeat: invite children to move the frame from picture to pictures as you sing. *This is a mesh of ideas from...
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Frustration - I started a long, beautiful post about our trip to Disney World, which was lost when Firefox crashed as I was scrolling down to save it. I am just not meant to blog about vacations, I guess. Then the website was totally down for several days due to some error on Jared’s part. The site has been live twice now, but the db queries (read: load) keep crashing the server....
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Frustration - I started a long, beautiful post about our trip to Disney World, which was lost when Firefox crashed as I was scrolling down to save it. I am just not meant to blog about vacations, I guess. Then the website was totally down for several days due to some error on Jared’s part. The site has been live twice now, but the db queries (read: load) keep crashing the server....
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Gift of Myself - This is a sharing time idea based loosely on the December 1990 Friend Article Give Yourself Away”. Preparation Print or photocopy the box pattern onto cardstock. Before your sharing time activity, take pictures with a digital camera of the children in your class. (You may want to begin taking pictures several weeks ahead to ensure that children who may miss a few days during the holidays can receive an ornament....Read more
Go Fish/bug Catching – 4/21 - Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/04/go-fishbug-catching-414.html Everyone has seen the Primary fishing idea – you write songs on the back of laminated fish, attach a paperclip, and have the kids try to catch the fish. Mine will be a little bit different because of this sweet Melissa & Doug wooden magnetic puzzle set I got for my daughter last Christmas: I have a blue glass bowl for the sea creatures, and a...
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God Gave the Increase Family Home Evening Lesson – 12 Ways of Christmas - Download this Family Home Evening Kit I created for 12 Ways of Christmas with Hot Pink Pansy. It includes the following lesson, along with pictures and a graphic for your fridge. You can use the graphic in any number of different lessons. Increase Opening song – “Joy to the World”, Hymn #201 Opening prayer – by Invitation Lesson: Tell your students you will be discussing the word increase for Family...
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Group wall post by Becky Mike Edwards - By Becky Mike Edwards Becky Mike Edwards: What short Christmas videos do you like? I’m planning on playing some as part of a Christmas celebration day where my students share musical talents, talks, and testimonies. I love the new “He is the Gift” one, and the video about the Christmas Eve miracle in Belgium. I’d love to hear your ideas for Mormon Messages or other videos. #Christmas 4(6 hours ago)...Read more
Group wall post by Kristen Bradshaw Danielson - By Kristen Bradshaw Danielson Kristen Bradshaw Danielson: Is anyone doing a special lesson for Christmas? I was thinking of maybe doing one. I’m needing ideas. (1 hour ago) Becky Kerr Nuffer: The other teacher in my building is having his students write a letter to Christ this week that they will share on Friday. They will include their testimony and anything else that they want to share. My class will...Read more
Group wall post by Lollie Lyman Debenham -
Lollie Lyman Debenham:
Somebody posted the idea of getting the students to Read Every Day (RED) by creating a red box and filling it with red items. If the student read the night before, then they get to choose an item out of the box.
I was at Walma...
Halloween Ideas 2013 - There are some great Halloween posts on here already, but I thought I would offer a couple of more ideas. I love this healthy and so cute snack! This one was found HERE, although you can find similar versions all over the web.This is a...Halloween Songs - Many years ago the Children's Friend published some Halloween songs. I took those to the Primary President for approval and she said okay so we sang some last week. The children loved them. They had such a great time singing them.&nbs...
Happy New Year 2015 Y’all! - I really don't like it when I have to take down the Christmas decorations. It is so pretty in the house during the holidays. It takes me a solid week to get all 15 of my bins spread out around the entire house. And it takes a day to put it all away. Th...
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love me - Adapted from April Gohier, “Remembering,” Friend, Nov 1998, 3 I feel my Savior’s love, The love he freely gives me (Children’s Songbook, pages 74–75). Susan flopped onto her bed. She lay back and looked at the poster on the ceiling of Meggen and her. Her mother had taken the picture of the two of them on their horses last summer and had surprised them with poster-size prints for Christmas. …...Read more
Hey any ideas for Christmas gifts for your students, that’s not spendy? - By Sylvia Lee Kunz Sylvia Lee Kunz: Hey any ideas for Christmas gifts for your students, that’s not spendy? 3(1 hour ago) Wendi Gunn: This poem attached to a bag of M&M’s… As you hold these candies in your hand and turn them you will see, The M become a W, an E and then a 3. They tell the Christmas story, it’s the one I’m sure you know. It...Read more
Holding Hands Around The World: Where Are They From? - Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/04/holding-hands-around-world-where-are.html image source Tape/Draw an Earth on the board A child comes up and picks a paper person (link to printable below) Have 3 interesting things about where the paper doll is from to give as hints when the children need help. After they guess it right, sing. Repeat *You can add some movement to this activity by adding things to do related to the county you’re talking...
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Holocaust victim baptism - We put in the last 100 daffodil bulbs plus the 50 “blue” bulbs I ordered. I cleaned out three of the raised beds. The fourth is covered with junk and the middle one has strawberries in it that I want moved. I may wait until spring to transplant them, since that’s when I’ll be cutting back the roses that are also there. I got the grass cut. It looks a...
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Holocaust victim baptism - We put in the last 100 daffodil bulbs plus the 50 “blue” bulbs I ordered. I cleaned out three of the raised beds. The fourth is covered with junk and the middle one has strawberries in it that I want moved. I may wait until spring to transplant them, since that’s when I’ll be cutting back the roses that are also there. I got the grass cut. It looks a...
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How To Help New Sunbeams Pay Attention - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-help-new-sunbeams-pay-attention.html How-to posts contain ideas for dealing with problems and/or meeting teaching objectives. These posts may be updated as I discover or think of new ideas. If you have something to add to the conversation, please leave it in the comments! 1. Keep things moving. Sunbeams have very short attention spans. Have your books ready, pages marked, lists printed out, flipcharts on the table, visual aides on the...
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I show love for Jesus Christ when I keep the commandments - More than 2,000 years ago Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem. Joseph tried to find a place for them at an inn, but there was no room. They found a stable where Mary could give birth. This was the first Christmas. There were no large family gatherings. There were no decorations. There were no brightly wrapped presents. But there were carols and singing and rejoicing. The angels in heaven joined...Read more
Idea for Young Women Leader Christmas Gift - I created these files to make some 6×6 inch display cards for a Christmas gift I made for the YW leaders I serve with. They have each of the young women values with the corresponding scripture and motto. I don’t suggest that you actually use the JPG versions of these files. They’re just here for reference, or you might cut them up and use them to make something that fits...
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Ideas For Christmas Cd’s Or Baptism Gift Cd’s - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/11/ideas-for-christmas-cds-or-baptism-gift.html I love the idea of handing out CD’s for of the upcoming year’s song’s at Christmas time. But, to be honest, as a parent I never even opened them. Not once. And as a Chorister, I feel like they will be getting enough of the program songs during the coming year. So, this year I would love to give a CD of my favorite Primary songs that they’ve...
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Inspire Logo - I created this logo for a guest design project at the 12 Ways of Christmas blog by Hot Pink Pansy. This has the word “Inspire” with the second ‘i’ transformed into the east center spire of the Salt Lake Temple. Enjoy! Free Instant Download inspire-logo2.jpg (39 kB) 28 August 2014inspire-logo3 (39 kB) 28 August 2014It’s alive…… - It’s impossible to believe, but the website was up overnight under heavy load. Nearly 5,000 visitors yesterday and over 3,000 so far today — yay! Jared has been working very hard to fix all the problems we’ve been riddled with over the past few weeks. He’s also moving us to a faster server, but it’s beginning to seem now like it isn’t really necessary. But of course, I’m expecting to...
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Just In Time For Christmas – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - My, oh my, how the month has flown. It is nearly halfway over, and Christmas is a mere 11 days away. I am entirely unprepared in the temporal matters (I still haven't hung up my 7 boxes of Christmas lights around the house or bought all of the gifts I ...Keeping Christ in Christmas - We made up this skit for Super Saturday 2009 followed by a Christmas song. The skit reminds us in a humorous way of the things we can do to keep Christ in Christmas. A lot of people in our area are bilingual so the “mas”at the beginning of the play goes in Christmas. You can insert names of people in your ward to personalize it. Free Instant Download Keep-Christ-in-Christmas (67...
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Kids making missionary Christmas Crafts - This is an image of the ward missionary themed Christmas party. Free Instant Download ChristmasParty1_0.jpg (39 kB) 28 August 2014ChristmasParty1_01 (39 kB) 28 August 2014LDS Carolers’ Lyric Book - Yes, we LDS are a “peculiar people” — even the lyrics to our Christmas songs are different than those in other faiths’ hymnbooks! This booklet has the lyrics to all 14 hymns in the Christmas section of the the LDS hymnal and is intended for use by carolers. This eight-page 1/2 sheet booklet is meant to be printed front and back. When printed that way, all the lyrics and Table...
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Lesson 30/Manual 1 - So many fun things to do with this lesson. I got some great ideas from Sugardoodle, some of my favorites are:
First was this great handout idea about doing all you "can".
She made a label and attached it to a soup can. I would take it one step further and make that can into a treat can. I've done these cans before as a Visiting teaching treat for my ladies.
here is the can I made
and here's where I learned to do them.
What you do is cut off the bottom of the can and empty and clean it out then refill it with treats and reseal the bottom back on. Be sure to use pop top cans and for the lesson I would find the small cans, like lunch snack size.
The label from Sugardoodle read:
Do all the GOOD you can
By all the MEANS you can
In all the WAYS you can
To all the PEOPLE you can
At all the TIMES you can
For as LONG as you can
Helping comes in CANS not in CAN’TS
May your cupboard be filled with CANS!!
By all the MEANS you can
In all the WAYS you can
To all the PEOPLE you can
At all the TIMES you can
For as LONG as you can
Helping comes in CANS not in CAN’TS
May your cupboard be filled with CANS!!
* Updated 7/26/12~ I've created a can label that should fit the small fruit cans. If it's too big just trim to fit, too small and you can back it with a solid paper first.
you can download it here
* update~ I've added a new label because the white writing is too hard to see when you print them out.
I also found a great little story about service from This 'n' That
The story goes:
One day a man said to God, “God, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.
God showed the man two doors. Inside the first one, in the middle of the room, was a large round table with a large pot of stew. It smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water, but the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.
The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, "You have seen Hell."
Behind the second door, the room appeared exactly the same. There was the large round table with the large pot of wonderful stew that made the man's mouth water. The people had the same long-handled spoons, but they were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The man said, "I don't understand."
God smiled. “It is simple,” He said, “Love only requires one skill. These people learned early to feed one another. Those who are hungry are greedy people, and they think only of themselves.
God showed the man two doors. Inside the first one, in the middle of the room, was a large round table with a large pot of stew. It smelled delicious and made the man’s mouth water, but the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.
The man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, "You have seen Hell."
Behind the second door, the room appeared exactly the same. There was the large round table with the large pot of wonderful stew that made the man's mouth water. The people had the same long-handled spoons, but they were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The man said, "I don't understand."
God smiled. “It is simple,” He said, “Love only requires one skill. These people learned early to feed one another. Those who are hungry are greedy people, and they think only of themselves.
It would be cute to attach this little parable to a cute wooden spoon. I found some ideas for decorating a wooden spoon.
Tape off the handle and paint stripes
Just dip the handles in bright colors.
you could also use some ribbon and twirl it around the handle. This is a spoon I made for a Christmas treat and you could see that you could attach the story and maybe a little treat.
A great object lesson on how we give our service, is it with a grudge or with a smile?
Display nice cake. Ask who would like a piece. Sometimes no one will take a piece as they smell a rat! I'll then cut a nice piece for one of the leaders - given on the china with a nice napkin and fork. They usually tell me how tasty it is and then the girls all want a piece. I then slash a hunk of cake off ;and toss it in the paper napkin squishing it a bit and handing it over without a smile. The object is how it's how we serve not what we serve. The cake is the same cake but tasted so much better when served in a kind thoughtful, manner.
I've actually seen this done and it leaves a big impact.
There was also this great idea of leaving a calling card after you've done an act of service.
I've made up a card you can print out and give a few to the girls to leave behind after they've done a good deed.
you can download this card here
I also have found some great sites with ideas for service.
This one has 52 great ideas. I would print out the list and give it to the girls with the sneaky service calling cards.
This one was more geared toward Christmas time but you could adapt some of her ideas
I always like to break up the lesson a bit with a video so they can hear someone else testify to what it is I'm trying to teach. This is a great video by Pres. Monson that I would use.
Definitely read the additional resources on the side bar of the lesson, so many good talks to take from.
Hope I was helpful and please don't feel you need to do it all just take what works for you.
Have a wonderful lesson!
*if you have trouble downloading my printables please email me at the email address on my sidebar and I would be happy to get them to you directly. : )
Lesson Plans: December 2013, Birth Of The Savior - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/11/lesson-plans-december-2013-birth-of.html Flipcharts and Visual Aides for Christmas Songs: Picture a Christmas Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus The Nativity Song When Joseph Went to Bethlehem Build a nativity while you sing related Christmas songs. Have the children choose from Primary Song-Themed Snowflakes. Have a Primary Song Snowball Fight! Make Christmas Gifts of unique Primary Song CD’s (with a twist). Create a living creche while you sing The Nativity...
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Lesson Plans: December 2014 - Flipcharts and Visual Aides for Christmas Songs:Picture a ChristmasSamuel Tells of the Baby JesusThe Nativity SongWhen Joseph Went to Bethlehem Teach When Joseph Went to Bethlehem using scarves. (Unfortunately, I couldn't find the author of...
Lesson Plans: December 2014 - By Erin Isenberg Flipcharts and Visual Aides for Christmas Songs:Picture a ChristmasSamuel Tells of the Baby JesusThe Nativity SongWhen Joseph Went to Bethlehem Teach When Joseph Went to Bethlehem using scarves. (Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the author of this idea. If it’s yours, let me know and I’ll give you credit.)Build a nativity while you sing related Christmas songs. Have the children choose from Primary song-themed snowflakes from 2013 and/or...
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Lesson Plans: November 2014 - -To go with the week 1 theme of faith, teach the song "Faith"-The Sharing Time plan for the first week involves teaching the story of Samuel the Lamanite. Reinforce this message and get a jump on Christmas by teaching "Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus."
-The second week Sharing Time theme is "Prayer is reverent communication with Heavenly Father." Explain what reverence means by teaching "Reverence is Love" or teach about Prayer by reviewing the songs "A Child's Prayer" or "Children All Over the World."
-Review types of prayer with this activity.
-During Sharing Time on the third week, children will learn the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis (Ammonites). Continue this story by talking about the Stripling Warriors. Then teach a song which mentions them, such as "Holding Hands Around the World," "I am a Stripling Warrior," or "We'll Bring the World His Truth."
-If you are celebrating Thanksgiving this month, try the Thanksgiving Gratitude Activity or play the Hot Potato Game (maybe with a sweet potato?)
-If you're celebrating Guy Fawkes Day (UK), try the fireworks activity. Maybe don't mention why you do fireworks on this holiday…
-Depending on which hemisphere you live, try one of the autumn or spring activities.
Life is O’erflowing With Beautiful Things - Program season is almost over, and it's time to start singing for the holidays! Because Thanksgiving is a somewhat neglected holiday, I love that this song was published in the Friend a few years ago.{side note: In our family, we bring out the Ch...
Link: 12 Days of Christmas to Christ - By Lisa May Lisa May: Since we only have a few weeks to focus on Christmas before break, this would be a great idea for daily devotional. Incorporate with students – re word to have them all participate ;-) www.ldsliving.com/story/70359-12-days-of-christmas-to-christ 3(1 hour ago) http://www.ldsliving.com/story/70359-12-days-of-christmas-to-christ Lisa Garcia Yates: Good idea for journal time! (25 minutes ago) Read More Read more here:: Link: 12 Days of Christmas to Christ Free Instant Download...Read more
Little Lds Vinyl: Grand Opening Of My Etsy Shop! - Downloaded from: http://littleldsideas.blogspot.com/2013/10/little-lds-vinyl-grand-opening-of-my.html I finally decided to open up an Etsy shop for my LDS vinyl.I felt that having it on my blog wasn’t very user friendly.So, after thinking about it for some time I decided to just do it!I only have 2 items in my shop right now, but hopefully I’ll get some more items listed in there soon.Here’s what I have!I have my ‘Child of God’ vinyl that...
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Lumberjack Dance - The theme for our Stake Youth Conference Dance this year was "LumberJack". Our conference was held within the beautiful Yosemite National Forest, the lumberjack theme seemed fitting. :)*The youth and leaders were encouraged to pack a flannel/plaid shir...
Make a CTR Gift Box - This cute CTR gift box is perfect for holding small Christmas and Primary birthday gifts. Measures 1 7/8″ x 2 1/8″ x 1 7/8″ inches when finished. You’ll need: scissors tape or glue scissors CTR gift box pattern or HLJ gift box pattern 5 minutes Step 1: Assemble your materials and cut out the pattern Step 2: Fold along the dotted lines Step 3: Tape Step 4: Admire your...Read more
Make a Primary Singing Time Scarecrow - By Pattie Moss Primary Singing Time SCARECROW for November Singing Time! You just PICK a PIECE each time you sing a song. Put that Scarecrow together a piece at a time as the kids sing songs! A fun FALL GAME is to MAKE A Singing Time SCARECROW! Just make up a large brown paper bag circle face and a BIG hat out of colored paper or scrapbook paper. Then bring...Read more
Make a Seminary Basic Doctrines Candy Box - This Seminary Basic Doctrines Candy Box makes introducing the 9 seminary doctrines easy. Just print, cut, fold, tape, and you’re set! The box is perfect for Christmas gifts, Seminary graduation gifts, Freshman orientation, inservice favors, or just because! You’ll need tape or glue dots Hershey Nugget Labels – I print on HP Everyday paper. It’s a glossy coated inkjet paper that gives superior professional-looking results. Box Template – print on...Read more
Mary’s Lullaby - We are starting Christmas music tomorrow! Our primary has been asked to sing in Sacrament Meeting December 12th, so we have 4 weeks to learn a couple Christmas songs. We will start with "Mary's Lullaby" (CS 44) using the visuals pictured above. I'll ha...
Missing - Where the heck have I been?????? Well to tell you the truth up to my eyeballs in planning. Since I've been put in as YW president my time to go through the lessons and come up with ideas has been severley cut. So I apologize to those who come back to m...Mormon Boys to star in new TLC show - It’s not about Big Love — it’s about TOUGH LOVE. Hehehehe. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/first_look_tlc_family_armor_PeN5BO… More Mormons on TV! We’re just quirky enough to be “reality” TV, but wholesome enough for Prime Time. Honestly, the show sounds boring to me. But so did Dirty Jobs, and that has turned out to be a gem. Mike Rowe is my boy. Wonder if he’s a Mormon??? :) Had a big party yesterday for our friends...
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Muggle” Shirts - Downloaded from: http://www.continuallycreative.com/2013/03/muggle-shirts/ Every year for Christmas we carry on the tradition that I grew up with and give our kids “Christmas pajamas.” We have however changed the order of things, and instead of getting the pajamas on Christmas Read more here… Read the rest Free Instant Download rp_muggle1-300x214.gif (38 kB) 19 September 2014
Name that Christmas Song - For Senior Primary we decided to challenge their minds! I used the Thesaurus and "tweaked" the words to our favorite Christmas songs! They then had to guess what the song was. Once they guessed we would sing it!1) Orbs Radiating...
Nativity – Cutouts - These images of the nativity will make good sharing time or Christmas lessons. Click on nativity in the tags to find the stable image. Free Instant Download nativity-cutouts.gif (19 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts1 (19 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts (96 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts (443 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts-bw (15 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts-bw (55 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts-bw (428 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts2 (32 kB) 28 August 2014nativity-cutouts2 (54 kB)...Read more
Nativity Pageant Script for Young Children - Hey, attached is a nativity pageant script from Luke for people doing the nativity on Christmas Eve. You can also download a prerecorded one set to music at www.FastFamilyFun.com. Free Instant Download nativity-script-proffitt (1010 kB) 28 August 2014
Navidad Mujeres Jóvenes - Una nota de Navidad en español sometió por Sabrina W. A Christmas note in Spanish submitted by Sabrina W. Thanks! Free Instant Download navidadMJ.jpg (195 kB) 28 August 2014navidadMJ1 (195 kB) 28 August 2014
October Visiting Teaching Handout. - This month's Visiting Teaching Lesson is on:The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Bread of LifeIs it bad that I'm excited about this lesson because it gives me an excuse to make my FAVORITE PUMPKIN BREAD EVER?Of course - if you don't have the time t... Our Christmas Story Tree - ♫ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! ♫
Here is the sheet music.
Here is the flip chart.
Here are a few things you could use:
Box labeled "Ornaments" - keep all of your items in the box, to stay organized!
Small Christmas tree (to place the ornaments on, of course)
Candy cane
Picture of shepherds (p. 4 in flip chart)
Angel tree topper
Silver star (if you don't have one, just cover a cardboard star with foil)
Picture of star of Bethlehem (p. 8 in flip chart)
Package wrapped in red paper
Picture of Savior
Evergreen sprig or bough (pass around so they can feel and smell it)
Jesus in the manger piece from a nativity scene
This may not be the most appropriate song for a Sacrament Meeting number, but it is a great one for the kids to learn to connect a few secular symbols with gospel meaning, especially tying into the Savior. Let me know how it goes!
What songs are you teaching for Christmas? Any fun plans?
Parent-Student Seminary Orientation - Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/08/parent-student-seminary-orientation.html It is here!!!!Back To Class for School and Seminary!!!!A Parent-Student Orientation meeting is key to a smooth start for your early morning Seminary year. Parents are making the sacrifice to drive their children to class each morning and when they know the class expectations and blessings that will come to their children (and family), they are able to be supportive-especially when the 4:45 alarm goes off.My class...
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Peggys Christmas Border - This black and white image, Peggys Christmas Border, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_peggys-christmas-border.gif (61 kB) 28 August 2014cg_peggys-christmas-border1 (61 kB) 28 August 2014
Phoning Home - Twice a year, our missionaries get to call home. For those of us who have had a son, brother, daughter, sister, parents, or grandparents on missions, it is a particularly special event! I, personally, am thrilled to be able to talk to my li...
Please share your #christmas lesson ideas below - By Amy Stuart Wolcott Amy Stuart Wolcott: Please share your #christmas lesson ideas below. I need ideas. 1(15 hours ago) Rose Pardy Harris: Me too (14 hours ago) Jami Jensen: following! I have been thinking the last few days and keep coming up with nothing!!! (11 hours ago) Cathy Borchardt: I have some I have used in the past. One is to have a nativity up front and ask them...Read more
Politics of Survivor - I have decided that presidential elections are like that TV show Survivor. The best candidate never wins, because the other contestants attack them and beat them down early in the game. The worst candidates get ignored. So what you’re left with is the mediocre middling candidates without any major flaws: not _too_ good looking, not _too_ articulate, not _too_ conservative (too liberal isn’t a flaw, apparently), careful not to make...
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Practice: Primary Splits - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/08/activity-primary-splits.html This activity is a follow-up to the Who Sings Now review game. You can use it as you’re learning any new song, or as a review.First, print the document at the bottom of the page. (It is formatted for 8.5″x11″ paper, but I’ve left it in Word format so that you can adjust if you use a different size paper)Next, fold the pictures in half.Finally, place a...
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Primary Singing Time Bingo - Downloaded from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PattiesPrimaryPlace/~3/YnoWbOaeYz4/primary-singing-time-bingo.html I have done bingo for lots of the seasons. A cute one for EASTER is HERE at Family Crafts. It is free and printable. Woo Hoo! I love me a freebie! I’m gonna be spending a lot of moolah on my classroom kids for our Easter Egg Hunt this year since I have 30 kiddos! It’s a good time to get those cute plastic eggs too. You can put...
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Primary Singing Time BINGO GAMES! - By Pattie Moss I have done PRIMARY BINGO GAMES in singing time for lots of the seasons. A cute one for Christmas is below. Woo Hoo! I love me a freebie! For Christmas I do J-E-S-U-S along the top, and for Thanksgiving we do T-H-A-N-K-S. Just make up some clip art pictures of 16 (4 x 4 grid) OR 9 (3 x 3 grid of pictures) that have to do...Read more
Primary Singing Time January 2013 Snowball Fun! - Downloaded from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PattiesPrimaryPlace/~3/EGpe7SN8i9E/primary-singing-time-january-2013.html This is a fun activity I’ve posted about before but since we just had the snowstorm of the century, this snowball activity might be fun! At least here in snowy Utah! It’s a Primary Snowball “toss”. (Don’t call it a snowball fight or you’ll be sorry!) Tell the kids it’s their once a year time when they can pelt you with snowballs! Yipee! They will love that.Here’s...
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Q&a: How To Create An Effective Flip Chart - Downloaded from: http://afprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/02/q-how-to-create-effective-flip-chart.html Flip charts can be a great way to teach a new song. I have several opinions about them, so I’ll share a few of those with you and then give you some ideas about how I create flip charts and how you can do it at home! Opinion #1: Don’t overuse them. You do not need to use a flip chart every month. There are a lot...
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Q&A: How to Create an Effective Flip Chart - Flip charts can be a great way to teach a new song. I have several opinions about them, so I'll share a few of those with you and then give you some ideas about how I create flip charts and how you can do it at home!Opinion #1: Don't overus...
Quick Christmas Activities - I LOVE Christmas. Maybe because my birthday is really close to Christmas day. Maybe it's all the sugar! I think it's probably all the extra love we feel because of the great gift we have been given by our Heavenly Father. We wan...
Recommendations for Electronic devices in Seminary - By Cindy Harris Congdon Cindy Harris Congdon: What electronic devices are helpful for you when presenting your lessons? Any cables or projectors that hook up easily to an iPhone? Speakers? Game equipment? Anything else? With Christmas coming up, I’d love some suggestions for my team-teacher (my husband) to get for me. :) (53 minutes ago) Vickie Larson Fairchild: Did I know that you were teaching seminary as well? (52 minutes...Read more
Relief Society Christmas: Childhood Memories - A file with all the ideas for a Relief Society Christmas Party. Free Instant Download childhood_christmas_flier (523 kB) 28 August 2014Childhood_memories_christmas (2 MB) 28 August 2014
Reverence Book – Page 1 of 9 - This is a Reverence Book or Quiet Book I made at an Enrichment night. It would make a fun project for a Quarterly Primary Activity or Enrichment Activity. You could also use this as a baptism or Christmas gift. Instructions Buy a photo album that holds 4×6 photos. Cut each page along the dotted lines, and glue the photos on the pages with a glue stick. Insert the pages in...Read more
Review: “seek The Lord Early” Lip Sync - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2014/08/review-seek-lord-early-lip-sync.html Inspiration for these characters comes courtesy of Jennifer on the Choristers Facebook Page. All credit to her :) I told you that these Sisters were geniuses!I’ve modified the activity a bit based on ideas from this talk given by Robert J. Matthews. I want to reinforce to the children how important it is to seek the Lord early, and what they can accomplish with the Lord’s help, even...
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Review: “Seek The Lord Early” Lip Sync - By Erin Isenberg Inspiration for these characters comes courtesy of Jennifer on the Captain Moroni David Esther Joseph Joseph Smith Mary Nephi Noah Stripling Warrior Captain Moroni Captain Moroni was still a young man when he took command of the Nephite army as they defended themselves from the Lamanites and Zoramites. He told his people that they must defend their country, family, freedom, peace and religion. With much prayer and...Read more
Review: "Seek The Lord Early" Lip Sync - Inspiration for these characters comes courtesy of Jennifer on the Choristers Facebook Page. All credit to her :) I told you that these Sisters were geniuses!I've modified the activity a bit based on ideas from this talk given by Rober...
Rocking Christmas Bear - This black and white image, Rocking Christmas Bear, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_rocking-christmas-bear2.gif (34 kB) 28 August 2014cg_rocking-christmas-bear3 (34 kB) 28 August 2014Seminary Auction Tips - This information was originally published at http://kenalford.com/semlist/2002/02jan04.htm and sent out as part of Ken Alford’s email list to Seminary teachers. If you’d like to hold Seminary auctions, may I recommend that you… 1) Have no more than 2 auctions per year. I recommend holding the first either right before Christmas or at the end of January, and then holding the second at the end of the year. Or, to add variety...
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Seminary Christmas Ideas - By Coleen Machiel Castro Coleen Machiel Castro: Just curious: I’m proposing my class have a little service project this Christmas. We usually have a gift exchange, but I am asking my kids to bring $5 to our get together. I will match their $5. We will purchase a gift for a girl and one for a boy and donate it to the Sleep Train Foster Kids program in our area....Read more
Shine On - I really love this song. I have loved it since I was a little girl. I like the image of holding my light in my hand for all to see. I started teaching this song about the middle of October. The first thing I noticed is that the ...
Silent Christmas Lesson - By Sharon Prescott Haynie Sharon Prescott Haynie: This is the link to the Silent Lesson for Christmas that I used last year. I hope you can get to it with this one, it is from Pinterest. there are alot of different one on Pinterest, also The Red-Headed Hostess has tips on how to prepare one yourself.www.pinterest.com/pin/42573158951374112/ 2(2 hours ago) Andrea Bailey Williams: Great idea. Unfortunately, I am not a member...Read more
Simmer Down…idea #2 - Downloaded from: http://afprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/01/simmer-downidea-2.html Have you ever noticed that when you try to do something fun, the kids go psycho? I mean, here you are, trying to carry out your best laid plans and they are acting like it’s Halloween, or Christmas Eve, or even worse…Easter. Seriously! What is the deal, people?! For those of you that are nodding your head right now, this is an idea that works REALLY well,...
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Simmer Down…Idea #2 - Have you ever noticed that when you try to do something fun, the kids go psycho? I mean, here you are, trying to carry out your best laid plans and they are acting like it's Halloween, or Christmas Eve, or even worse...Easter. Seriously! &n...
Sing a Story - This Sunday we will be doing a sing-a-story of Christmas (scriptures and song order came from "A Children's Songbook Companion"). I have my nativity poster ready to go, using just 5 figures, that will be placed inside numbered envelopes. On the back of...Singing in Sacrament Meeting - We sang our three songs, and as so often happens there are some kids that really stand out from the rest. There are the cute sunbeams who smile and wave to their parents. There are the older kids who stand sullenly in the back and then ther...
Song: Picture A Christmas - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/10/song-picture-christmas.html Picture a stable in JudeaPicture a sacred, silent night.And can you hear the angels, nearAnd see the stars so bright?Picture the little baby Jesus.Picture his life and words so dear.Sing praise to him, remember himas you picture Christmas this year.Picture a kind and gentle Joseph.Picture the mother, Mary, fair.And can you see, so reverently, the shepherds kneeling there?Picture the little baby Jesus.Picture his life and words so...
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Song: Samuel Tells Of The Baby Jesus - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/10/song-samuel-tells-of-baby-jesus_30.html I love this Christmas song! I think I will either save these images to my iPad and use it as a flip chart or connect it to a larger screen as we learn this song. Said Samuel, “Within five years, a night will be as day,”“And Baby Jesus will be born in a land far, far away.”Hosanna! Hosanna! Oh, let us gladly sing.How blessed that our Lord...
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Song: The Nativity Song - Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/11/song-nativity-song.html For this song, I’ve created two documents. The first includes all of the pictures shown below, with the capitalized rhyming words. To teach the song, you could post the first half of each rhyme on the board and scatter the second half of the rhymes around the room. As you teach the song, let the children find the matches.To review, you might play a matching game. Shuffle...
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Stand In Holy Places Take Home Gifts - Downloaded from: http://inkablinka.com/2013/11/stand-in-holy-places-take-home-gifts.html I’ve found a couple cute take home gifts for our Young Women in Excellence night. I first saw these great globe ornaments at World Market. They are 2 for $5.00, and would look great with a tag attached to the string reading, “Stand Ye in Holy Places”. You can’t order these online, unfortunately. I also just came across these Globe Charm Necklaces They are only $1.20 each (free...
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Stand Ye in Holy Places Framed Temples - We really wanted to get the girls something for Christmas this year that they would cherish. We decided that since the mutual theme for this upcoming year is, “Stand ye in Holy Places”, we would get each girl a picture of the temple.To make it more personal, we got a list of each girls favorite temple.We found these beautiful pictures of their favorite temples and printed the 2013 mutual...Read more
Stars Were Gleaming - I love this song so much, so when it's finally the right year to teach it I get really excited. This year (after approval) I started teaching the song with two extra verses that were written by Elder Spencer J. Condie (emeritus and currently serv...
Stars Were Gleaming - For instructions to make easy shepherd costumes click hereI realized today when I lugged two big baskets into church that I use a lot costumes and props for Christmas songs. Today I taught "Stars Were Gleaming" for the first time and used enough costum...Teacher To Teacher Question - Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/09/teacher-to-teacher-question.html Someone asked me for my “Seminary Casserole” recipe, which reminded me of a question I would like to ask other teachers. This mostly applies to the early morning teachers, but I would like to hear any input out there.How often to you serve food in Seminary-not the object lesson type food, but a treat or breakfast-y food?What types of food do you serve?Do the parents help?Do the...
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Temple Dress – White Hanky Card - This white dress card is for giving a handkerchief to someone who is preparing to attend the temple for the first time. It has a poem on the back that reads: Tuck this white handkerchief away, Then take it out to be used on a very special day, When you go to the temple to make covenants And receive your own Temple Endowment. Here are the instructions Step 1 –...Read more
Thanksgiving Primary Singing Time - Downloaded from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PattiesPrimaryPlace/~3/LtuzbpoxAj4/thanksgiving-primary-singing-time.html Well we just had the missionaries over for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday night. I made a ham and cheesy potatoes and some pecan tarts and raspberry jello with cranberries and crushed pineapple in it. Yummy cornbread and corn too. Now I’m going to have so much food tomorrow with our turkey and stuffing and all, that I don’t even want to think about it. I’ll be in...
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The 12 Days of Personal Progress - I cannot get enough of Christmas! I've already started decorating, and I never stopped listening to music. I have gift lists galore, and a huge supply of mint cocoa waiting to come out. I've also been trying to focus on the reason behind it all, which...The 25 Days Of Christ - Downloaded from: http://littleldsideas.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-25-days-of-christ.html Would you like to start a new tradition this year that puts Christ at the center of your Christmas celebrations?Then you will love ‘The 25 Days of Christ‘. Gather your family each night in December to study the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as you countdown to Christmas. Children of all ages will love and remember these scripture stories as they place a symbolic ornament on your...
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The Doctrine and Covenants teaches me how to live the gospel - President Ezra Taft Benson has said, “The Book of Mormon brings men to Christ. The Doctrine and Covenants brings men to Christ’s kingdom, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ‘the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth’ ” (Ensign, May 1987, page 83). Unlike the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Pearl of Great Price, the Doctrine and Covenants is a...Read more
The Family: A Proclamation to the World Memorization Project - As we were frequently reminded this past General Conference, especially in the Women's session, This year marks twenty years of The Family: a Proclamation to the World. It was read September 23rd, 1995 at the General Relief Society Meeting, and since ...The kids make me laugh - Conversation about why DD was hot during her bout of stomach flu: Mommy: What do you think causes a fever? DS: Maybe it’s because all her cells are moving around fast and causing friction. Or maybe her nerves are getting hot like a wire that gets hot when too much electricity goes through it. DD describes bead necklace she made for mommy: DD: Everyone will ask you where you bought...
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The Living Christ Christmas Tree Memorization Project - I'm super excited to unveil my latest project (albeit almost a week late). I was super excited by Sister Marriott's talk at the General Women's Conference, and I've been anxious for Christmas since December 26th. The combination of those two things in... The prophet today teaches me how to strengthen my family - President Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Monson was born in 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a boy, he participated in sports activities. He also decided, without having been asked, to cut the lawn of a widow and leave the yard looking much better. As president of his teachers quorum, he was successful in encouraging each member to attend priesthood...Read more
The Very Best Praise - Today after church I checked my FB page and this is what I found:Mati, Aaron gave you the best compliment I think any music leader could ever receive: "Today in primary when we were singing, I felt like I was drinking a milkshake.". Translation: si...
The Women Who Knew Jesus - This is a little Christmas program that has 6 speakers, along with a few musical selections. It can be used as a Ward Christmas program, or as a Relief Society program. Free Instant Download womenwhoknew (45 kB) 28 August 2014
This Christmas mend a quarrel quote – Howard W Hunter - I used this quote with my Seminary lesson, but it would be great for any lesson around Christmas time. The quote reads: “This Christmas, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your...
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Tips for a New Teacher? - By Angie Kent Rennie Angie Kent Rennie: Hello! I was just called as a release-time seminary teacher last week & I’m up to my eyeballs in QUESTIONS! ;) But my biggest question is this – what do know/do now that you wish you had known/done in the beginning? I’m stepping into a situation where I need to basically start class rules/expectations over & can do whatever I want. Thanks!! 2(1...
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Top 10 Reasons Why Fall Is The Best Season - Downloaded from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PattiesPrimaryPlace/~3/VPZmkZz7M8g/top-10-reasons-why-fall-is-best-season.html I have always loved this time of year. FALL IS THE BEST SEASON OF ALL! I love the holidays, the scenery, the weather, and the traditions I keep with my family, and for all sorts of other reasons. Here are just a few of them. My TOP 10 REASONS why the Fall Season is the BEST! 1. I LOVE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL! I am a teacher and...
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Treasured Gifts by Thomas S Monson (Power Point) - Twila S. submitted this awesome Power Point presentation that uses MormonAds to teach Thomas S. Monson’s Treasured Gifts, a 2006 Christmas Devotional message. It could be used to give the home teaching message. 616k to download. Images are copyright 2007, Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Used by permission. Free Instant Download TreasuredGifts (616 kB) 28 August 2014
Tree Sing - Next Sunday I will bring out one of my old family home evening lessons to use in singing time. (You can click on the photo above to see the wording on all the ornaments better. ) Being that it is the day after Christmas, I will begin by asking who is p...-150x150.jpg)
True Symbols of Christmas - Here is an idea sent in from one of our readers. Thanks so much for sharing! "I wanted to teach the girls the true symbols of Christmas in the context of an advent calendar. Having twelve girls (and they all come, yeah!) I need to be econom...
Turkey Tail Game Report - By Elaine Henson Elaine Henson: Thanks for the Turkey Tail Feather SM Game idea! My kids loved it, it became a bit of a race, all of them charging down the corridor to find the right feather first. They have all got so good at their Scripture Masteries! And I had fun creating my cute Turkey ;) It is hard thinking of new things to do to keep SM interesting...Read more
Turkey Tail Scripture Mastery Worked Great! - By Elaine Henson Elaine Henson: Thanks for the Turkey Tail Feather SM Game idea! My kids loved it, it became a bit of a race, all of them charging down the corridor to find the right feather first. They have all got so good at their Scripture Masteries! And I had fun creating my cute Turkey ;) It is hard thinking of new things to do to keep SM interesting...Read more
Updating - Well, it’s been forever since I blogged. Naturally. Lemme sum up what’s been going on: pulled off the ward Christmas party, got snowed in for 3 days in the biggest December snowfall on record in the DC area while Jared was stranded out of town, survived Christmas after my family decided to come up last minute, made it through the holiday rush on the new product orders (barely keeping ahead...
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Valentine’s Day - Downloaded from: http://ohwhatdoyoudoforsingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentines-day.html Here are a few ideas for Valentine’s Day. Hot HeartPlay “hot potato” with a heart to determine who comes up. I found mine in the Target dollar section. The Loving TreeMake conversation heart ornaments out of construction paper & hang them on a tree (I use a small tree I have for Christmas). Each conversation heart has a key word for a song on it. Have the...
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We are led by a living prophet today. - Eleven-year-old Rebecca stared out the bus window but didn’t really see the houses passing by. The after-school bus commotion raged around her but didn’t interrupt her troubled thoughts. If I don’t get an A on the final history report, I won’t get an A in history. That means no honor roll. It’s not fair. I’ve worked hard all year long to get on the honor roll, and now, all because...Read more
What have you read? I got 41 - The BBC apparently says most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. (That seems ridiculous to me…. Anyway.)http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml Instructions: [Copy and paste into a new note on your profile.] 1) Look at the list and put an ‘x’ before those you have read. 2) Tally your total. 3) Put in a note with your total in the subject 1 (X) Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen...
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What is a testimony? - I received this activity idea from a reader and thought it would be fun to share. Thank you for sharingJenna!We had a lesson on testimonies, what testimonies are and what they aren't, and I shared with them a summary of the General Conference tal...
What To Send To Full-Time Missionaries - Downloaded from: http://ldsywideasandactivities.blogspot.com/2013/04/what-to-send-to-full-time-missionaries.html This is a follow-up to a previous post, entitled “What to WRITE to full-time missionaries” (CLICK HERE to see that post, or look in the “missionary” section on the right side of the blog page)Sending a care package to full-time missionaries serving from your ward is a good activity for the youth because it helps them think about those who are serving (and hopefully appreciate them a...
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What we LOVED about our Sacrament Meeting Program - We did our Sacrament Meeting Program Yesterday! It was wonderful, they always are. The kids sang their hearts out and we all felt the Spirit. I asked the Senior Primary what they liked about the Program, here are some of their answers mixed with mine.W...
White Elephant - Put Stuff in small brown paper bags1 item per bag, one bag per student plus 1 extra bag. Items can be small things like a pencil, chap stick, a pkg. of Kool-aid or hot chocolate, a scented candle, a comb, a bookmark, a piece of candy, a highlighter, anything from good to ridiculous. I always just used stuff from around my house. Like a roll of TP, a granola bar
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Words Christmas Party - This black and white image, Words Christmas Party, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris. Free Instant Download cg_words-christmas-party1 (11 kB) 28 August 2014cg_words-christmas-party.gif (11 kB) 28 August 2014
Writing letters to missionaries - Writing letters to missionaries at ward Christmas party in December 2008. Free Instant Download ChristmasParty2.jpg (35 kB) 28 August 2014ChristmasParty21 (35 kB) 28 August 2014
Young Women Subway Art – Larger - A user requested the subway art in a larger size. Here it is! Remember, this image may not be used on items you will sell. Don’t tamper with the name of my website on the image. Merry Christmas and enjoy! Free Instant Download YW-Theme-Subway-Art-Large2.jpg (197 kB) 28 August 2014YW-Theme-Subway-Art-Large3 (197 kB) 28 August 2014
YW Christmas gift - For our gift to the YW this Christmas we decided to give UNO cards with this little tag attached. I saw the original idea here.Of course I needed to package them cute so I made up a little purse to hold them in. I think they turned out pretty cute... YW Personal Progress V{owl}ues 2015 Mutual Theme Logos - This is my fourth post featuring my Young Women’s Personal Progress V{owl}ue Owls! These cute owls are the perfect way to encourage your girls to work on Personal Progress. Each unique owl corresponds to one of the Personal Progress Values: Faith, … Continue reading →More Seminary Help
General Conference Ideas for Seminary
The veteran teachers I've talked to like to encourage students to watch general conference by playing games or performing other activities. DeAnn and Brent review points from the talks in a jeopardy style game. Paula A says, "At October and April [conference] we also gave mini prizes for noting [scripture mastery] used by speakers." Fun!...
During Your Lesson
My teacher friends gave me zillions of great ideas for use during individual lessons. I will go through my notes and try to list them here. This will follow the rough order that a class might take. Sign Ins DeAnn puts a table by the door of her classroom where students sign in each day....
The First Week of Class
During the first week of your Seminary class you'll be setting a pattern for your classes and taking care of some housekeeping items. Here are some tips for your first week that I've collected: Establish patterns Begin class on time the first day. If you plan to use a scripture journal or scripture mastery games,...
Before Class Begins
If you're a new Seminary Teacher, like me, you're wondering how to begin planning for these daily lessons. While the gospel-teaching part of a Seminary lesson is probably familiar to you (since you've probably taught Primary, young women, priesthood, Sunday school, etc.), the structure of a Seminary class may be unfamiliar. Scroll or jump down...
Questions about Seminary Structure
Below are some questions and responses from Seminary teachers regarding the structure of their classes. You'll find some of the ideas very useful in planning and structuring your class. Bringing Homework to classCatching up when behindClass presidency responsibilities?Do you complete the work like students?Do you struggle with any “guilt” of not covering a highlighted principle...
Selecting Music for Seminary Classes
Here are some resources to help you select music for Making Choosing Easier Choosing Hymns by Scripture Reference Choosing Hymns by Gospel Topic Easy Hymns Songs Seminary Students actually like to sing No piano player.... Using technology to engage Seminary students with music Making choosing easier Here are a few ideas for selecting music for...
The Learning Assessment
Seminary Teachers are asking questions about the new Learning Assessment. Here's what they're saying: Assessing the Assessment - By Shauna Hostetler Shauna Hostetler: #Assessment Last night I went through all of my students’ answer sheets and made a note of which questions each student got correct and the specific questions they missed. I wanted to...
Seminary Class Officers
Your seminary class should include a class president who conducts the meetings. The president leads the class by welcoming them, announcing prayers, and devotionals, etc, and turns time to the teacher. No other officers are needed, but following are some ideas if you'd like to include more students: My friend DeAnn uses a president and...
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