Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
“We hope this will be the first of many dates that you do with your dads.” That was how this leader ended her message at the beginning of this Daddy Daughter Recognition Activity. What a great message to leave these fathers – spend more time with your daughters. Build a relationship with them. Show them […]
PJs, makeovers, story time, moms. What Activity Day girl wouldn’t LOVE this Recognition Activity? This night had a spiritual message, lots of connecting for moms and daughters, and a healthy dose of fun. And it actually was fairly simple to execute because the moms brought a lot of the supplies (nice!). INVITATION I didn’t see […]
I felt good about this lesson when it was over. My attempt to accommodate my visually impaired student was successful, and the discussion was pretty great. The student in class who was a former seminary teacher texted me afterward to thank me for it. It’s nice to have a good lesson every now and again. I started out with my “look over what you read and share something you liked”…
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When I first began teaching, I kept hearing people say that teachers should “teach with the Spirit”. What did that even mean? It’s not like I can control when the Holy Ghost testifies or if another person can hear or listen to him, right? Does teaching with the spirit mean I should scrap the manual and wing my lessons? A lot of teachers I observed didn’t feel a lesson was…
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The purpose of teaching children in this age group is for them to learn that by following Jesus Christ’s example: they can choose the right, be baptized, and become members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Source: Primary 1, Helps for the Teacher, Purpose, vii The Four-Year Old Characteristics at this Age Suggestions for Parents and Teachers Is very active. Moves quickly. Likes to skip, jump, race, climb,…
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The purpose of the three-year old (Sunbeam) class is to help children: develop an understanding of and love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, be involved in positive experiences in Primary, and grow in feelings of self-worth. Source: Primary 1, Teaching with This Manual, p. v The Three-Year-Old Characteristics at this Age Suggestions for Parents and Teachers Walks and runs, but is still uncoordinated. Likes doing things with his or her…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2014/04/activity-families-are-blessed-when-they.html To reinforce the theme for May 2014, I’ve summarized or quoted parts of several talks from our most recent conference and related them to Primary songs. Please help us out by leaving more ideas in the comments! Conference talks will be available to review in the May issue of the Ensign. It’s not yet printed at the time of this posting, but you’ll soon be able to…
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Downloaded from: http://ohwhatdoyoudoforsingingtime.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-family-is-of-god.html I originally found an awesome lesson plan for “The Family is of God” on the blog, Pergler’s Primary Place. It incorporates the proclamation to the family. I thought it could easily be adapted for singing time. -Wrap a picture of a family. Present it to the children.-“Inside this present is a picture of a gift from Heavenly Father.”-“Raise your hand if you like to give gifts?…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2014/02/song-i-stand-all-amazed.html If you are teaching this song in March of 2014, there is a great opportunity to introduce it on the last week of February. The theme for that week is: “Agency is the gift to choose for myself.” Use half of your time to sing or review songs about choice. Explain to the children that along with the gift of agency, we are given the responsibility to…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-new-year-new-songs-program.html Ask adults in the Ward to come sing during one hour of Primary (the other hour everyone goes to classes). Arrange them into groups. This is how I’m trying it for 2014. I have a narrator (me) speaking a few lines in between each song. Afterwards if we have time I have additional activities. Either this or this or both, maybe? This related post may be of interest: A Note…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/10/sheet-music-includes-extra-part-of.html There’s a version on A Child’s Prayer that has a signing ‘parent’ intro. I found it on Barlow Bradford, HERE. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings it in the first video in this compilation: Night time, quiet time,Loved ones gather at day’s end.I hold them close, I help them knowThat God will always be their friend.Then just before I say good night,My little one kneels by my chair.I…
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Today I drove by the new temple being built in Provo, and my heart filled with happiness. I really love to see and visit the temple, and I am so excited for all the blessings that the temple will bring to the people here. (Click here to see the Church’…
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