Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
The end of the school year is coming quickly! My May calendar is filled with recitals, finals, and projects. I have a high school senior (!?!) so I have all the feels–mostly gratitude that one of my children has made it to adulthood! It is more obvious than ever how many people we, as a […]
I’m going to be teaching the First Vision in sharing time on Sunday. I’ll be doing something different for my Junior Primary, but for Senior Primary I am using this storyboard from The Friend (you can find the original online in the March 2008 Friend). The twist is that I erased all the words that […]
Last year at the Pinewood Derby my friend Kristi showed up with this amazing folding table, kind of like the one you can see above. We set it up in the carpeted overflow area off the gym for the younger kids to play with during the derby. I think it is such a genius idea: […]
I have covered the topic of the Pinewood Derby. A few times. Ha! But we held our Pinewood Derby last weekend (and also held one for the Activity Day girls) and I thought it might be helpful to share a few more details that could help you in planning your Derby. First off, we schedule […]
Every kid I know loves playing with wallets (my kids included!) so I’m super excited for this printable. I’ve designed a one page worksheet that can be folded into a wallet. I think it’s perfect for Senior Primary, but it could easily be used with older or younger kids. Great for Family Home Evening, too. Here […]
My son Max is working on a few requirements for Webelos. I am amazed at how many pledges, promises, and oaths he has to recite for Cub Scouts. I decided to put them all in one place–partly so that Max can copy and memorize them without flipping around his book and partly so I can […]
Every fall after the Primary program we hold a “Thank You” lunch for our Primary teachers! It’s so fun to get together outside of church, without a lot of pressing needs to address. We usually prepare a small take-home treat (lotion or soap or chocolate), but this year I decided that I wanted to give each […]
We sent home a simple FHE packet with our Primary families on Sunday. I feel a little bit silly posting it here because it is super simple and it is also available mostly in this month’s Friend. But sometimes making it one step simpler is helpful, so here we go. The four lessons are meant […]
We have gone out of our way to try to reward the children in our Primary without food, but even so, we just wind up replacing food with small trinkets and gifts. I’m not sure exactly how to keep kids motivated (or if it even works!) but I’m interested in finding truly unique ways to […]
Even when the Primary is generally under control there are always a couple of kids with persistent reverence issues. I have a special place in my heart for these kids, maybe because my husband was always that kid? Perhaps because my boys have not always been the most convenient children in Primary or in a […]
I recently heard someone say that everything in Primary is about reverence and staffing! I simultaneously laughed and cried–it’s just so true. Whatever else we do in Primary–teaching, encouraging, instilling–it begins and ends with worries about reverence and staffing. Always and forever. So I thought I’d dedicate a couple of posts to these topics. Today I’m going to […]
It was kind of a rough weekend for some friends in our ward! A little girl from our Primary is in the hospital for an unexpected emergency surgery and one of the sisters I visit teach had two trips to the ER. Once blessings and meals were sorted, I started thinking about “Get Better” cards […]
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