Wow! Two months since my last post...oops.
Song
Prayer
Do activity with glove and hand to explain the Spirit and the body with death and resurrection. (The glove moves only when the hand is inside...spirit is the hand and body is the glove).
Tell story of resurrection as laid out in Easter lesson in the nursery manual.
Say and do actions to "Did Jesus Really Live Again?" primary song.
Then play song while having children look at pictures of Jesus' death and resurrection.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Scripture Theme
Opening Song: Book of Mormon Stories
Prayer
Sing "Search, Ponder, and Pray"
I had my scriptures out and told Canden that I loved the scriptures. That they taught me about Jesus, that they are the words of God through the prophets, and that we learn through the scriptures how to return to live with Heavenly Father again and be happy.
We then looked through my scriptures to see all the highlights. He liked looking at the maps/pictures. Then we picked a couple of highlighted versus and I told him that those were parts of the scriptures that I particularly loved and explained what they taught.
We then looked through his scriptures (summarized Bible and Book of Mormon stories) and he could tell me stories that he liked by looking at the pictures.
By default, we learned that we should respect and love our scriptures and not jump up and down on them during family home evening :).
Bear testimony of the scriptures. (You can find ideas in refs below).
Closing Song
Closing Prayer
References:
Prayer
Sing "Search, Ponder, and Pray"
I had my scriptures out and told Canden that I loved the scriptures. That they taught me about Jesus, that they are the words of God through the prophets, and that we learn through the scriptures how to return to live with Heavenly Father again and be happy.
We then looked through my scriptures to see all the highlights. He liked looking at the maps/pictures. Then we picked a couple of highlighted versus and I told him that those were parts of the scriptures that I particularly loved and explained what they taught.
We then looked through his scriptures (summarized Bible and Book of Mormon stories) and he could tell me stories that he liked by looking at the pictures.
By default, we learned that we should respect and love our scriptures and not jump up and down on them during family home evening :).
Bear testimony of the scriptures. (You can find ideas in refs below).
Closing Song
Closing Prayer
References:
- Nursery Manual, "Behold Your Little Ones" (I Love the Scriptures, The Book of Mormon...)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Adam and Eve
Honestly, this lesson was not as structured as my other lessons, but I found a few things helpful.
I basically just taught the scripture story of Adam and Eve and the fall. I used the picture of them from the Gospel Art book to refer to as I told the story. One point I emphasized is that even though they partook of the fruit, God said that if they would obey him from then on then they could have joy. God wants us to obey so we can be happy. Also, Adam and Eve taught their children about God and the things that are found in the scriptures so they could learn to live with God again. (There's another picture of them teaching their children in the Gospel Art book).
I found the primary manual helpful while preparing. There are several lessons based around the story of Adam and Eve.
I basically just taught the scripture story of Adam and Eve and the fall. I used the picture of them from the Gospel Art book to refer to as I told the story. One point I emphasized is that even though they partook of the fruit, God said that if they would obey him from then on then they could have joy. God wants us to obey so we can be happy. Also, Adam and Eve taught their children about God and the things that are found in the scriptures so they could learn to live with God again. (There's another picture of them teaching their children in the Gospel Art book).
I found the primary manual helpful while preparing. There are several lessons based around the story of Adam and Eve.
FHE Rotation
Jared and I have decided to rotate through different types of FHE lessons each month, so if you're following this blog, you will start to see the pattern.
The four lesson types are
The four lesson types are
Scripture Story
Gospel Principle
Preach My Gospel
Family/Church History
Gospel Principle
Preach My Gospel
Family/Church History
There's no certain order to which we do each week so long as we cover each subject each month. We plan out the lessons a month in advance. It's worked well for us because by planning, we then get to both be a part and have input on what we feel is important for our family to learn. Because FHE is carried out on Monday night when Jared is away traveling, it makes it so nice that he gets to at least be a part of the planning process. Often, I have him call at a certain point in our lesson so he can tell a story, or bear testimony, or even just ask Canden what he learned.
Monday, January 31, 2011
I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus
Opening Song
Prayer
Show picture of Jesus with the children. Talk about how Jesus shows us love and wants us to be happy. Review who Jesus loves (mommy, daddy, each child, friends by name, etc).
Use scripture with Christ asking us to follow him. 2 Nephi 31:12 might be a good one, "Follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do."
Explain that Jesus was nice, uses a nice voice, does not hurt people, but shows them love. Explain that we want to be like Jesus.
Learn and practice the song: I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus.
Let child draw or color pictures on a piece of paper that will help him remember the words to the song. (eg. heart - love, mouth - say, grumpy face - make a wrong choice, ear - listen, etc.) When older, can also learn sign language to the song.
Closing song
Closing Prayer
Prayer
Show picture of Jesus with the children. Talk about how Jesus shows us love and wants us to be happy. Review who Jesus loves (mommy, daddy, each child, friends by name, etc).
Use scripture with Christ asking us to follow him. 2 Nephi 31:12 might be a good one, "Follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do."
Explain that Jesus was nice, uses a nice voice, does not hurt people, but shows them love. Explain that we want to be like Jesus.
Learn and practice the song: I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus.
Let child draw or color pictures on a piece of paper that will help him remember the words to the song. (eg. heart - love, mouth - say, grumpy face - make a wrong choice, ear - listen, etc.) When older, can also learn sign language to the song.
Closing song
Closing Prayer
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Mom and Dad and Heavenly Father Love Me
Opening song: The Usual
Prayer
Give Canden a big hug and kiss. Have him sit on lap while explain how much Dad and I love him.
Story: Tell a story of when a boy made a mistake and was afraid his mommy wouldn't love him anymore, but how his mom made sure he knew she would ALWAYS love him.
(See Behold Your Little Ones, Lesson 1) Use felt board pictures (Heavenly Father and Jesus, people, clouds) to show that everyone used to live in Heaven with Heavenly Father long ago. Heavenly Father is our father. We are all his children. We were a great big family and were all brothers and sisters. We loved each other. Heavenly Father loved us so much. Then Heavenly Father sent us to Earth and even though we can't live with him while we're on earth, he still loves us so much. He is still our Father. He wants us to be happy. (Maybe sing "If You're Happy and You Know It".)
Heavenly Father sends us blessings. He asks us to say thank you for those blessings. He also asks us to share our blessings. He also asks us to come talk to him in prayer so he can tell us how much he loves us.
How do we show Heavenly Father we love him? (Prayer, Reverence, Loving Others because they are Heavenly Father's children, too)
Story: May want to read You Are Special (Punchinello story - I HIGHLY suggest this be in your collection at home. If you don't have it, let me know, and I may have just found cousin Christmas presents next year.)
Song: I Lived in Heaven
Prayer
Activity: Make Rice Krispies Treats to share with security guards
Prayer
Give Canden a big hug and kiss. Have him sit on lap while explain how much Dad and I love him.
Story: Tell a story of when a boy made a mistake and was afraid his mommy wouldn't love him anymore, but how his mom made sure he knew she would ALWAYS love him.
(See Behold Your Little Ones, Lesson 1) Use felt board pictures (Heavenly Father and Jesus, people, clouds) to show that everyone used to live in Heaven with Heavenly Father long ago. Heavenly Father is our father. We are all his children. We were a great big family and were all brothers and sisters. We loved each other. Heavenly Father loved us so much. Then Heavenly Father sent us to Earth and even though we can't live with him while we're on earth, he still loves us so much. He is still our Father. He wants us to be happy. (Maybe sing "If You're Happy and You Know It".)
Heavenly Father sends us blessings. He asks us to say thank you for those blessings. He also asks us to share our blessings. He also asks us to come talk to him in prayer so he can tell us how much he loves us.
How do we show Heavenly Father we love him? (Prayer, Reverence, Loving Others because they are Heavenly Father's children, too)
Story: May want to read You Are Special (Punchinello story - I HIGHLY suggest this be in your collection at home. If you don't have it, let me know, and I may have just found cousin Christmas presents next year.)
Song: I Lived in Heaven
Prayer
Activity: Make Rice Krispies Treats to share with security guards
Monday, January 17, 2011
I can be like Jesus by showing love for my neighbors.
Opening Song - the usual
Prayer
Read and have Canden repeat the scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Explain what that means? Who is Jesus talking about when he says, neighbor? Is _____ our neighbor? Is ______ our neighbor? (We need to love and care for people and make them feel good. Every person we come in contact with is our neighbor.)
Show pictures of Jesus loving neighbors (I used him healing the blind man [nursery manual] and him washing the disciples' feet [picture book]):
Who is in both of these pictures?
Which one of these pictures has a man who is sick?
Which picture shows Jesus serving his friend?
Where are Jesus' neighbors?
Which picture has Jesus showing love?
How can we show love? (turn to picture of children sharing)
Story from the Friend (Feb 1974):
Prayer
Read and have Canden repeat the scripture, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Explain what that means? Who is Jesus talking about when he says, neighbor? Is _____ our neighbor? Is ______ our neighbor? (We need to love and care for people and make them feel good. Every person we come in contact with is our neighbor.)
Show pictures of Jesus loving neighbors (I used him healing the blind man [nursery manual] and him washing the disciples' feet [picture book]):
Who is in both of these pictures?
Which one of these pictures has a man who is sick?
Which picture shows Jesus serving his friend?
Where are Jesus' neighbors?
Which picture has Jesus showing love?
How can we show love? (turn to picture of children sharing)
Story from the Friend (Feb 1974):
“Happy birthday, Heber!” exclaimed his mother as she handed him the most beautiful coat he had ever seen. He hugged it close and his eyes were bright with happiness. He knew how difficult it had been for his mother to make it, and he could hardly wait to go out in the cold and feel its warmth around him.
One day as Heber was hurrying on an errand, he saw a boy in a thin sweater shivering with cold. As he hurried by, the boy looked at Heber’s coat with such longing that, almost before he knew what he was doing, Heber stopped, took off his new coat, and gave it to the boy.
When Heber’s mother saw her son wearing his old coat instead of the new one, she asked what he had done with his lovely new overcoat.
“Oh, Mother,” Heber J. Grant explained, “I saw a boy who needed it lots worse than I, so I gave it to him.”
Closing Song: I'm trying to be like Jesus
Prayer
Can play "ladder to Heaven" game and use questions involving loving our neighbors. The game is just a picture of the earth with board game spaces leading up to a cloud with Heavenly Father and Jesus and their kingdom to show us returning to live with Heavenly Father again.
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