I
made poster size pictures of the temples this year, I add a new temple
each month. I made stars with a picture of a temple on it and then
copied a small (very small!) child in the middle of it. As the kids
participate in primary they put a star on the temple for the month with
their name on it. We remind them that someday they will go inside
the temple and they need the temple inside of them (that's figurative of
course - worthiness etc) We now have 5 months worth of temples and stars
with the kids names on them. I put them up every week (which is a
bit of a hassle, but worth it) so the kids can see them.
I did "2002 Primary Theme
Scriptures stickers" "The Temple, I'm going there some day" this last week
in sharing time and the children absolutely loved it!!! We had them
mark the scripture, put the scripture sticker in the margin and memorize
the scripture. It was a hit. If you would like more info you
can email me.
e
mail here December is a good month
to talk about being reverent and the reasons why we are reverent as we
are talking so much about the birth of Jesus. Have the children come
up with ideas why being reverent is important and how they can do it.
Not just during primary but during Sacrament meeting. Then have magazines
or other pictures (we used pictures that we'd copied more than from magazines
because it's hard to find reverent pictures in a magazine unless you can
use Children's Friends) to hand out, have them color them and make a collage
to take home.
This is a sharing time on
missionary work. You need to make nametags that can be pinned on
or worn around a child's neck. Write the name of people who have
been instrumental in misionary work in Church History. Bring a couple
of props for each one and a short story or a few facts about that person.
Then have a few children come up and put on the props and read the story
or facts that you provide. Have the rest of the children guess who
they are talking about. You might need to give some additional clues.
Put the name tags on after they have guessed who you are talking about.
Talk about each person and the sacrifices they made to be a good missionary.
We played Scripture Charades
for sharing time and the kids had a great time - you have to keep
a handle on the noise level but we had fun! Here's some we used (we
didn't just do New Testament we took some from all the scriptures)
Egyptian princes (with jewels)
holding a large basket. Someone is fanning her. She looks in
and acts surprised. (Baby Moses)
Three boys stand together
while two others wave yellow and orange streamers for fire. Then
a person draped in white comes in and stands next to the 3 boys.
They all smile (big smiles) (Shadrack, Meshack, Abednego)
One child dressed like a
shepard, points to the sky, looks afraid, then smiles. Star is held
up.
(Shepherds in Bethlehem)
Someone praying. Sun
passes over, moon passes over (poster sun and moon on tongue depressor)
and they still pray. (Enos)
Boy stands with stick through
bent arms. Paper chains around neck. (Abinidi)
Person praying with 16 white
painted stones in front of him. (Brother of Jared)
Show a picture of Jesus
and explain that his "influence" helped others do good. Discuss some
of the things Jesus did and how we can influence others. If you have
an older reader, ask them to read John 8:12 (or read it yourself) and talk
about how Jesus is the light of the world (I turned on a small lamp when
I talked about this) For an acitivity to go along with this, ask
several children to come to the front and blindfold them, then ask them
to write or draw something. Then take the blindfolds off and ask
them to do it again. Talk about the difference when they can "see"
Our ward has a child with
autism. I am looking for suggestions or ideas that would help this child
develop a love for sharing time and be more included during this time.
Any suggestions? e mail a response here This sharing time is called
You Can Gain a Testimony. It could be used in general for how to
gain a testimony or how to gain a testimony of some specific principle
of the gospel. Just add whatever you need. Have a recent convert
or priesthood or Primary leader tell how he or she gained a testimony (or
a testimony of something specific) Then on the board have the letters "I
Can Gain a Testimony" covered up on a chart. Have the children guess
letters, one at a time until they can figure out what the phrase says or
have the children break balloons on a board in which there are hidden messages
of ways to gain a testimony. Like (take time to pray, endeavor to
serve, etc.)
I went to a stake meeting
recently where a cute idea was given for sharing time. This can be
used for special recognitions for the kids (birthdays, baptism, achievement
day attendance, gospel in action awards etc.)
You need a clay pot filled
with marbles, beans or rice. Craft sticks for stems of flowers, construction
paper for flowers, and thin ribbon. Decorate the pot, make flowers, glue
the sticks to them and then just write the childs name on the flower and
the recognition. This also works great for "helpers" during sharing
time.
We have a set of pictures
of the first Disciples (drawings of what they might have looked like)
We brought them and posted them before sharing time with the name of the
disciple above it. For sharing time we gave a few short facts about
each one and then asked questions about what we read. This was done
in senior sharing time. I was amazed at how much the kids remembered
and learned!
This is a "Sing a Story"
sharing time. There is a song that goes with each part of the script.
Each part can be elaborated a little for Senior primary if they meet separate
from the Junior primary. Hand the script out to those who can read.
1- Jesus Christ spent
his childhod in a little town of Nazareth. Jesus worked harder than
most boys to do what Heavenly Father wanted him to do. He tried to always
be kind and help others. (song - Jesus Once was a Little Child)
2- Kindness made other
happy as well as himself ( song - I Want to be Kind)
3- He learned to enjoy
the things his Father-in-Heaven made for Him. His family was poor, but
He didn't mind. There were many things around Him that made Him happy.
When His work was done, He would walk around his town and see the beautiful
world. (song - Whenever I hear the Song of a Bird)
4- Jesus learned at
a young age to be obedient to His parents. He came when His mother called,
He was obedient and learned respect for others. (song - I'm trying to be
like Jesus)
5- Jesus knew that
a child is special to Heavenly Father. He knew that children could
obey many of Heavenly Father's commandments. He wanted to show his
love for His Father by living the gospel. (song - Keep the Commandments)
6- Jesus helped his
friends do right. He wasn't afraid to do the right thing. He
would have told his friends that He wanted to do the things His Heavenly
Father wanted Him to do. (song - Dare To Do Right)
7- If we lived as Jesus
did when He was small, we can help oiur friends and family and learn to
be happy ourselves.
Do
dramatization of Good Shepherd and the Lost Sheep found in John 10:11-15
and Luke 15:4-7. After that talk about how Jesus is the Good Shepherd
and we are His sheep. Talk about the things Jesus does to take care of
us. Play a game of hot and cold by hiding sheep. Props that
you might use are a picture of Jesus, pictures or flannels of sheep (for
dramatization) props or puppets and sheep to hide. To close sing Jesus
Said Love Everyone.
I
made poster size pictures of the temples this year, I add a new temple
each month. I made stars with a picture of a temple on it and then
copied a small (very small!) child in the middle of it. As the kids
participate in primary they put a star on the temple for the month with
their name on it. We remind them that someday they will go inside
the temple and they need the temple inside of them (that's figurative of
course - worthiness etc) We now have 5 months worth of temples and stars
with the kids names on them. I put them up every week (which is a
bit of a hassle, but worth it) so the kids can see them.
