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April 2010 LDS Primary Sharing Time Helps and Ideas
Woah. Am I behind the times or what! I didn't even know about this AWESOME RESOURCE that the church has! Week 1 Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith. * Here is a gathering of testimonies of Joseph Smith in different languages. Have a laptop handy and invite a couple children...
Nursery cultivates affinity for Church
Zac Smith and Sawyer Sarzalejo were at an impasse. Tiny hands clasped over twisted strands of colorful metal wire, the two boys tugged at opposite ends of the same bead maze. Both 2-year-olds wore sweater vests. Zac's mantra: "Mine." Sawyer grunted dissent. Nursery leader Teryl Call ended the...
LDS Primary Follow the Prophet Song Helps and Ideas (CS p.110-11)
* School of the Prophets - Make a large poster board school. Have neat rows of different pictures of prophets. Maybe 10? Have children come up and choose a prophet to either sing a certain verse or have a "way" attached on how to sing. (Like an opera singer, super soft, sing while moving your arms...
Activity Days: Manners and Internet Safety
Today we taught the girls about manners (home, table, public and phone) as well as Internet safety. Since there was so much to talk about I made an outline for me and the other leader to follow. Here's the rundown: We set the table with plates, cups, napkins and forks (you could do spoons and...
March 2010 LDS Primary Sharing Time Helps and Ideas
Monthly Theme: God speaks through Prophets. Monthly Scripture: Luke 1:70 "He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, which have been since the world began." Week 1 Prophets are called by God. * When a phone rings, what can you do? You can answer or ignore. Have someone (like the bishop) call...
March 2010 Primary Sharing Time LDS Reader's Theater
March 2010 Week 2: Prophets testify of Jesus Christ. Tips for a successful readers theater: * choose your readers carefully!!!!, remember most Sunbeams can't read so don't get upset if you hand them the part and they're holding it upside down looking at you oddly * Have plenty of scripts!! At...
A man as the Primary chorister?
Few Latter-day Saint men are privileged enough to spend most of their adult life in Primary, but I have been one such lucky fellow. While the rest of you brethren have been struggling with all those "grown-up" callings, I've been enjoying myself each week in the company of all those pure, innocent...
Activity Days: Having a Plan
For my last activity I had laid out all the ingredients for cookies in my kitchen. I told the girls we were going to make cookies. They were so excited. They said "how much should we put in" and I would just say "What do you think?" So they finally got their cookies mixed (with things like 4 tsp...
February 2010 LDS Primary Sharing Time Helps and Ideas
Monthly Theme: Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. Monthly Scripture: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Ideas are seperated by *'s. I'm not saying to use all *'d ideas in a...
With a new year come new transitions
A new year in nursery is quite a big deal, in case you didn't know. With the 3-year-olds moving on to Sunbeams, the first Sunday in January is full of anticipation for leaders and children alike. Average-size Mormon nursery classes in a normal year can shrink by up to 75 percent when the oldest...
LDS Primary 101 Quiz
This is a quiz. You will not be graded. However, if you answer *'d questions incorrectly, imagine me taking a rubber band and flicking your arm with it... repeatedly. *1. It's Sacrament Meeting and a primary child is sitting behind you. Do you... A. Ignore the child B. Say Hello and smile at the...
Ready or not, here come the Sunbeams
The last Sunday for our soon-to-be Sunbeams didn't go so well in nursery. I realized I hadn't chosen my words carefully and left our two oldest classmates in a state of shock over their pending departure. It all seemed so casual at first. The kids were eating trail mix and drinking from water...
"I Know That My Savior Loves Me" Primary Song Helps and Ideas
I Know That My Savior Loves Me Words and Music by Tami Jeppson Creamer and Derena Bell First off, do you not love ALL the tips given in the sharing time outline for how to use music in primary!! (Found on page 26-27) Did you notice my personal favorite sentence of all times, "ALWAYS SING THE...
January 2010 LDS Primary Sharing Time Helps and Ideas
Long story, friend of a friend, yada yada. The day before we were to be married, I lost my purse at a casino buffet. This purse had my temple recommend and I was going to get my endowments out within the next 5 hours. I thought it was a sign from above that we were just not meant to be. I was...
If you are prepared, you shall not fear nursery!
As the cracker stash in our nursery closet dwindles down to crumbs, I realize now is the time to stock up before the end of our ward's annual budget allocations. A year's supply of snacks is one tool in our belt for dealing with the unpredictable, the catastrophic and the perceived famines that...
