Items needed: an empty chair Place an empty chair in the middle of the room and then discuss how one good way to avoid gossiping is to imagine the person who you are talking about is sitting in that chair. Ask yourself: Are you telling the truth? Is it kind? Is it necessary to say? […]

Items needed two differently sized ice cream scoops or spoons The teacher used ice cream scoops to teach an object lesson. He had two sizes of ice cream scoops and asked "If I were serving up some ice cream, which scoop would you want me to use?" Of course, everyone wanted the big scoop. He […]

Relate the following story: There once was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. After a while, […]

Here's an an awesome object lesson that I use with my kids at camp - all you need is a can of fruit or vegetables, and take the label off...add a dent or two also. It's amazing what and how much the younger ones can come up with! Put the can in the middle of […]

Build a kite with structure (gospel), tail (balance), wind (a cloud) for trials, and of coarse the most important part...string commandments of Heavenly Father. As long as a kite is attached to a string, it will fly high up in the sky. You may think that since it is pulling and tugging on the string, […]

Items needed a large jar (larger than a quart, like a pickle jar) popped popcorn, enough to fill half of the jar a ping pong ball Fill up a large jar (larger than a quart, if possible) half way up with popcorn. Take a ping pong ball and push it to the bottom of the […]

Items needed a pencil Show the pencil to the class--teach that the useful, best part of a pencil is in the middle. And in order for it to be useful, something sharp has to wear away the outer covering. Let's compare that to the heart/spirit that is found inside each of us. In order to […]

Items needed an old, well worn shoe I take an old, well worn shoe and talk about how useful and comfortable the shoe is. It's a good shoe. I have worked and walked and jogged many miles in this shoe. They protect my feet from thorns and rocks and glass. At first, they pinched when […]

Items needed a few celery sticks that have been soaking in colored water an undyed celery stick See how easily this stalk of celery took on the color of water in which it was sitting? Small children are just like that stalk of celery. They take on all the characteristics of the family around them. […]

Items needed a watermelon seed Show the seed and read the following story: "The Bible, or another book of scripture at my father's place at meal times, was the order of the day in our home. He would read a chapter aloud and lead the discussion. "But one day as we assembled for our meal, […]