How many of us like being told what to do? Yet every time we listen to the adversary, in essence we're following his commands. ACTIVITY Here the rules to the game "Simon Says/Satan Says" to get started. This is just like the normal "Simon Says" game, with a twist for the second round. 1. Prior […]
Prepare a snapping turtle trap: Pound nails into a two-foot-long piece of board at three- or four-inch intervals. Bend the head of each nail at a 90-degree angle (see the illustration). If it is not feasible to prepare this trap, draw a picture of it on the chalkboard, [like this:] (Image is copyright 2010, Intellectual […]
We all followed Jesus in the pre-mortal life. We all fought to keep our agency and be allowed to choose in this life. I used this one in Primary many years ago - First I had the kids count off, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, . . . so that each child was assigned a […]
-Hide items under seperate boxes or behind different doors (if you have that many in your classroom). -Label each box #1, #2, #3 -Ask for volunteers & let them know if they do this, they will have agency to choose which box they want, but once they open it they must accept the responsibility that […]
Items needed something that your class will need during the lesson (pens, paper, a handout, etc) Lesson Tell a child right before going into class to stand up after the prayer and hand them out to each person without being prompted to. Then, ask the students why this person stood up and performed the action […]
Items needed Squares of regular paper pennies bowl of water Ahead of time, affix some pennies to some of the paper squares. Write things on the penny squares that are not good or cause us to sink... such as drinking alcohol, swearing, gossiping, etc. On the squares without pennies write things that will help us...such […]
Items needed Legos inside the box Here are some legos and right on front is a picture of what you can build with these. Do I have to build exactly what is here? Can't I choose to make any design that I can imagine? In fact, there are lots of different choices of really fun […]
Items needed a spool of thread Take a spool of thread and wrap the thread once or twice around the volunteer's fingers or wrists. Have them break the thread. This represents bad habits. When we first begin a bad habit like smoking, or even something as simple as watching an inappropriate t.v. show or using […]
Items needed a lemon an apple Ask for two volunteers. Have one eat a slice of lemon (usually a boy is more likely to taste the lemon than a girl) and another eat a slice of apple. I compared the way they reacted and felt to the way we feel when we make wrong or […]
I have 2 small drawstring bags, one filled with Legos and one filled with junk (broken Popsicle sticks, small rocks, broken hunks of concrete, twigs, etc.) I have 2 children each come to the front of the room, in view of all, and build a house out of their materials, so we can then compare […]
