Beforehand set up two tables next to each other. On one table build a structure with one set of blocks (the more complex the better); place a box over it to make sure it cannot be seen. On the other table provide a stack of blocks identical to the ones used to build your structure. […]
Experiment on the word, or feast upon the word. Challenging you to open your scriptures! Start by asking who likes chocolate? Who loves chocolate? Who is an absolute expert and knows everything there is to know about chocolate? Then pull out your bag of M&M's... Start asking...(can list on board) How many colors of M&Ms […]
Items needed some food Lesson Lay out the food so everyone can see it, but do not let anyone eat any. Talk about as a group how yummy the food looks, how its good for you, etc. After the discussion ask the students if they are all full and if you should pack up the […]
Items needed a suitcase with a lock and key two other keys a set of scriptures inside a scripture cover Hold the suitcase up and tell your class members that inside this suitcase is a very valuable treasure. If they posses the treasure they will have the answers to all of the questions that they […]
Items needed some stereograms Display a certain stereogram for the class to look at. Wait until the majority of the students are able to see the picture. Do several if time permits. Some may not see the picture at all, and some may only be able to see parts of it. Show that longer they […]
Items needed a tuning fork (or a tuning fork app) piano Ring the tuning fork, play the same note on the piano. Ask if the piano is in tune with the tuning fork. Ask why or why not? (piano hasn't been tuned, humidity, time between tunings, etc.) Make the connection that we need to do […]
Items needed one empty bucket one bucket filled with water a cup or ladle One daughter recalls that her father demonstrated how children can fill each other's needs within the family. "One time [dad] brought two buckets into the family room--one filled with water, one empty. Then he had each of us think of something […]
Items needed two oranges an orange peeler (or long fingernails) two containers of water Start out with both containers about 3/4 full of water. Show the group the orange and explain to them that this represents a youth like them and you can name it "Joe" or "Susie" etc. - - tell them that it […]
Items needed a map To illustrate the importance of the gospel, display a map. Ask why we use maps. Then compare the map to the gospel. Explain that like a map, the gospel of Jesus Christ guides us. It helps us stay on the path that leads to eternal life with our Heavenly Father. (Source: […]
Items needed Obtain a harmonica or some other instrument that most folks will likely not know how to play. Ask someone to stand and play a specific church hymn on the instrument. (Be sure to pick someone who doesn't know how to play it.) When they reply that they can't, then ask them how they […]
