Thursday, January 26, 2017
Lesson 6: Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me
It can't be a coincidence that this lesson on Heavenly Father and Jesus' love for us falls near Valentine's Day. That makes this a fun lesson for the children and a chance to celebrate Valentine's Day in class. The file for this week is a project to help the children make valentines to give to their family. If you have a small class you can have the children make a valentine for each member of their family, or they can make them for their parents.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Lesson 5: Jesus Christ Is the Son of Heavenly Father
Lesson five, "Jesus Christ is the Son of Heavenly Father," contains an important concept that can be a little difficult for three-years-olds to understand. The lesson manual states:
The first row of the chart has spaces to glue a picture of Jesus as an infant, Jesus as an adult, and Heavenly Father. This helps the children understand that the baby Jesus we celebrate is the same Jesus who grew up and is our Savior, and that His father is Heavenly Father. In the next row the children can glue a picture of themselves as a baby and themselves now, to show them that they are growing like Jesus did, and that they can become like Him if they choose the right. Finally the children can glue in a picture of their own father and you can explain again that this is their earthly father, and that Heavenly Father is also the father of their spirits.
One thing to consider is that not all children have fathers in their lives. This activity may not be appropriate if that is the case for a child in your class.
The picture of the infant Jesus comes from "The Nativity," the picture used in the lesson (1-16). The pictures of Jesus and Heavenly Father are from the illustration "God the Father and Jesus Christ."
Tell the children that each of them has two fathers: an earthly father and a Heavenly Father. Our earthly father is the father of our physical bodies. Heavenly Father is the father of our spirits inside our bodies. Jesus only has one father, because Heavenly Father is the father of Jesus' spirit and his physical body. That is why Jesus is called the Son of God.To help children understand the difference between their earthly father and their heavenly father I created a chart they can glue pictures on. To complete this chart you will need to talk to the parents and have them send you the following:
- A photo of the child's father
- A photo of the child as a baby
- A recent photo of the child
The first row of the chart has spaces to glue a picture of Jesus as an infant, Jesus as an adult, and Heavenly Father. This helps the children understand that the baby Jesus we celebrate is the same Jesus who grew up and is our Savior, and that His father is Heavenly Father. In the next row the children can glue a picture of themselves as a baby and themselves now, to show them that they are growing like Jesus did, and that they can become like Him if they choose the right. Finally the children can glue in a picture of their own father and you can explain again that this is their earthly father, and that Heavenly Father is also the father of their spirits.
One thing to consider is that not all children have fathers in their lives. This activity may not be appropriate if that is the case for a child in your class.
The picture of the infant Jesus comes from "The Nativity," the picture used in the lesson (1-16). The pictures of Jesus and Heavenly Father are from the illustration "God the Father and Jesus Christ."
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