FHE Lessons Using Primary 1: Lesson 4, 10, 14, 15, &17-20

Prayer
Primary 1, Lesson 4

1. Opening prayer.

Lesson

2. Sing the song "A Prayer Song" found on page 22 or another song appropriate for the age of your children. The songs are found in the Children's Songbook published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sing and do the actions as it says in the song; have your children watch you. Let your children repeat the actions as you sing the song. If you do not own a Children's Songbook you can go to Deseret Book On-Line or find it at your local LDS bookstore in your telephone book. Here is the web site address if you want to search for a Deseret Bookstore near you LDS Retailer Locator.

3. For younger and older children: Paraphrase Daniel 6, where it talks about Daniel in the Lion's Den. As you act out this chapter, have your children and yourselves pretend you are certain things or people in the story: lions, King Darius, Daniel, the princes, etc. Use objects to make the story come to real life for your children. For example, mane for the lions, a robes for the princes and Daniel, a crown for the king, name tags of the characters they are acting out. Act it out more than once if your children would like to do so.

4. For younger children: Have your children color the picture found at ChristianAnswers.net: Daniel in the Lions' Den. It has on the bottom of the coloring page "Daniel also refused to worship other gods. One time he was arrested for praying and was thrown into a den of hungry lions. God protected Daniel and he was not hurt by the lions."

For older children, have them draw Daniel in the Lions' Den or other parts of the story.

5. For younger children: Talk to your children and tell them that "Our Heavenly Father can also answer our prayers if we pray to him every day and night. He listens to us. He loves us so much he wants to help us.

For older children: Brainstorm with them on how Heavenly Father has helped them when they prayer to him or how he can help them.

6. For older children: Print or write out on paper the Prayer Rock poem.
Prayer Rock
I'm your little prayer rock
and this is what I'll do.
Just put me on your pillow
'til the day is through.

Then turn back the covers
and climb into your bed,
and, whack! your little prayer rock
will bump you on the head.

Then you will remember
as the day is through,
to kneel and say your prayers
as you intended to.
Then when you are finished
dump me on the floor.
I'll stay there through the nighttime
to give you help once more.

When you get up next morning,
clunk! I stub your toe,
so that you will remember
your prayers before you go.

Put me back upon your pillow
when your bed is made,
and your clever little prayer rock
will continue in your aid.

Because your Heavenly Father
cares and loves you so,
He wants you to remember
to talk to Him, you know.

 -Author Unknown-

If you would like, you can add one of these object lessons to you lesson.

Object Lesson #1: Make a telephone using two empty rolls of toilet paper. Punch a hole on one side of each of the empty rolls. Tie them together using a long piece of cord or yarn. Have one of your children hold one side of the phone, and you can hold the other side. Say to them, "Heavenly Father will always listen and answer your prayers, as long as you ask for his help."

Object Lesson #2: Using a large piece of cardboard, or stand behind a wall. You stand behind a large piece of cardboard or the wall, have one of your children stand in front and you say to them, "Heavenly Father will always listen and answer your prayer, as long as you ask for his help."

6. Close with the song "We Bow Our Heads" found on page 25 of the Children's Songbook.

7. Have a closing prayer and bless the food.

8. Eat a treat. You can make round sugar cookies found at Sugar Cookies or Dairy-free Sugar Cookies and have them decorate the cookies to look like lions. For example, make brown frosting, use licorice or something else for the whiskers of the lion, and use raisins or chocolate chips for the eyes and nose. Use your
imagination or your children's imaginations.

Trees, Plants and Flowers
Primary 1, Lesson 10

1.  Show pictures of trees, plants, and flowers.
2.  Go on a nature walk. Talk about trees, plants, and flowers on your walk.
3.  Pick up some leaves, grass, pine needles, pine cones, etc.
4.  Jesus created the trees, plants, and flowers. He made everything. Heavenly Father told Jesus to make them or say it in your own words.  (If you are a teacher, don't use this part unless it is a church school and you might need to adapt the wording.)

Picture Resources

Creation Lesson 14

The Sabbath Day
Primary 1, Lesson 15

Lesson

1. Do this finger play with younger children.

Here Is The Church
Here is the church,
(Interlock your last three fingers pointing down and say this.)
And here is the steeple.
(Your pointer fingers are the steeple. Have them pointing upward when you say this.)
Open the doors
(Your thumbs are the doors, move them like they are opening when you say this.)
And see all the people.
(Move your six fingers when you say this.)
Close the doors and hear them pray.
Open the door and they all walk away.
(Unclasp your hands as if they are walking away.)

2. Talk about the Sabbath.

What do we do on Sunday?
(We go to church, read the scriptures, pray at church, etc.)

Do we talk quietly or scream at church?
(We are in Heavenly Father's house so we need to be quiet and listen to what our teachers have to say to us.)

Do we walk or run at church?
(We need to walk in Heavenly Father's house.)

Note: You can use the Sabbath pictures found About.com: The Creation.

Primary 1, Lesson 17-20

I Am Thankful For My Hands

Goes with 17 I Am Thankful for My Hands

1.Talk about what your hands and fingers can do.
-Heavenly Father has given us our hands to do many things. What can you do with your hands? (eg. Pick flowers, play with our toys, etc.)

2. Songs you can sing
"Roll Your Hands" found on page 274 of The LDS Children's Songbook.
"If You're Happy" found on page 266 of The LDS Children's Songbook. You can sing these phrases: clap your hands, wiggle your fingers, snap your fingers, etc.

Here are some other songs you can sing and do actions to. Sing as many of these songs as long as you can keep your children's attention.

-"I Wiggle" page 271
-"I Have Two Little Hands" page 272
-"My Hands" page 273

3. Finger Play and Another Song

Children like to do finger plays and sing songs; at least do the actions if they don't talk yet.

Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Give a little clap. Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Lay them in your lap.

The Eency Weency Spider
The eency weeeny spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. And the eency weency spider went up the spout again.

4.  Game
Play the Silly Toss Game.

I Am Thankful For My Ears

Goes with Lesson 18.

1. Opening Song: Sing or say the words to verses 1 and 2 of "Thanks to Our Father" on page 20 of the Children's Songbook.  The words are also located at Lesson 18 under "Our ears are a blessing to us".

2.  Say the poem I Am Quiet and use the picture that goes with it.

3.  Talk about The First Vision and use the Shoe-Box Panorama to explain what happened to Joseph Smith.  Talk about Joseph Smith hearing what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ had to say to him. For older children, talk more about the vision and how he obeyed what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ told him to do.

4.  Games:
For children ages 1 & 2: Have them follow your instrucions by touching certain body parts (ears, eyes, nose, mouth, leg, arm, etc.)  If they can't do it on their own or don't want to do it, do it with them.
For children ages 3 & 4:  Have them follow your instrucions by touching certain body parts by doing more advanced things.  For example, turn around and touch the ground, touch your back, snap your fingers, rub your tummy, etc.
For children 5 & up : Give everyone a piece of paper and pencil.  Give them certain instructions (come up with something they would enjoy).  Have them follow the instructions you give them.

5.  Closing Song: "If You're Happy" on page 266 of the Children's Songbook or any other action song that has you do something using your ears.

6.  Treat: Pop Popcorn or have another treat that makes noise when you make it or eat it or just eat whatever you like.

I Am Thankful For My Eyes
Revised  on 5/11/01

Goes with Lesson 19.

1. Have the child/ren look in a mirror.  What do you see? (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) Our Heavenly Father has given those to us. Can you point to your eyes?

2. We are going to sing a song about our eyes.
Choose one or sing both of these songs.
-"Popcorn Popping" found on page 242 in the LDS Children's Songbook.

-"Two Little Eyes" found on page 268 in the LDS Children's Songbook say the following:
When it says "blink, blink, blink, move your eyes like this. Show them how to do it. You will need to touch your head, shoulders, knees, and toes when it says to do it in the song. Show them as you sing the song to them.
You can also

3.  Game
Play the Silly Toss Game.

I Am Thankful That I Can Smell and Taste

Goes with lesson 20.

1. Finger Play -Say and act out the finger play I Have A Nose (located under "Learning Activities").

2. Songs -Sing the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes". Act out the motions as you sing the song.
This song can be used for any of the lessons on this page.

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Found in the "Children's Songbook" of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on page 275
Author: Unknown

Head, shoulders, knees,    and toes, knees and toes, knees and toes,
G        G      B      higher D  B    G      A       A    A      F#      E    lower D

Head, shoulders, knees,    and toes, eyes, ears,     mouth, and nose.
G        G     B       higher D B     G      A   lower D     G        G    G
 

Others located at: Pratt's Family Home Evening Lessons.