AGES 4-7 I AM HAPPY WHEN I FOLLOW JESUS decision maze. Children can learn the difference between following Jesus and not following him with this FIND THE JESUS ACTION maze. Examples: Love Others, Say a Bad Word (which one would Jesus do?) This is how they will find their way out of the maze as they choose the Jesus path. Children can compete to see who gets there first.
Great for COME, FOLLOW ME Lessons: Use in Primary classes, at home for Family Home Evening, or Activity Days.
Little LESSON LIFESAVERS
I am happy when I follow Jesus. decision maze
OBJECTIVE: The lesson helps strengthen each child’s desire to follow Jesus Christ.
ACTIVITY: Help children learn how to choose the right and follow Jesus, guiding them through the maze.
START at the beginning and guide them past the wrong choices. Pencil or color in the right choices to the FINISH line, where they will find Jesus.
TALK ABOUT CHOICES:
GOOD CHOICES: Love others Read the scriptures Comfort the sad Visit the sick Forgive Say kind words Speak the truth Pray Love yourself Obey Smile Be polite Show love
ON THE WRONG CHOICES, talk about how these can make us sad. Talk about how we can change these to follow Jesus and choosing the right can make us happy.
MORE LESSON IDEAS (on the subject):
• Share the “Choose the Right and Follow Jesus” Lesson 15 in the CTRA manual (some details below).
Jesus Christ Wants Us to Follow Him
Testimony
Tell the children how following Jesus Christ has made you happy. Testify that if we follow him, Jesus will lead us back to live with our Heavenly Father again. Sing “Come, Follow Me” (Hymns, no. 116)
DOWNLOAD “Come, Follow Me” song visuals (HERE or below)
VIDEO “Lessons I Learned as a Boy” by President Gordon B. Hinckley. He tells the story of an older boy and his young companion as they find an old coat and a badly worn pair of shoes by the roadside.
SING SONGS using song visuals you can download here or below: Sing or say the words to the first verse of
“I’m Trying to Be like Jesus” (Children’s Songbook, p. 78),
“Love One Another”(Children’s Songbook, p. 136), or
“Keep the Commandments”(Children’s Songbook, p. 146).