For Church, Home, and School LESSONS Ages 1-3 Nursery/Sunbeam
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
We Love Family Prayer
poster or coloring page
OBJECTIVE: Tell children that family prayer helps us stay close to each other and to Heavenly Father. The Savior said that if we pray with our families in His name, our family will be blessed (3 Nephi 18:21). Praying together invites the Holy Ghost to guide us, and we can grow closer to Heavenly Father as we pray and receive guidance and protection.
Use this activity for NURSERY and SUNBEAMS (Ages 1-5)
POSTER ACTIVITY – Family Prayer Poster
1. Print or copy the activity poster.
2. Talk about the poster, saying, “We love to have our family prayer! We pray together to express our thanks, to ask for what we need, and to show our love for each other.”
• Talk about things we can pray about (some on handout), asking children what they would say. Objects can be passed to each child so they can show them as they talk (e.g., a picture of a family, food, scriptures, Jesus, meetinghouse, temple, money, or purse/wallet. Say, “Heavenly Father wants us to pray to Him in the name of Jesus Christ. We can thank Him and ask for blessings.”
3. Talk about the Home Activity: “Talk to me about family prayer and ask me what I want to pray about. Then help me say our family prayer often so I can feel close to Heavenly Father and my family.”
THOUGHT TREAT: Family-prayer popsicle. Treat children to a popsicle. Each popsicle represents a person having family prayer. Have children point their popsicle into the circle to show that families get together to pray. Then have a prayer together to thank Heavenly Father and ask for blessings. Ask children to tell things they say in family prayer (e.g., “Bless Grandpa and Grandma”).
YOUTH CAN TEACH
So, please let them teach as it helps them learn the gospel and grow their testimony as they share it.
Use this BRIGHT IDEAS LESSON Planner to plan lesson objectives, activities, and discussions (included with each activity).
