AGES 1-5 LESSON ACTIVITY. I LOVE MY WHOLE FAMILY poster or coloring page. Children can learn from this that they are a “little acorn, one of many you can see. And every little acorn comes from the old oak tree.” The HOME ACTIVITY at the bottom of the poster asks parents to show them pictures of their family and talk about who they are. Then talk about writing them a letter or card or calling and visiting them.
USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home (family home evening), Activity Days, Sunday School, Bible Study
Little LESSON LIFESAVERS
I Love My Whole Family
(poster or coloring page)
OBJECTIVE: Tell children that Heavenly Father planned for us to have families to love and care for us. In a family, we learn to choose the right. We need to love and care for our families.
POSTER ACTIVITY – I Love My Whole Family – Poster
1. Print or copy the activity poster.
2. Talk about the poster, saying, “I love my whole family! I am a little acorn, one of many you can see! And every little acorn comes from the old oak tree!”
• Help children feel that everyone in their family tree is important. You could even spotlight someone from their family tree (with a photo to show and tell).
• Show photos of your family members, telling who they are and why they are important to you. Ask children to tell you something about their family and why they love them (see “Thought Treat” below).
3. Talk about the Home Activity at the bottom of the poster. Pictures can be brought of each child’s family to show-and-tell.
THOUGHT TREAT: Family-in-a-Heartbeat pretzels. Give children a few heart-shaped (knotted) pretzels, one for each family member. Tell children that when you love someone, your heart feels a special feeling. As children eat the heart-shaped pretzels, have them tell you about their family and why they love them. You can even string pretzels onto licorice or ribbon to make a necklace or bracelet.
SINGING for I Love My Family (Nursery Lesson 11) and I Love My Whole Family (Sunbeam Lesson 25) Sing “A Happy Family” and “Quickly I’ll Obey” (Children’s Songbook, 198, 197).
*LESSON IDEAS:
Nursery Lesson 11 – I Love My Family in Behold Your Little Ones manual.
Sunbeam Lesson 25 – I Love My Whole Family in Primary 1 manual.
MORE LESSON IDEAS:
MORE NURSERY LESSON ACTIVITIES:
GO TO ANOTHER LESSON 11 ACTIVITY
Click HERE to 11a CRAFT activity for this same lesson – Nursery Lesson 11: I Love My Family (shown right).
NEXT LESSON
Click HERE to find 12a CRAFT activity for the next Nursery 12: I Can Pray with My Family.
Click HERE to find 12b POSTER activity for the Nursery 12: I Can Pray with My Family.
GO BACK
Click HERE to find 10b POSTER activity for the previous Nursery lesson 10: I Will Take Care of My Body.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Click HERE for Nursery lessons 1-30.
MORE SUNBEAM LESSON ACTIVITIES:
GO TO ANOTHER LESSON 25 ACTIVITY
Click HERE to find 25a CRAFT activity for this same lesson – Sunbeam Lesson 25: I Love My Whole Family (shown above).
NEXT LESSON
Click HERE to find 26a CRAFT activity for the next Sunbeam 26: Families Can Be Together Forever.
Click HERE to find 26b POSTER activity for the Sunbeam 26: Families Can Be Together Forever.
GO BACK
Click HERE to find 24b POSTER activity for the previous Sunbeam lesson 24: I Love My Brothers and Sisters.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Click HERE for Sunbeam lessons 1-46.
