To encourage each child to show love for his or her brothers and sisters.

1. Prayerfully study Exodus 1:22–2:10.

2. With the approval of your Primary president, invite a mother to bring her baby to class. Ask her to talk about how she cares for the baby, including things that she and her family do to keep the baby safe. Encourage her to tell about the love she feels for her baby. If a mother with a baby is not available, you could invite a mother to come with pictures of her child as a baby.

3. Materials needed:

   1. A Bible.

   2. A baby doll.

   3. Picture 1-2, Moses in the Bulrushes (Gospel Art Picture Kit 106; 62063); picture 1-13, Joseph Smith (Gospel Art Picture Kit 400; 62449).

4. Make the necessary preparations for any Enrichment Activities you want to use.

Note to the teacher: As you give this lesson, be sensitive to the feelings of children in your class who do not have any brothers or sisters.

Invite a child to give the opening prayer.

Choose some of these activities to use during the lesson.

1. Give the children paper and crayons or pencils, and have them draw pictures of their brothers and sisters. Let the children take turns showing their pictures and talking about their brothers and sisters. Encourage the children to tell things they like to do with their brothers and sisters.

2. Obtain a baby picture of each child and have the children guess who each baby is. (Be sure to return the pictures to the parents undamaged.) Remind the children who have older brothers and sisters that their brothers and sisters helped take care of them when they were babies.

3. Sing or say the words to “Fun to Do” (Children’s Songbook, p. 253), using phrases such as “Rocking a baby is fun to do” or “Helping my sister is fun to do.” Improvise actions as suggested by the words.

4. Sing or say the words to the first verse of “When We’re Helping” (Children’s Songbook, p. 198), substituting sister or brother for mother, or sing the second verse of “A Happy Family” (Children’s Songbook, p. 198).

5. Bring a photograph of your own family and tell the children about your brothers and sisters. You may want to share some happy experiences you have had together.

6. Using props such as a baby doll, a small basket or box, a blanket, and a scarf, help the children act out the story of Miriam and baby Moses in the bulrushes.

Additional Activities for Younger Children

DOWNLOAD the Activity “I Love Babies” baby in a basket with babycare items (HERE or shown right) to illustrate the following #1)

1. Place a small but easily recognized baby item into a bag or large sock. Have the children reach inside without looking and try to guess what the object is by touching it.

2. Sing or say the words to both verses of “A Happy Family” (Children’s Songbook, p. 198). While you sing, join hands and move in a circle with the children, or make up simple actions to fit the song.

3. Help the children do the actions to the following finger play while you say the words:

   This is what the baby does:

   Clap – clap – clap – clap (clap hands)!

   This is what the baby does:

   Peekaboo, I see you (play peekaboo with hands)!

   This is what the baby does:

   Creep – creep – creep – creep (make fingers “walk” in the air).

   This is what the baby does:

   Sleep – sleep – sleep – sleep (lean cheek against folded hands).

   

   DOWNLOAD the “Baby Moses in the Bulrushes” activity you can show how a sister helped a baby bother Exodus 1:22 – 2:10 (HERE shown right)

4. Help the children do the actions to the following activity verse while you say the words:

   Little Baby Moses

   Little Baby Moses had a boat for his bed (cup one hand and place forefinger of other hand in it).

   His loving sister watched him through the grasses where she hid (peek through fingers of hand held across eyes).

   One day a princess found him (lean forward, looking down) and took him in her arms (pretend to lift baby);

   She said, “I’ll take this baby and keep him from all harm” (pretend to rock baby in arms).

   (From Fascinating Finger Fun by Eleanor Doan. © 1951. Used by permission.)