PRIMARY Class & Family Scripture Study
“We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning”
Lesson-match Activities & Song Visuals
New Testament LESSON 1
Teaching Primary & Home – Come Follow Me just got easier with our activities for JANUARY (week #1)
Theme: “We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning”
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading.
• Then scroll down to find Lesson-Match Interactive Activities to match the CFM curriculum
TEENS
See our new SUNDAY SCHOOL interactive activities for this month RIGHT HERE
Lesson 1 Scripture Scholars
Week’s Scripture Scholars BOOKMARKS & scripture POP-UP Includes:
• BOOKMARKS with Come, Follow Me scriptures to read and discuss topics for Primary and Individuals and Families. Also, for Sunday School (teens).
• POP-UP to glue in scripture binding next to scripture you underline.
EXTRA ITEMS (not included) … THERE’S MORE:
• STAMP. Award readers with a STAMP for the week’s scripture reading. See below to find matching STAMPS.
• STAMP KEEPER. These can be placed on the STAMP KEEPER (see below) where you can collect 50 stamps for the year
Lessons 1-5 Scripture Scholars
January’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR STAMPS. The STAMPS are included in the BUNDLES that include each week’s SS Kits.
STAMP KEEPER. If you purchase the JANUARY bundle the STAMP KEEPER is included. If not, this can be purchased individually and found on the BUNDLE page or the weekly pages.
STARTER PACK Includes the STAMP KEEPER and the STAMPS for January (SEE ABOVE)
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
. . . 3 LESSONS & 18 ACTIVITIES . . .
Step 1 CHOOSE LESSON
Step 2 CHOOSE ACTIVITY
Step 3 CLICK ON POSTER
Step 4 DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY
. . . FOLLOW JESUS . . .
Jesus Christ wants me to follow Him.
Reading the stories of Jesus this year will help us follow His perfect example.
In Matthew 4:18-22 Jesus said “Follow me,” see activities that illustrate this
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Show pictures of people following the Savior in different ways, both during His mortal ministry and in our day. You can find pictures in the Gospel Art Book or in Church magazines. You can also show the video “Light the World” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Let the children identify how the people are following the Savior.
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Help the children think of things they are doing to follow the Savior. Singing “Seek the Lord Early” (Children’s Songbook, 108) could give them some ideas. Let them draw pictures of themselves doing these things.
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Think about how you have come to know Jesus Christ. What can you do to help the children learn about and follow Him?
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Invite the children to talk about a close friend they know and describe how this person became a friend. Read and discuss John 5:39 and John 14:15 to find ways we can feel close to Jesus. Ask the children to share times when they felt close to Him.
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Take your class on a walk around the meetinghouse. Invite the children to raise their hands when they see something on the walk that reminds them of a way they can follow the Savior (such as the baptismal font or a picture).
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Sing with the children a song about following Jesus Christ, such as “Come, Follow Me” (Hymns, no. 116). Invite the children to share times when they have followed the Savior’s example.
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
Jesus Christ wants me to follow Him.
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
. . . TESTIMONY OF SCRIPTURES . . .
The scriptures are true.
Children can gain a testimony that the scriptures are true even before they are able to read them. As you study the scriptures with the children this year, you can help them know for themselves that the scriptures are true.
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Invite the children to tell about favorite gifts they have received for birthdays or other occasions. Bring a gift-wrapped copy of the scriptures, let a child open it, and testify that the scriptures are a gift to us from Heavenly Father.
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Show the children some books containing fictional stories, and ask them about their favorite stories. Show them the scriptures, and testify that the scriptures contain the word of God for us. They tell of people who really lived and things that really happened.
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Share the messages found in 2 Timothy 3:15 and Moroni 10:3–5, helping the children to repeat a few phrases. Help them understand that they can know the scriptures are true for themselves.
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Hide a picture of the Savior, and give the children clues to help them find it. Help the children understand how searching the scriptures can help us know Jesus Christ. Let the children take turns hiding the picture and giving clues to other children.
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Sing together a song about learning the gospel, such as “Search, Ponder, and Pray” (Children’s Songbook, 109), and help the children make up actions to go with the words. Share with the children one or two of your favorite scriptures, and tell them how you came to know the scriptures are true. If the children have favorite scriptures or scripture stories, invite them to share.
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I can study the scriptures for myself.
As you read the scriptures with the children and ask them questions, you can build their confidence that they can learn from the scriptures and find valuable treasures of knowledge.
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Read together John 5:39 and Acts 17:10–11, and ask the children what they learn about how to study the scriptures.
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Select a few simple, powerful scriptures from the New Testament, write each on a piece of paper, and hide the papers. Create clues that will lead the children on a “treasure hunt” within the classroom or church building to find these scriptures. After they find each scripture, discuss what the scripture means and why it is such a treasure.
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- Share a few scriptures you treasure and explain why they are meaningful to you. As a class, keep a list of treasured scriptures the children find in the New Testament this year—at home or during Primary.
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Have a discussion with the children about why it is sometimes hard to read the scriptures. Ask the children to share advice with each other about studying the scriptures. Ask them also to share any positive experiences they have had with the scriptures.
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Help the children make simple calendars that they can use to mark how often they read the scriptures. These calendars could remind them to read the scriptures every day.
ACTIVITIES FOR:
The scriptures are true.
I can study the scriptures for myself.
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
. . . TREASURE TESTIMONY . . .
I need my own testimony.
The children you teach will need their own testimonies of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. What can you do to inspire them to learn the truth for themselves?
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Share the story of the ten virgins (see Matthew 25:1–13; see also “Chapter 47: The Ten Virgins,” in New Testament Stories, 118–20, or the corresponding video on ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Ask the children questions like these: How are our testimonies like the lamps? Why is it important to have our own testimonies?
- Discuss what we can do to strengthen our testimonies. For ideas, invite the children to search John 7:17 and Moroni 10:3–5. Invite them to share things they know are true.
DOWNLOAD Don’t Bottle-up Your Testimony spin-the-bottle Post-and-Present activity (HERE) -
Ask the children to help you label building blocks with truths that form our testimonies (see Gospel Topics, “Testimony,” topics.ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Let the children use the blocks to build a structure representing a testimony.
DOWNLOAD Jesus Christ’s Church Apostasy & Restoration BUILDING BLOCK lessons (HERE)
ACTIVITIES FOR:
I need my own testimony.
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
Moroni 10:3–5
ALL AGES
JANUARY 2023 PRACTICE SONG VISUALS
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
NEW TESTAMENT
JANUARY (week 1)
Lesson 1: January 2-8, 2023
“We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning”
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