The Savior knows the ADVERSITY that comes to our children and youth. As we teach them to have faith, pray, and make good choices they can overcome TRIALS with courage and obtain HAPPINESS.
You’ll find many activities (below) to make learning fun. For example, this blind puzzle helps them Overcome Trials with the Help of Jesus (DOWNLOAD HERE or below).
Reach into our Gospel Grab Bag to find instant printables for CHURCH and HOME scripture study and goal achieving.
Even YOUTH CAN TEACH using these interactive activities.
Teaching Tools for Children and Youth
• COME FOLLOW ME weekly lessons with matching activities and song visuals and Scripture Scholars for each week
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• POST-AND-PRESENT Poster Games and Activities
• LESSON LIFESAVER Activities and Handouts
• SCRIPTURE poster/card sets to memorize
• SONG VISUALS to teach about the subject
Choose Blessings: Jacob & Esau thumb puppets
To help the youth recognize how our values influence our choices.
ACTIVITY: Jacob and Esau thumb puppets
Talk about Jacob, who obeyed the commandments, making thumbs-up
choices, and Esau, who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, making thumbs-down choices (Genesis 25:30–34).
To Play Game: Jacob chose the right, so place a Jacob (thumbs-up) puppet on the right hand and an Esau (thumbs-down) puppet on the left hand of each youth. Read the following actions as children vote thumbs-up for right actions and thumbs-down for wrong choices.
Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down Choices: Going to a movie on the Sabbath ➘ Saying a prayer at mealtime . . . (more of the pdf)
Includes Scripture Challenge Card featuring Genesis 25:30-34
4 Visuals (Color and Black & White) with instructions.
