Opening Song: My Heavenly Father Loves Me, both verses (p228)
Closing Song: Life is O'erflowing with Beautiful Things, vs 1 only (binder)
Program Song: If the Savior Stood Beside Me (2013 outline, binder)
Easter Song: He Sent His Son (p34)
Wiggle Songs: Stand Up (p278)
Identify the doctrine: Heavenly Father sent His Son Jesus to teach and to show us how to return to live with Them. Jesus Christ taught the gospel and set an example for us. We should follow Him in what we do, how we think, and how we live, what we say and how we share the Gospel.
Listening and Singing Experiences:
Junior Primary/Senior Primary
He Sent His Son - p34
- Tell children that for the Easter program during Sacrament Meeting this month (the last Sunday) we'll be singing the song, "He Sent His Son". In this song we ask a question and then we answer it. Today we are going to match the question with the answer and talk about each one.
- Method: Have posted the answers in mixed up order on the board. Put up the questions one at a time in the correct order.
- Sing and discuss each answer on the board with children first:
- "He sent His Son, a newborn babe, with peace and holiness" (Briefly remind children of the Christmas story)
- "He sent His Son to walk with men on earth, that we may know" (Teach children that Christ taught everywhere He walked. He walked with His disciples.)
- "He sent His Son to die for us and rise with living breath" (Teach children that Christ was crucified and died for us. 3 days after He died, He was resurrected (that means His spirit came back into His body). Because Jesus died and was resurrected, when we die we too will be resurrected one day.
- The first question we ask is: "How could the Father TELL the world of love and tenderness?" (sing it, don't say it). Ask the children which answer they think goes with the question. Tell them to show which number question (1, 2 or 3) on their fingers. Sing the question and the answer together.
- The second question we ask is: "How could the Father SHOW the world the pathway we should go?" Ask the children which answer they think goes with the question. Tell them to show which number question (1 or 2) on their fingers. Sing the question and the answer together.
- The third question we ask is: "How could the Father TELL the world of sacrifice, of death?" Point out there's only one answer left! Sing the question and the answer together.
- How do each of the questions start? (How could the Father) How do each of the answers start? (He sent His Son)
- The end of the song is different. We ask 2 questions in a row (post on the board): "What does the Father ASK of us?" "What do the scriptures SAY?" (sing to the children) And there are 4 answers (post on the board): "Have faith, have hope, live like his Son, help others on their way" (sing to children). Sing questions and answers together.
- And at the very end we repeat a very important question (sing to children as you post on the board): "What does He ASK?" (Who's asking us? Heavenly Father). And then we answer (sing to children as you post on the board), "Live like His Son". Sing question and answers together.
- Sing through whole song once.
Sing a wiggle song! (1 minute)
Lesson plan from Sugardoodle
(7 minutes total)
Materials:
* 2 pictures of the Savior (included with the keyword posters)
* If the Savior Stood Beside Me Keyword Posters Verse 1 (4 pieces of paper, all the same color, that have a large question mark on one side. On the opposite side write one of the keywords on each paper. Keywords are: do, think, follow, live.)
*If the Savior Stood Beside Me Keyword Posters Verse 2 (keywords: say, words, share, speak)
* 4 pieces of paper with a single large number written on each of them. They should be numbered 1-4.
* Magnets
* Sign language for the 8 keywords (do, think, follow, live, say, words (could include true and kind), share, speak). Simplified ASL
Verse 1:
- Ask the children if they remember the first phrase of the song. (If the Savior stood beside me). Get their answer and put the first picture of Christ on the board. Ask the kids when else we sing about the Savior (the end) and put the other picture of Christ on the other side of the board.
- Ask them how many questions are in between the pictures. (4) Post the 4 question marks.
- Sing through 1 time, flipping over each question mark to reveal the keyword.
- Sing through again, this time use the signs for the keywords.
Verse 2:
- Tell the children the 2nd verse starts and ends the same as the first verse. Sing each phrase. It also has 4 questions in the between the pictures. Ask, "what did all 4 questions in the first verse start with?" (would I) Tell them that in the 2nd verse, one of the questions starts with a different phrase.
- Tell them you are going to sing the 2nd verse and they are to listen for the question that starts with different words. When they hear it, they should touch their nose. Get their answer (would my).
- Sing through the song again and this time they are to listen for which question starts differently - the 1, 2, 3, or 4 question. When they know what question number it is, they are to show that number on their fingers.
- Get their answer (2), and post all 4 question marks on the board. Number 2 will be a different color.
- Sing the 2nd verse together 1 time, flipping over the question marks as you sing.
- Sing through the 2nd verse a second time, and this time use the signs for the keywords.
- Practice verse 2 by using "how to sing" sticks, continue to use signs for keywords and any simplified ASL appropriate.
Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing the following songs with them)
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
- I Love to See the Temple
- Families Can Be Together Forever
- I Am a Child of God
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