Families Can Be Together Forever
It's puzzle time!
A colorful, large, simple puzzle will help me teach this simply beautiful primary song.
In preparation, I will make a distinct outline on the chalkboard to guide the children in placing the puzzle pieces. You could draw a shape with chalk. I cleaned the portion of chalkboard where I wanted the puzzle placed. (Our chalkboard is pretty chalky :) To introduce the song I put on some funny looking, over-sized ears over my ears. They're flesh-colored plastic with indentations all over them to make them look like ears. That acts as a cue to the children that it's time to listen and not to talk. I invite them to count how many times I sing the word family/families while they listen to me sing it all the way through once (both verses = more counting). Then I pick 5 names from the basket, one at a time, and each child gets to add their puzzle to piece to the chalkboard. In junior primary I put corner pieces down further on the wall so that littler ones could reach those and put them on. They're a little easier to place. Once the pieces are placed (I helped some) I invite them to listen for how many times I sing names for Heavenly Father (God, Lord, and Heavenly Father). Then 5 children pick and place pieces. The third time, I sing and invite them to listen for how many times I say "together forever". Then 5 more children get to pick and place the next 5 pieces.
Then, you testify of eternal families and of a merciful and fair Father in Heaven that makes everything right in the end.
To create the puzzle:
A colorful, large, simple puzzle will help me teach this simply beautiful primary song.
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In preparation, I will make a distinct outline on the chalkboard to guide the children in placing the puzzle pieces. You could draw a shape with chalk. I cleaned the portion of chalkboard where I wanted the puzzle placed. (Our chalkboard is pretty chalky :) To introduce the song I put on some funny looking, over-sized ears over my ears. They're flesh-colored plastic with indentations all over them to make them look like ears. That acts as a cue to the children that it's time to listen and not to talk. I invite them to count how many times I sing the word family/families while they listen to me sing it all the way through once (both verses = more counting). Then I pick 5 names from the basket, one at a time, and each child gets to add their puzzle to piece to the chalkboard. In junior primary I put corner pieces down further on the wall so that littler ones could reach those and put them on. They're a little easier to place. Once the pieces are placed (I helped some) I invite them to listen for how many times I sing names for Heavenly Father (God, Lord, and Heavenly Father). Then 5 children pick and place pieces. The third time, I sing and invite them to listen for how many times I say "together forever". Then 5 more children get to pick and place the next 5 pieces.
Then, you testify of eternal families and of a merciful and fair Father in Heaven that makes everything right in the end.
To create the puzzle:
1. a piece of white poster paper
2. a stack of colored construction paper
3. mod podge (it dries fast and does not wrinkle - highly recommended)
4. a pencil
5. scissors
Create puzzle. Draw jigsaw lines. Cut into jigsaw pieces. I cut mine into 15 pieces. Many children get a turn. Good-sized pieces also make it enjoyable for little hands to handle and fit together. I hung them all over the primary room.
ENJOY!
2. a stack of colored construction paper
3. mod podge (it dries fast and does not wrinkle - highly recommended)
4. a pencil
5. scissors
Create puzzle. Draw jigsaw lines. Cut into jigsaw pieces. I cut mine into 15 pieces. Many children get a turn. Good-sized pieces also make it enjoyable for little hands to handle and fit together. I hung them all over the primary room.
ENJOY!
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