Week plan for July 29–August 4
Acts 22–28
Young children
Memorize: "Be of good cheer." Acts 23:11
Or the longer version: "The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer." Acts 23:11
Song of the Week: Follow the Prophet (Children's Songbook, 110)
Follow a leader doing clapping patterns.
Make up your own folk dance for the song.
Draw some simple visual aids on a long paper rolled into a scroll.
Wear a paper mask for the prophet in each verse. Printable masks here and here.
Monday
Doctrine: Heavenly Father and Jesus care about me and will help me during hard times. Acts 23:10–11
Scripture story
Watch: Be of Good Cheer, Bible Video
Coloring page
Activities
Scroll through these GIFs to find out five ways Jesus can help you get through anything. Practice acting them out on each other.
Read the story Trouble in Adventure Forest.
Play hide and seek, with the hiding children pretending to be sad. Have the seeker cheer them up.
Tuesday
Doctrine: Heavenly Father and Jesus care about me and will help me during hard times. Acts 23:10–11
Scripture story
Use a closet as a prison cell for acting out the Lord comforting Paul.
Coloring page
Activities
Show pictures of a snake, ship, and jail (page 3) and talk about how if the Lord helped Paul through those trials, He will help each of us in our hard times.
Share an experience of when you have felt comforted by God during a trial.
Using markers, decorate plastic cups as people. Role-play the cups cheering up each other during hard times.
Wednesday
Doctrine: I can share my testimony with others. Acts 26:1–29
Scripture story
Watch: Paul Finishes His Mission, New Testament Stories
Coloring page
Activities
Make a testimony glove (page 6).
Read the story Thomas's Testimony.
Have your children practice sharing testimonies by putting their faces in these pulpit cut-outs (Ctrl F "testimony).
Thursday
Doctrine: I can share my testimony with others. Acts 26:1–29
Scripture story
Act out Paul's testimony to the king in Acts 26:1–29. Explain that we can share our testimonies with others.
Coloring page
Activities
Bury some children's testimonies in the dirt for your children to find. Explain that we want to share our testimonies instead of hiding them.
Build this puzzle by having a family testimony meeting (a piece is added for each testimony shared).
Cut out people from a magazine and bare short testimonies to them.
Friday
Doctrine: Prophets warn me of danger. Acts 27
Scripture story
Use tupperware in the bathtub as a pretend boat to tell about Paul's forewarning of their shipwreck in Acts 27.
Coloring page
Activities
Print this storytelling picture strip to go over the scripture story.
Take turns standing on a chair, looking into a paper roll spyglass, and yelling "Danger ahead!" Explain how prophets warn us of danger.
Place obstacles around the house and then sing "Follow the Prophet". Form a line, with the person in front holding a picture of President Nelson and navigating the obstacles.
Saturday
Doctrine: Prophets warn me of danger. Acts 27
Scripture story
Act out Paul's warning and the shipwreck in Acts 27 using a laundry basket as a boat, full of stuff you can throw overboard. Flip the lights and spray water for the storm.
Coloring page
Activities
Solve a Follow the Prophet maze.
Place pictures (Ctrl F "following") of prophets' teachings around the house. Stop at each picture and talk about how following them helps to keep us safe.
Do this Prophet's Words Sorting Activity (page 4).
Sunday
Family History
Watch the music video Family History, I Am Doing It and set a family goal.
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