Week plan for August 19–25
1 Corinthian 1–7
Young children
Memorize: "Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost" 1 Corinthians 6:19
Song of the Week: The Lord Gave Me a Temple (CS 153)
Watch the sing along video.
Do yoga positions while singing. Here is a flip book of poses to rotate through.
Use this lift-the-flap printable (Ctrl F "153")
Monday
Doctrine: The Holy Ghost teaches me gospel truths. 1 Corinthians 2:11–14
Scripture
Look at 1 Cor 2:11-14. Work together to circle the words "spirit", box the words "teacheth", and star the words "Holy Ghost".
Coloring page
Activities
Flip through the Gospel Art Kit and share brief testimonies to your children about the pictures that stand out to you. Explain that the Spirit can help them have a testimony too.
Sing "The Holy Ghost" with a simple body rhythm: lap-lap, clap-clap, tap-tap, clap-clap.
Read the story Our Answer.
Tuesday
Doctrine: Jesus Christ is my foundation. 1 Corinthians 3:10–11
Scripture
Pretend to build a house while you read 1 Cor 3:10-11. When "Jesus Christ" is read, switch to building on top of a picture of Christ.
Coloring page
Activities
Write "Jesus Christ" on a rock.
Review stories from the life of Christ with a Foundation of Faith printable (Ctrl F "faith").
Build a tower of books or blocks and tape a picture of Christ to the base. Then remove the picture and knock the tower down, to show that without Him we will fall.
Wednesday
Doctrine: My body is like a temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19
Scripture
Put these pictures of children and a temple (Ctrl F "present") into a gift bag. Read 1 Cor. 6:19 and have your children guess what is in the gift before unwrapping.
Coloring page
Activities
Look at temples and point out their similarities and differences. Then look at Every Body is Beautiful (page 2) to compare bodies to temples.
Do this action rhyme: My Body.
Cut out these four strips and tape them on the wall, barely out of your child's reach. Have your child jump to touch one, then pull it down to read it.
Thursday
Doctrine: My body is like a temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19
Scripture
Watch: Ye are the Temple of God, Bible Video
Coloring page
Activities
Read God Gave You a Body to help empower your children to avoid pornography.
Role-play these ideas for turning away from bad pictures.
Hide and find the pages to this body-shaped booklet: Our Sacred Bodies (pages 6-8).
Friday
Doctrine: My body is like a temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19
Coloring page
Activities
Complete this maze choosing paths that treat our bodies like temples.
Read the stories Hannah's New Dress and/or Tickling Trouble.
Take turns pointing to a picture and then moving that part of your body.
My Body Is a Temple Cut-out Activity (pages 3-5). Here is an alternate (Ctrl F "puppet") using a paper bag puppet to spit out the bad things.
Saturday
Doctrine: My body is like a temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19
Coloring page
Activities
Play this game from The Friend: Your Body is a Temple.
Read Amelia's Growing Body.
Solve these swirled photos of things that keep our body healthy. Run to find each object in your house.
Sing "The Lord Gave Me a Temple" with an activity listed under Song of the Week.
Sunday
Family History
Look at your family tree on Family Search. Point out to your children ancestors who have died. Do the glove-body/hand-spirit analogy to talk about how their bodies died and spirits went to heaven.
