Week plan for September 16–22
2 Corinthians 8–13
Young children
Memorize: "God loveth a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7)
Song of the Week: When We're Helping, We're Happy (CS 198)
Dance to the song with brooms, mops, and other cleaning supplies.
Pantomime ways to help other people in the family other than mother.
Choose to say father/sister/brother/etc. instead of mother on the line that says “And we like to help mother.” (could use this printable to visualize it)
First, have children sing cheerfully; then with different emotions (sad, tired, etc). Remind them that Heavenly Father wants us to help others gladly. Sing cheerfully again.
Monday
Doctrine: I can cheerfully share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:6–7
Scripture
Watch: The Feeding of the 5000, Bible Video
Coloring page
Activities
Read The Favorite Ball, a story about siblings learning to share.
Draw happy/sad faces in this activity about sharing and treating our family members with kindness.
Watch the 3 minute video How to Teach Your Kid to Share (more for the parent, but the kids will love the illustrations).
Tuesday
Doctrine: I can cheerfully share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:6–7
Scripture
Read: Jesus Fed Many People, The Friend
Coloring page
Activities
Role-play toy animals dividing food equally into dishes as shown in this picture, and then sharing as appropriate.
Sing "Sharing [our toys] is fun to do!" while practicing sharing toys, snacks, crayons, etc.
Watch some rhymes and songs about taking turns.
Wednesday
Doctrine: I can cheerfully share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:6–7
Scripture
Watch: Jesus Feeds 5000 People, New Testament Stories
Coloring page
Activities
Read the stories Pinkie and Floods and Fluffy.
Find the hidden objects in this illustration of children sharing pencils they’ve collected.
Sing "Give, Said the Little Stream" passing a toy to each other every time "give" is sung.
Thursday
Doctrine: I can cheerfully give to people in need. 2 Corinthians 9:6–7
Scripture
Read the rebus Jesus Feeds 5000 People
Coloring page
Activities
Show these pictures (pg 3) and ask which kids are helping cheerfully vs. grudgingly.
Hide top secret service ideas (Ctrl F "magnify") for your children to find with a magnifying glass.
Give each child a secret service mission (Ctrl F "excited").
Friday
Doctrine: I can cheerfully give to people in need. 2 Corinthians 9:6–7
Scripture Story
Make faces to teach the words "grudgingly" and "cheerful" in 2 Cor. 9:7.
Coloring page
Activities
Hang up a Giving Calendar (Ctrl F "calendar"). Throughout the week, let them pick ideas, paste it on the calendar, then go and do.
Trace hands onto this "Jesus made my hands for helping" sheet (Ctrl F "simple").
Sing "Smiles" with exaggerated faces.
Saturday
Doctrine: Heavenly Father always answers prayers, but He doesn’t always give me everything I ask for. 2 Corinthians 12:7–10
Scripture Story
Read: Jesus Taught about Prayer, The Friend
Activities
Read the story Don't Forget to Pray for Erik.
Match pictures with the given scripture stories. Then draw a line to the answer Heavenly Father gave.
Read the story Where's Tessa?
Tell about a time Heavenly Father answered your prayer in a way you didn't expect.
Sunday
Family History
Read Anna's Journey: A Prayer in the Night and help your children make connections to what they learned on Saturday.
