Week plan for May 13–19
Matthew 19–20; Mark 10; Luke 18
Young children
Memorize during the week: "From the beginning of the creation God made them male and female." (Mark 10:6)
Song of the week: Families Can Be Together Forever
Make up actions (or use ASL) for keywords: family, earth, good, share, life, eternity, families, together, forever, Heavenly Father, plan, Lord, can.
Draw stick figure families while singing.
Make copies of pictures from a family album and have your children match them while singing.
Monday
Doctrine: Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families. Mark 10:6–8
Scriptures
Read the simplified explanation for the first paragraph of the Family Proclamation.
Coloring page
Activities
Cut out pictures of men and women from a magazine and sort them by gender. Tape a man and woman together to be married.
Show pictures of your wedding or pull out your wedding gown for your children to try on.
Watch a short video about temple weddings.
Tuesday
Doctrine: Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families. Mark 10:6–8
Scriptures
Read the simplified explanation for the second paragraph of the Family Proclamation.
Coloring page
Activities
Hold up a temple picture and "marry" two stuffed animals. Play temple wedding.
Draw stick figure families while you sing "Families Can Be Together Forever."
Put together this temple puzzle (use Ctrl F to find download link) and draw a bride and groom on it.
Wednesday
Doctrine: Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families. Mark 10:6–8
Scriptures
Read the simplified explanation for another section of the Family Proclamation.
Coloring page
Activities
Sing "A Happy Family." Hold up a family picture and let your children point to each person they want you to include in the song.
Glue together this Family Proclamation Accordion Booklet.
Cut up a family picture and seal it in a ziploc bag in this object lesson on sealing.
Thursday
Doctrine: Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them. Mark 10:13–16
Scripture story
Watch: Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me, Bible Video
Coloring page
Activities
Sit on a rocking chair together and read through a flip chart for "I Know That My Savior Loves Me" (tip: you can show it on a tablet or other device instead of printing.)
Have your children close their eyes and imagine sitting with Jesus and being blessed by Him.
Look through Life of Jesus Christ images and invite your children to point out their favorites and explain why.
Friday
Doctrine: Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them. Mark 10:13–16
Scripture story
Watch: Jesus Blesses the Children, New Testament Stories
Coloring page
Activities
Watch the music video I Know That My Savior Loves Me.
Decorate paper hearts and tape them around a picture of Jesus (to go along with the line "my heart I give to Him" from the above song.) (Idea from Linda Mortensen)
Draw faces on this week's Primary activity page.
Saturday
Doctrine: If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life. Mark 10:17–22
Scripture story
Watch: The Rich Young Man, New Testament Stories
Watch: Christ and the Rich Young Ruler, Bible Video
Coloring page
Activities
Climb stairs to "eternal life", reading a commandment on each step.
Practice the 10 commandments with finger actions.
Play the Commandment Matching Game (use Ctrl F to find the download link.)
Go on a treasure hunt to find a paper that says Eternal Life. Hide sticky notes, each with a stone tablet shape drawn around a one word clue (e.g. bathtub) that leads to the next clue.
Sunday
Conference Talk Sundaes: watch a talk together and eat ice cream.
Invite relatives or family members to tell stories about their life while your children illustrate the story in these Story Time Squares.
