I kneel to pray [ASL: Pray] Bring
the palms of the hands together in a prayer gesture and bring inward to chest
in two small circular motions.
every day [ASL: day] With your
left hand and finger pointing upward, rest your left elbow on the back of your
right hand then lower the left hand until your arms are together. The moving
hand represents the sun moving across the sky and the horizontal arm represents
the earth.
I speak [ASL: talk] Alternate
the index fingers on both hands back and forth from the mouth to represent
people talking.
to Heavenly Father [ASL: God]
With fingers together, point up to heaven then bring downward over the center
of the face as a sign of respect.
When I pray [ASL: Pray] Bring the
palms of the hands together in a prayer gesture and bring inward to chest in
two small circular motions.
in faith [ASL: faith]
by pointing to your temple then bringing your fists together or just bow your
head on the word "faith".
(Song help was found here)
Activities:
1.
Prayer PB&J or Flip Book (found on
lds.org)
Color the page
(or you can use the colored PB&J page) and then cut out the sandwich pieces
(PB&J) or on the dotted lines (flip book). Use the printable to discuss the
parts of prayer, specific things we can pray for, what our eyes, arms, etc. should
be doing when we pray, etc.
If you want to go
above and beyond, you can make one of these
puppets for your child to use to practice their prayers.
“Ponderize”
Scripture: Mosiah 24:14
Scripture Study
Outline
If you haven't read my
initial post, read it here. This outline is very brief. The link will lead to an
explanation of the scripture study and gives more information for how to teach
it.
1. Preview the chapter with a picture
walk. (Explanation found here.)
Introduce the song by listening to it a couple times and humming to the tune.
2. Read through the story in the
manual. Ask questions and take time to look at the pictures as
you read. Take as many days as needed to read the whole chapter. End by
listening to/singing the song.
3.
Have your child color the coloring page and/or do one of the prayer
activities while you read sections of the story from the actual scriptures. Take
as many days as needed to read through the passages. End each day by singing
the song.
(If you choose to
do the printable prayer activity, take a little time each day to use the
printable to explain the different parts of prayer. See explanation above in
the “Activities” section.)
4. Watch the scripture story video. End by
reading your favorite verse from the passages (or the “ponderize” scripture).
5. Read a favorite verse (or
the “ponderize” scripture) from this story two times and have your child read
it with you the second time. Summarize the chapter as you look back through the
pictures and share your testimony about the power of prayer (revisit the prayer
printable if you chose to incorporate it in step 3). End by singing the song.
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| (Whole verse) |
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| (Section of verse, found on Pinterest) |
