Lesson 26 – Choosing the Right Gives Me a Happy Feeling
CTR-A, Ages 4-7
Use For: Primary Lesson, Family Home Evening, Sharing Time
TO FIND LESSON: Present Lesson 26 – Primary 2 Manual – CTR-A: Choosing the Right Gives Me a Happy Feeling.
OBJECTIVE: The lesson helps children understand that doing what is right makes us happy while doing what is wrong makes us unhappy. Review the testimony (p. 137) in the manual for which the following activity illustrates.
ACTIVITY: Happy Heart Medallion
Talk to children about the medallion that reminds them that “Choosing the right brings happy feelings.”
TO MAKE:
1. Using cardstock, copy, color, and cut out the happy heart medallion parts that follow for each child.
2. Fold arms in half and glue back to back*. Fan-fold arms.
3. Glue hands to arms on part B then glue back-to-back. Glue part A arm on the left- and right-inside of hearts with thumbs up. Then glue hearts back-to-back.
4. Tie ends of yarn or ribbon through each hole and place around child’s neck.*Note: If you copy pattern on cardstock and the arms are too stiff, only use half the arm, cutting the other half away.
Activity is available in the Sunday Savers CTR-A book or CD-ROM. Click HERE to purchase or visit your nearby LDS bookstore.
THOUGHT TREAT (when appropriate): Cherry “Cheery Smile” Cookies. Add finely chopped maraschino cherries to sugar cookie dough (with 1/4 cup extra flour). Roll out dough and cut into heart shapes. Bake at 350° for 8–10 minutes. Tell children that this cherry cookie is to remind them to be sure and wear a “cheery” happy smile to show others that you want to choose the right.
SING: I Will Follow God’s Plan (CS, 164) DOWNLOAD VISUALS:
More Learning Activities:
VIDEO: The Sermon on the Mount – Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount. He teaches what we must do to be happy and to return to live with Heavenly Father again. (1:25) CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO FROM YOUR I-PHONE.
VIDEO: The Third Parable: The Lost Son – Jesus tells of a son who sins and returns home seeking forgiveness. (2:40) CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO FROM YOUR I-PHONE.
MORE LESSON ACTIVITIES:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Graphics/Embellishments shown above on the children’s pictures can be obtained from memorymixer.com (Julie Klaus “Spring Time” embellishments).
