CHILDREN’S LESSON ACTIVITY. I CAN “BEE” A FRIEND friendship necklace. With these hearts on a string, children can view the pictures to say the message “I can be a friend.” They can say “hi” and wave, or say “please,” or “thank you.” They can invite a friend to play, to go to Primary, to a birthday party, or to create a craft. Jesus taught the “bee”-attitudes telling ways to “bee” happy. He is our friend and showed us how to “bee” a friend.
USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary lessons, Home lessons, Family Home Evening, Activity Days, Sunday School, Bible Study
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
I Can “Bee” a Friend – Friendship Necklace
OBJECTIVE: Help children desire to be a good friend.
CRAFT ACTIVITY – I Can “Bee” a Friend – Friendship Necklace
1. Give each child a set of hearts (shown) to create a friendship necklace. Punch holes, tie yarn or ribbon through hearts, and tie at the end.
2. Necklace shows children how to be a friend like Jesus was a friend to others. Help them memorize: I can ‛bee’ a friend.
THOUGHT TREAT: Heart-shaped cookies.
SINGING for Sunbeam Lesson 33 – I Can Be a Friend: Sing “Jesus Said Love Everyone” and “Fun to Do” (Children’s Songbook, 61, 253). Children can use the action cards to show ways they can be a friend (imitate them in the song above). Sing “Do As I’m Doing” (Children’s Songbook, 276). Replace words “Do as I’m doing” with “Be a good friend,” and have children do actions like smiling, saying hi, waving, and helping. Children can play follow the leader.
MORE LESSON IDEAS:
• Sunbeam Lesson 33 – I Can Be a Friend in the Primary 1 manual.
• COME FOLLOW ME – New Testament Lesson 9 “He Taught Them as One Having Authority” (Matthew 6-7 The Sermon on the Mount contains messages for me.) ⇒
