The Cozy Red Cottage: Come Follow Me: 2 Nephi 1-5 (February 3-9)

I am so excited to share these free lesson helps that go along with this week's Come Follow Me lesson. I tried to pick a few topics and ideas from the Individual and Family manual as well as the primary manual. These are perfect for families or primary classes. I have to apologize for posting this so late. We had some thing come up yesterday and didn't have time to finish. Thanks for sticking with me :)

This first activity goes with 2 Nephi 5 and one of the ideas towards the bottom of the individual and family manual. We are going to talk about what it means to be happy and some of the things that bring us happiness. Then we are going to read some of the verses that describe the things that brought Nephi and his people happiness. These are probably the a lot of the things that bring us happiness as well. You can cut out the pictures and glue them to the boxes. in the last box draw a picture of something that makes you happy. *Now includes colored pictures too! It would be cute to print out 2 copies and use as a match game. Another idea is to use them to play pictionary and add some of your own too!

Next Lehi teaches his family about opposition. (this goes with 2 Nephi 2:11 and 2 Nephi 2:16. and the third idea under God gave me the freedom to choose in the primary manual.) Use the puzzle cards to teach about opposites and then how opposites help us make choice. You may want to give a few example.

2 Nephi 2:22–27 and the first idea under God gave me freedom to choose in the primary manual. You can use this story sequence to help the kids tell the story of Adam and Eve. If you need some help identifying the pictures let me know :) You can cut out the pictures and the kids can glue them in the correct order. I like to print on cardstock (and laminate) and use velcro dots so its reusable.

Last we are going to talk about 2 Nephi 1:20 and the topic I am blessed when I obey. However this also can go with God gave me freedom to choose. These ideas are actually from a lesson a couple of years ago and I thought they would be perfect for this lesson. I did update some of the activities a little. Most of these have more to do with obeying laws. I like this because I think its a little easier for kids to understand rules or laws and their consequences compared to commandments and the consequences. All of the these activities we will have a discussion after about Heavenly Fathers commandments and how they keep us safe and make us happy.

This first activity would be great with the opposite puzzles above. Stop and Go activity. Print, cut, color (*I just added a color option too), and attach to Popsicle sticks.

1. You can use them to play red light, green light (reverently). Switch it up by having them tip toe, hop, move slow like a turtle.

2. Use them with the coloring pages-When you hold up the go sign they start coloring and when you hold up the stop sign they have to stop. Switch it back and forth sometimes quickly. I've done this with my own kids at home and they thought it was hilarious. Their coloring wasn't quite as nice as it normally is because they are rushing during the go time but its a lot of fun. I went with a stop light to go with the theme but you can use any coloring page or use the blank one and let them draw fast or slow.

I am blessed board game. You'll need some buttons or game pieces to play and a dice. roll the dice and if you land on a heart draw a card. The cards have different scenarios about obeying. I did include blank cards that you can add your own scenarios or questions.

This is my favorite ideas and its so cute!!! The animals and fence stand on their own. I love this idea for teaching that Heavenly Father gives us commandments to keep us safe. Set out the little animals and talk about ways a farmer takes care of them. He feeds them, gives the water, milks the cow, etc. Part of his job is to protect them. He needs to keep them safe from other animals or keep them from wandering off and getting lost or hurt. Ask if they can think of a way he can do this.

Now pull out your fence. (There is enough room inside the fence for all the animals.) Explain that fences are good because they help keep animals safe. Can you think of something that keeps us safe? Rules at home or school keep us safe, can you think of any rules that keep you safe? Laws keep us safe, can you think of any laws? Heavenly Father gave us commandments. Can you think of some ways commandments keep us safe? These are like fences! They help to keep us safe and happy.

I do recommend cardstock if you have it. I tested this out to make sure this idea would work. I did cardstock for the fence and it easily stood up. I used regular paper for the animals and it worked but they tip over easily.

I also included a story with some cute story cards that help teach we have laws to protect us and help us to be happy. This is a great way to lead into a discussion about ways commandments keep us safe and happy. For the story cards print and cut apart.

That is everything for this week! As always if you have any questions or trouble with the download please let me know. Also thank you for stopping by!