Welcome everyone by name.
Practice the Hand Raising game. Children at this age need to practice hand raising without calling out. We usually start each lesson with a small snack and we practice raising our hands to respond to questions without calling out. We will make statements like, “Raise your hand if you like graham crackers,” or “Raise your hand if you are wearing red today.” We emphasize that they can answer the question not with calling out, but by raising their hands.
Use a video or a book to tell the story of Jonah. I used a read aloud iPad app that tells the story of Jonah but there are many options. Remind the children of the past lesson on obedience and the consequences of Jonah’s refusal to be obedient to Heavenly Father. Point out that Jonah felt sorry however, and returned to do Heavenly Father’s will.
Explain that sometimes we do things we are sorry for and we need to apologize. Explain what the word apologize means. Explain to the children that there is a special way to truly be sorry. Have the children follow the path and color in the diagram as you explain each step in the process.
Show a picture (I found one online by Googling Baseball, Boy, Broken Window) of a broken window from a baseball. Tell the story of a boy who accidentally broke his neighbor’s window with a baseball. He was sorry and told the neighbor he was sorry. But the neighbor needed his window replaced and the boy did not have the money to do that. Another person came by and said he would pay for the window to be replaced. Explain how when Jesus Christ died for our sins, he was paying the price that we are not able to pay. Just the like boy who was sorry, but couldn’t pay for the window so someone else paid for him. Compare that example to how Jesus can help us be forgiven for our sins if we are sorry and ask him for forgiveness.
There are several other books and videos that can be inserted into the lesson. Martha Doesn’t Say Sorry,
Have the children play the Sorry Game. I use a dice from another game to roll and I bought inexpensive plastic cars for game pieces. The “reward” was that the children got to keep the cars at the end. You can make the game board yourself, or use the one here made on Excel so it can be printed in a large size. You can change the game text in any way you think appropriate.
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LDS Lessons in a Box 