Lesson 12: I Am Thankful for Animals
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Lesson
The purpose of Primary 1 Lesson 12: I Am Thankful for Animals is to feel gratitude to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ for animals
Teaching Thoughts
These are a few bonus ideas- keep scrolling for more!
This is a fun animal mix up game from Kimberly Bourne Design- I Am Thankful for Animals File Folder Game (plus bonus coloring page).
Animal bowling would be great for this lesson too.
There is a fun I Spy Animal activity in The Red Headed Hostess lesson packet plus lots more.
Make this cereal rainbow craft as part of the Noah's ark story.
The following are all LDS.org resources unless otherwise stated.
Teacher Study
"Spiritual Crocodiles" by President Boyd K. Packer
"Feed My Sheep" by Brother Richard P. Lindsay
Music
"All Creatures of Our God and King"- Hymn #62 (no words online due to copyright)
"The World is So Big"- Children's Songbook pg. 235
"All Things Bright and Beautiful"- Children's Songbook pg. 231
"Beauty Everyone"- Children's Songbook pg. 232
"Happy Song"- Children's Songbook pg. 264
"In the Leafy Treetops"- Children's Songbook pg. 240
"My Heavenly Father Loves Me"- Children's Songbook pg. 228 or watch this Children's Choir
"Birds in the Tree"- Children's Songbook pg. 241
My Primary 1 Lesson 12: I Am Thankful for Animals handout packets includes
Noah Ark's file folder game- Cut out the animals and place them on the ark. You can also cut up the animals and put them in a bag. Each child can pick an animal out and act it out.
Activity Ideas
Animal Jingles- Easy clues to guess the animals
Animal Matchup- Memory game with animals
Animal Riddles- Figure out the animals
Bird Ornament- Scroll down a little for these easy instructions
Butterfly Wings- Finger play
For the Birds- Solve the clues and guess the birds
Go Fishing- Color the dots to discover the picture
Mixed-up Animals- Match the scriptures to the animal
Noah's Ark- Put the animals on the ark
Who Caught the Fish?- Which one has the fish
Creatures Revealed- Discover camouflaged animals
