Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good.
Ephesians 4:29CLICK HERE for this week's lesson from LDS.org
Ideas from Lindsey:
Play telephone
Create a telephone by cutting a hole in the bottom of two paper cups and attaching with cotton string.
Teach your children how to say something in your mission language (or sing the opening song in that language)
Write 10 compliments and 10 put downs in a basket. Let children pick out one and decide if its a compliment or a put down.
Swear Jars or "bad word" jars. Create a jar to be used for each time a member of your family says a bad word. When they do, they put a dollar in the jar (or whatever you choose to put in the jar).
Write your own form of "text talk" to use with your family
Labels/stereotypes for teens: Put up 6-8 large pieces of butcher paper around the room and label each page with a group of people. For example, The Elderly, Blondes, Asians, Hispanics, Skaters, Athletes, etc. Then set out markers and let all the members of your family write down different stereotypes, labels, or things people say about individuals who fall into that group. Discuss the importance of what we say (and think) about people just because they fall under certain steroptypes...and not judging.
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Featured Family:
Warnick family having a FHE on gratitude
Next week's lesson: Music and Dancing
Here's a few ideas from Paul Jensen:
ReplyDelete1) Read Exodus 20:7. Discuss what it means to "take the name of the Lord" in vain. How do people take the name of the Lord in vain. What do children hear at school. How does that make them feel
2) Read paragraph 3 in manual. Talk about speaking kindly and positively. Role play with children acting out situations at school/sports when people are bullying them or being mean to them. Ask them how they feel. Reverse roles and ask them how it feels to bully others.
3) Sing "let us oft speak kind words to each other."
4) Challenge family to not say any kind things to anyone else. Have an award for the person who can go the longest without saying anything critical/mean about or to any one else
Here's some ideas from Paul Jensen
ReplyDelete1) Read Exodus 20:7. Discuss what it means to "take the name of the Lord" in vain. How do people take the name of the Lord in vain. What do children hear at school. How does that make them feel
2) Read paragraph 3 in manual. Talk about speaking kindly and positively. Role play with children acting out situations at school/sports when people are bullying them or being mean to them. Ask them how they feel. Reverse roles and ask them how it feels to bully others.
3) Sing "let us oft speak kind words to each other."
4) Challenge family to not say any kind things to anyone else. Have an award for the person who can go the longest without saying anything critical/mean about or to any one else