Primary Lesson #8 Supplement<\/p>\n
ATTENTION ACTIVITY: Before class, place a handful of coins on a table and cover with a sheet of paper. Next to it, place a green hymn book on the table and cover with a sheet of paper. Read Alma 5:14 and discuss what it means to have God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s image in your countenance. Invite one child to rub across the surface of one of your papers with a crayon and another child to rub the other paper with a crayon. Then show the two images on the papers. Explain that just as the paper took on the image of what was near and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcimportant\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to it, we take on the image of that which we prioritize. Explain that today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lesson will focus on a scripture story where some people thought money was very important.<\/p>\n
ATTENTION ACTIVITY: If you have any foreign currency at home, bring it and show it to your class. Explain that when people travel, they sometimes have to exchange currency. In the scripture story today, people traveling to the Temple in Jerusalem had to exchange currency but they were taken advantage of by people who didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give them a fair exchange. Ask: How do you think Jesus responded to this unfairness?<\/p>\n
FAIR TRADE GAME: Cut about two dozen light green pieces of paper so they are roughly the size of dollar bills. Write various phrases on them describing blessings we enjoy (such as: God created a beautiful Earth, our parents love and support us, our teachers help us learn, etc.) and then write two reactions to each phrase\u00e2\u20ac\u201done fair and one unfair (example: for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGod created a beautiful Earth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 write \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcthrow trash on the ground\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcput trash in the trash can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122). To play, hand out all of the reactions to your students and then read the blessings one at a time. Ask if anyone has a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfair trade\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for you. Explain that just as Jesus responded to those who didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trade fairly, we will be blessed\u00e2\u20ac\u201dor may not receive blessings\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbased on whether our responses are a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfair trade.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n
TEMPLE CRAFT: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sharing Time: A House of God<\/a>,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Friend, Mar 2002, contains a craft involving scriptures related to preparing to attend the Temple.<\/p>\n