Lesson 20: The Israelites Receive Food from Heaven

May 13

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Lesson

The purpose for teaching Primary 6 Lesson 20: The Israelites Receive Food From Heaven is to remember to keep the Sabbath day holy.

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Bring a stack of paper plates to be manna. Put a bunch around the room and see how fast the kids can gather up the plates. Then add silly instructions like "while hopping on one foot" or "jumping like a kangaroo."
Send your class home with my free After Church Question Cards to encourage your class to discuss and apply this lesson with their families.
Fill the basket with manna in the fun game included in The Red Headed Hostess class packet.

The following are links to LDS.org resources unless otherwise stated.

"The Sabbath Is a Delight" by President Russell M. Nelson

The Israelites in the Wilderness- Illustrated Scripture story about 2 1/2 minutes

"Saturday"- Children's Songbook pg. 196

"Remember the Sabbath Day"- Children's Songbook pg. 155

"The Chapel Doors"- Children's Songbook pg. 156

"When I Go to Church"- Children's Songbook pg. 157

D&C 59:9-10- Day to keep self unspotted from the world

Exodus 31:12-13 (or 16-17)- Observe the Sabbath as a covenant with me

Isaiah 58:13-14- The Sabbath is a delight

Genesis 2:1-3- God rested on the seventh day

6 Creation cards for the Attention Activity
Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down sign for one of the Enrichment Activities (comes in color and blank so you can print it on color paper instead). Attach popsicle sticks or straws so the children can hold them up to vote.
Blank cards for your class to write down Sabbath Day activity ideas to take home as mentioned in the Enrichment Activities.