Gospel
In Action/Articles of Faith Motivator
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Here is a way to keep track of and motivate
your Primary to learn the Articles of Faith and for your Senior Primary
to complete their Gospel in Action.
Goal:
Children are encouraged to memorize the
Articles of Faith and are able to keep track of their progress with different
coloured beads on either a necklace (jr.) or on a Scripture zipper pull
(sr.). Each Sunday children can come to the Primary Presidency member responsible
(or all members of P.P.) to "pass-off" their Articles of Faith.
Materials:
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Craft foam to make necklace shields
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Colored plastic cording for necklace chains
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13 different colored beads that will fit
on colored cording and on key rings
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Gold colored beads (received when all 13
Articles are memorized)
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Tackle box (or something to hold each individual colored
bead)
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Key rings or the silver split rings that open
(they look like binder rings) (Be sure the beads fit on and that they fit
in the zipper hole on scriptures)
For Junior Primary:
Junior Primary children are given a necklace,
which consists of a CTR shield shape cut from colored foam you buy at
the craft store.
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On the shield are printed the words "Articles
of Faith".
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Punch 2 holes in the top of the shield and
string colored plastic cording through as the chain.
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The necklace is tied in a simple knot to slip
over a child's head.
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When a child passes off (memorizes) an Article
of Faith, you untie the knot, add the appropriate bead, and then tie it
back up.
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If children lose their necklace they must
start over (great incentive to keep track of them!)
For Senior Primary:
Senior Primary children are given a split
ring to use as a scripture zipper pull.
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As they pass off an Article of Faith, the
corresponding colored bead is added to the key ring.
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When they have earned all 13 A of F they receive
a gold bead.
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The end product is a key pull with 14 colored beads on it.
On Sundays children would be allowed to
come to your "desk" to pass of an article of faith (perhaps 2/Sunday?)
If there is time before closing exercises and children can do it reverently
you might permit them to come to you then. Children must be able to repeat
A of F with only 1 keyword hint and are given 2 chances to repeat. If they
need 3 times
they must come back to do it the following
week.
If children earn all 13 A of F, you can
begin on the scriptures associated with the monthly themes or other favourite
scriptures. This will help children prepare for seminary.