Ways to leave the manual at home when you are teaching:

• Go over your manual on Sunday before the lesson. This will help you gather ideas during the week and the things that you may need to teach the lesson.
• Know your children so that you can decide what or how you can teach them.(Family information, favorite colors, and etc...)
• If you are worried prepare sheets with the songs, stories, or the activity verses. Put them on the opposite wall of where you are sitting to teach the lesson so that your hands are free.
• Use music as crowd control...nothing catches attention like a song out of nowhere.
• Let the children take part in the lesson. Clear contact paper is just that. It makes everthing contact proof. The children can handle things as you tell the stories.
• Always prepare several activities. The one you think is perfect may not work. Then what will you do? Put it up and bring it back at a later date. Chances are it will work the second time out and you are in control of what happens in your class.
• Love the children and know your calling is from Heavenly Father. Pray for your children by name as you prepare your lesson. 
• Know that the lesson is for them whom you love.