Scripture Power Verse 2 Lesson, Visuals, and Combat Sword Song Actions

ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE LESSON & ACTIVITY:

*Cardstock or Printing Paper

*Printer

*Scissors 

*Tape

PREPARATION BEFORE SUNDAY:

1.  Make the soldier and the Armor of God by printing the parts and cutting them out.  I laminated the soldier and the armor.  Here is what the soldier will look like with and without The Armor of God on:

My mom gave me the soldier and Armor of God.  I scanned them so I can share it with you.  There are also Soldiers and Armor of God parts that you can find on the internet.  Here are the PDF soldier and Armor of God parts for you to make your own soldier and Armor of God:

  

2.  Make a "sword" for each child in primary.  The "sword" is made by rolling a piece of paper.  I used cardstock.  You can either put a piece of paper under each chair in primary before primary starts and have the children roll the paper themselves, or roll them yourself and use a piece of tape to keep it in place.  I made all of the "swords" before church so that we did not have to take time having the children try and roll the paper and it possibly coming apart.  I put all the "swords" in grocery bags so it was easy to bring them to church.  Here is a sample of the "swords" I made:

3.  Learn the combat actions to the second verse of "Scripture Power".  This is where the paper swords will be used.  I got the combat actions here:

4.  Print off the PDF of the combat action reminder pictures.  The pictures are not great, but they helped me to remember the combat actions as I was teaching them to the primary. 

 

  

5.  Print off the visuals for "Scripture Power" verse two.  Here are the PDF visuals for "Scripture Power" verse two:

If you would like the visuals to the first verse and chorus of "Scripture Power" then you can find them here, along with a lesson and song actions.

PREPARATION AT CHURCH BEFORE PRIMARY STARTS:

I leave before Sacrament Meeting is over to go to the Primary room to set up.  There is another ward that is in their second hour of church when our ward starts Sacrament Meeting.  The other ward gets out about a half hour before our Sacrament Meeting is over.  I leave Sacrament Meeting in time to set anything up that I am using that day.  I am grateful for a Primary Presidency that helps me set up also!

Setup Before Primary:

1.  Tape the soldier to the board in front of the Primary room.  You will also need tape to put the armor on the soldier during primary.  Put the armor somewhere that is easy to grab.  Make sure there is enough room at the top of the board for the visuals to the song.

2.  Put the copy of the lesson and the combat moves reminder paper on the music stand so you can easily see them.

3.  Put a paper "sword" under each chair.

LESSON:

Here is the lesson plan for teaching the second verse of "Scripture Power".  The children loved it!

Lesson:

1. Point to the soldier taped on the board.

Is the soldier protected from an attack?  (no)

What does the soldier need to protect himself?  (armor)

We can have armor to protect us against Satan.  It is called the Armor of God. 

A.      Put the sword in the soldier’s hand. 

B.      A sword is an item that was used for defense against attack. When we are spiritually attacked, we need what is called “THE SWORD OF TRUTH”. 

C.       The SWORD OF TRUTH represents the word of God.  The words of truth found in the scriptures help us have a defense against Satan’s attack because knowing truth helps us recognize Satan’s deceptions.   

D.     The first line of the second verse is – “I’ll find the sword of truth in each scripture that I learn.”  (Put the visual on the board and sing the line) 

2.      The next line of the verse is – “I’ll take the shield of faith from these pages that I turn.”  (Put the visual on the board and the shield in the soldier’s hand.) 

A.     This is the SHIELD OF FAITH.  As we obey the words found in the scriptures, we see the good results, and we gain faith and trust in God’s words.  Our faith is like a shield that protects us against temptation.  (Sing the line)  

3.       The next line of the verse is – “I’ll wear each vital part of the armor of the Lord.” (Tell the children about each of the rest of the armor parts that are left and put them on the soldier.  Put the rest of the visuals to the song up.) 

         A.  With the armor of God, we are prepared to fight against the temptations of Satan and win!                                    

        B. (Sing “I’ll wear each vital part of the armor of the Lord, and fight my daily battles and win a great reward.”) 

4.      Sing through the entire song. 

5.      Teach the children the combat moves. 

6.      Make sure you give the children direction on behavior before they are able to get their paper sword from under their chairs.  I told my primary, “I brought a paper sword for each of you.  Do not get it out from under your chair until I say to get it.  We first need to go over expectations.  The expectations are that you may not touch anyone with your own body or your sword.  You may only do the combat moves when we are singing the songs.  You may only do the combat moves with me.  There will be no other combat moves allowed.  When we are not singing, you may sit reverently in your chair with your paper sword placed nicely in your lap.” 

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Here are the definitions of the Armor of God if you need a refresher or if you want to tape the definitions on the back of each armor piece:

Here is an example of what I did on the back of each piece of the Armor of God to make it easy to remember what each piece of armor represents:

My mind is known to go blank suddenly during primary so it is always helpful for me to have extra help!

Scripture Power Song Visuals, Lessons, Activities, and Actions

For teaching verse one and the chorus of "Scripture Power", each child will need a small felt finger cape.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR FINGER SUPER HERO CAPE:

*Felt (you can get felt at Walmart) 

*Scissors

*Permanent marker

(THERE IS A VIDEO OF HOW TO MAKE THE CAPES AND THE SONG ACTIONS AT THE END OF THIS BLOG POST.)

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***SCRIPTURE POWER VERSE 1 LESSON, ACTIVITY, SONG ACTIONS & VISUALS:

(This year our theme has been Book of Mormon heroes.  I focus on heroic attributes of the prophets in the Book of Mormon.  We were learning about Jacob in Come Follow Me when I introduced the first verse of "Scripture Power" to the Primary children.  You can adapt it to what is being learned in Come Follow Me when you introduce it to your own Primary.  Each Book of Mormon prophet had powers given to him through the spirit.  You can point out the powers of whichever prophet is being learned about in Come Follow Me.)  

LESSON:

"Jacob, in The Book of Mormon, was a great missionary.  He taught the people about Jesus and choosing the right.  He was able to avoid deception when Sharem was telling lies.  He stayed on the straight and narrow path.  Just like Nephi, Jacob is a hero because he was courageous and did what is right. 

When you read the scriptures it gives you super powers.  You invite the experiences of the heroes in the scriptures to be part of you when you read about them.  As you read about the heroes in the scriptures, you will be able to take on their super powers.

You will find greater POWER to resist temptation. You will find the POWER to avoid deception. You will find the POWER to stay on the straight and narrow path. (CTR)"  (I explained what “temptation” and “resist temptation” means because some of the children did not know what the words meant.)

 

Ward Mission Fund Activity (Optional):

(This may not apply to the Book of Mormon prophet that you will be teaching about.  Obviously, this is optional.  Jacob was a great missionary by teaching about Christ.  I got a canning jar and lid.  My husband made a slit in the lid so that coins could fit through it.  I filled two snack size Ziploc baggies with coins.  You could use pennies or a combination of coins.  I told the children that the presidency would go around and see who was singing their best and being reverent.  The presidency handed out coins to the children that were doing their best at singing and being reverent.  One of the presidency members stand at the Primary door as the children walk out of the Primary room.  The children that earned coins put the money in the jar as they walk out.  Once the jar is full, we are going to present the jar to the bishop so that he can put the money in the ward missionary fund. Here is the label for the jar: Jar Label)

INTRODUCE SCRIPTURE POWER:

Make sure you put a felt cape under each chair before the children show up to primary.  Before the children can get the cape out from under their chairs, go over expectations and rules if they want to keep their cape.  I had the Junior Primary put their capes under their chairs at the end of Junior Primary so that the capes were ready for Senior Primary.

Cape Instructions and Song Actions:

(I got the cape idea and some song actions from Brytt Cloward on YouTube.)

I made up more actions so it is more fun for the children.  Click on the link below for my song actions:

My Song Actions

SONG VISUALS:

First Verse:

Chorus: