Here is a quick lesson on the 10 commandments based on the needs of our family. Sometimes it’s important to teach what your family needs, not what is scheduled.
Print off and color this picture of Moses with the commandments. It has an age-appropriate telling of Moses receiving them as well. Then print off these 10 commandment “finger puppets.” and cut and tape the sides so that fingers can still fit inside the bottom of each commandment like a mini glove for your finger. You may consider 1 copy per family member (it’ll give the little family members something to touch).
Children: Watch this video on Moses getting the commandments. Older children may watch this one as well, but it’s too much story for younger families.
Hold up this picture of Moses. Tell your family that Moses wanted to help his people make good choices so that they could go back to live with Heavenly Father again. Heavenly Father gave Moses 2 big flat rocks cut out of the side of the mountain. On the rocks, He wrote 10 commandments, or rules, that he wanted the people to remember. Say this fingerplay with your family. Then say that we are going to learn what Heavenly Father wanted us to remember. For each puppet, talk about what the commandment is as found in Exodus 20:3-17.
- Always put Heavenly Father first. He is the only God.
- Do not worship anything except Heavenly Father. That means don’t pray to or make something more important than Heavenly Father.
- Don’t say Heavenly Father’s name without respect. Every time we say Heavenly Father or God, we should do it with love and thinking about who He is.
- Remember that Sunday is for Remembering Heavenly Father, and keep it Holy. Work 6 days and rest on the 7th.
- We need to listen to and obey our father and mother.
- Do not kill.
- Keep wedding promises.
- Do not steal.
- Do not tell lies or gossip.
- Don’t be jealous of what someone else has.
At the end of the lesson, say the fingerplay one more time. Challenge your family to memorize the 10 commandments in order and what they are about.
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