It became readily apparent in recent months that our approach to teaching our children the gospel of Jesus Christ in our homes was going over the head of our three-year-old. Our daily scripture study involved reading a chapter from the Book of Mormon each night. Occasionally, Jack would ask to “read” with us, but mostly he preferred jumping on the couch or throwing balls in our faces.
I consoled myself with the fact that four of our five children were “getting it” to some extent and left it at that.
Family Home Evening – our weekly gospel study session – was a different story. When our other kids were little, we made sure lessons were age-appropriate. We used lots of pictures, object lessons, simple stories and music to approach teaching important truths and principles.
As the kids have gotten older, the topics of Family Home Evening and the methodology used to discuss them graduated to a more in-depth level. This past year, we decided to watch and discuss a talk from the most recent general conference. Which worked great for the older kids. Jack, not so much.
I determined that a brief lesson designed just for Jack needed to be incorporated into our Family Home Evening routine. We started last week. Eve taught an adorable lesson on Noah and the ark, complete with pictures and music.
From here on out, we will take turns preparing a short lesson for Jack as well as discuss a general conference talk.
Of course, that meant revamping our tried and true FHE pie chart. Here’s how it looks now:
If this is something you could use, feel free to use this printable version.