Introduce or review The Lord Gave Me a Temple with this sweet The Lord Gave Me a Temple Arrangement Pictures activity. This lesson can be a great way to engage your spiritual connections and visual intrigue learners!
I’ve included pictures for each line of the song to share as you listen to a beautiful arrangement of this song. As you listen to the song and view the pictures, invite your primary children to notice how they feel. What feelings do these pictures invoke? How can we treat our bodies like temples?
The Lord Gave Me a Temple Arrangement Pictures
This activity is a very simple way to invite the spirit as you begin teaching this new song in primary! I love the simplicity of this song and the message it teaches. The basic idea for this activity is to share a picture for each line of cthe song while you silently listen to an arrangement of the song as a group.
I started by choosing a picture to represent each phrase of the song. You can find these visuals later in the post. Most of these images came from the Church’s media library. I have found this to be such a fantastic resource for singing time!
Before primary, print the visuals included in the printable. You can also show the pictures in slideshow form if you are able to borrow a large TV from the building’s library.
This activity can be a wonderful way to introduce or review this song. If you are introducing this song in primary for the very first time, start by explaining that you’ll be reverently listening to a new primary song.
As we watch the song, I’m going to share some pictures that represent different parts of the song. Notice how you feel and see if you can guess what the song might be about.
Begin playing a recording of the song. You’ll love this beautiful rendition sung by the National Philharmonic Orchestra. I recommend bringing in a speaker so that you can hear the music well.
Throughout the song, silently post each picture on the board when the phrase is sung. This part of the activity is meant to be completely quiet. If children are chatting, remind them that they can share their thoughts after the music finishes.
When the song is over, ask the children how they felt during the song. Invite a few kids to share. You can also allow them to look at the pictures quietly for a few moments before beginning the discussion.
Begin teaching The Lord Gave Me a Temple (flip chart here) and share a brief testimony at the end.
You can also use this as a review activity! When your primary kids are comfortable with the words, you can help them think about the message of the song. I have some fun ideas below for using this activity to review!
Extension Activities:
- For a fun review idea, have the kids put the pictures in the right order! Mix up the pictures at the beginning of primary and see if they can arrange the pictures correctly! The temple images can be reversed to fit either at the beginning or the end of the song.
- On the back of each picture, write an example of things we can do to keep our bodies clean and pure like a temple. After the song, read each example and discuss other ways to take care of our bodies.
- Jump right into this activity with a chart to compare how our bodies are similar to the temple! These two ideas can pair really well together.
- Write out each phrase on the board. Have the kids correctly pair the picture with the matching phrase.
For another fun similar activity, head over to see this In My Father’s Hands Pictures singing time activity!
The Lord Gave Me a Temple Arrangement Pictures Printable Song Helps
This printable includes 8 full-page beautiful pictures from the gospel media library that relate to the song!
Print out these selection of pictures, gather your own similar images from the gospel art kit or church magazines, or download this printable and use it as a slideshow!
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Head over to this The Lord Gave Me a Temple Picture Puzzle for another ways to review this song!
What other fun ways will you use this singing time activity in your Primary room?
