Supplemental Resources for Lesson 12

I Am Thankful for Animals

Please prayerfully review the lesson from the Primary lesson manual before considering the following supplemental resources.

“Happy Valentine!” (February 2012 Liahona and Friend)
This story about a girl from Kenya includes quotes and pictures about her favorite animals in Africa.
“David’s Pet Boar” (June 2005 Liahona and Friend)
An illustrated story about President David O. McKay caring for a pet boar.

“Mac the Prayer Cat” (January 2008 Friend)
One family learns the value of prayer when their cat goes missing.
“Soft Answers and Muddy Paws” (December 2011 Friend)
A boy learns that animals must be treated with patience and gentleness.
“Noah and the Flood” (October 2002 Friend)
This rebus story tells of Noah and the ark.

“Fun Page: Tangram Puzzle” (September 1990 Liahona)
Use these tangram patterns to make shapes of different animals.
“Sharing Time: Respect for Creation” (September 1996 Liahona)
Children can color and cut out these pictures of plants and animals to create their own garden landscape.
“When I Lived with My Heavenly Father” (March 2003 Liahona and Friend)
A coloring sheet that describes how Jesus made the world beautiful with trees and flowers.

“Sharing Time: The Prophet Noah” (November 2001 Friend)
Print and cut out these figures to help tell the story of Noah and the ark.
“For Little Friends: Noah and the Ark” (February 2006 Friend)
An action poem about Noah.
“For Little Friends: Animal Matchup” (February 2006 Friend)
Create a matching game using pairs of animal pictures.
“For Little Friends: Old Testament Animal Matchup” (November 2006 Friend)
Match the front section of an animal with its back section.
“For Little Friends: Book of Mormon Animals” (August 2008 Friend)
A coloring page with scripture references.
Coloring page: “Noah Sends the Dove” (March 2010 Friend)
An action poem about Noah.