Stories
English only
- “A Prayer for Muffie” (June 2009 Friend)
Eric learns that Heavenly Father cares about animals when he has to give away his pet dog. - “Chicks and Hens” (April 2009 Friend)
Short story about how a mother hen protects her chicks followed by a maze to help the chicks find their mother. - “Jehovah Keeps His Promises” (March 2010 Friend)
A retelling of the story of Noah and the ark. - “Kindness to All Creatures” (March 2011 Friend)
A story about President David O. McKay’s love for all of God’s creations. - “My Fishing Lessons” (February 2011 Friend)
Elder James J. Hamula of the Seventy tells about his experiences fishing on the river and how it prepared him for bringing people to the gospel of Jesus Christ. - “Noah and the Flood” (October 2002 Friend)
A rebus story about Noah and the ark. Also includes an activity to help children retell Noah’s story. - “Saving the Wheat” (July 2012 Friend”)
A retelling of the story of the seagulls eating the crickets to save the crops of the pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. - “The Seagulls” (July 2011 Friend)
A poem about the seagulls and the crickets. - “These Amazing Creatures” (May 1986 Friend)
A poem about the role of God’s creatures. - “Two Birds” (October 2005 Friend)
A rebus story about two birds who get caught in a store. - “We May Be Like Him” (January 2004 Friend)
President Boyd K. Packer shares a story about young chicks and how they grow up to be like their parents.
Activities
English only
- “Animal Jingles” (May 1997 Friend)
Children match up an animal jingle with the animal that makes that sound. - “Animal Matchup” (February 2006 Friend)
A simple, printable matching game. - “Animal Riddles” (July 2005 Friend)
Guess the correct answer for these animal riddles. - “Animal Scriptures and Letter Square” (May 2011 Friend)
Fill in the blanks with words from the scriptures, then search for the words in a word search game. - “Barnyard Music” (August 2007 Friend)
Color the picture then while reading a poem point to the animal or object which makes that sound. - “Bird Ornament” (December 2008 Friend)
Copy and cut out a bird to color and decorate with yarn. - “Butterfly Wings” (May 2009 Friend)
A finger play activity with short poems and information about butterflies. - “For the Birds” (October 2007 Friend)
Riddles and jokes about birds. - “Forest Friends” (September 2007 Friend)
Find 20 forest animals in this word search. - “Go Fish” (March 2007 Friend)
For every fish on the page, name a blessing that Heavenly Father has given you. - “Go Fish!” (May 2003 Friend)
A word search puzzle using names of fish. - “Go Fishing” (July 2003 Friend)
Find the fish in this picture and color them. - “God’s Creatures” (February 1998 Friend)
Draw a line from the picture of each animal in the poem to the bigger picture of that animal. - “Noah and the Flood” (October 2002 Friend)
Includes an activity to help children retell Noah’s story. - “Our Animal Friends” (January 2005 Friend)
Do actions or sounds like the animals that are described. - “Who Caught the Fish?” (May 2007 Friend)
Follow the strings to see who caught the fish. - “Wild Animal Crossword” (September 1971 Friend)
Fill in this crossword puzzle by figuring out which wild animal each clue describes.
Media
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