Come, Follow Me
Additional Resources for Teaching Children


“Additional Resources for Teaching Children,” Come, Follow Me—For Primary: New Testament 2019 (2019)

“Additional Resources for Teaching Children,” Come, Follow Me—For Primary: 2019

Additional Resources for Teaching Children

All of these resources can be found on LDS.org and in the Gospel Library app.

Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families

You can adapt any activities from this resource for use in your Primary class. Even if parents are using these activities with their children at home, repetition can be a useful way to help children learn. Children may want to tell you about how they did the activities with their families and what they learned.

Behold Your Little Ones: Nursery Manual

Many of the topics taught in the nursery manual are similar to those you will teach in Primary. Especially if you teach younger children, consider looking in the nursery manual for additional songs, stories, activities, and crafts.

Friend and Liahona magazines

The Friend and Liahona magazines provide stories and activities that can supplement the principles that you are teaching from Come, Follow Me—For Primary.

Hymns and the Children’s Songbook

Sacred music invites the Spirit and teaches doctrine in a memorable way. In addition to the print versions of Hymns and the Children’s Songbook, you can find audio and video recordings of many hymns and children’s songs at music.lds.org or in the LDS Music App.

New Testament Stories

New Testament Stories (2005) can help children learn the doctrine and stories found in the New Testament. You can also find videos of these stories at medialibrary.lds.org.

Media Library

Artwork, videos, and other media can help you and the children visualize the doctrine and stories found in the New Testament. Visit medialibrary.lds.org to browse the Church’s collection of media resources, including the Bible Videos series, which depicts events in the New Testament.

Gospel Art

Artwork can help the children visualize the doctrine and stories found in the New Testament. Many images that you can use in class are found in the Gospel Art Book and at medialibrary.lds.org.

Lesson Helps for Teaching Children

At lds.org/children/resources you can find an index of magazine articles, activities, and media on a variety of gospel topics.

True to the Faith

If you need additional help understanding the basic principles you will teach the children, consider looking in True to the Faith (2004). This reference provides simple explanations of gospel topics, listed in alphabetical order.

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Teaching in the Savior’s Way

This resource can help you learn about and apply principles of Christlike teaching. These principles are discussed and practiced in teacher council meetings.