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ATTENTIONGETTER

Tellthechildrenthefollowing:

Ijustmadecookies,andmylittlebrothercameinandhewantedone.WhichoneamIgoingtogivehim?[holdupabigandlittlecookieforthekidstochoose].

Nowmyfriendcameover.Ihavelotsofcookies.WhichoneshallIgivemyfriend?[holduplotsofthecookiesforthemtochoose]

TheSaviorstoppedbytovisit.WhichonewillIgivetheSavior?[again,holdupthe

bigandlittlecookie]Discusstheiranswersabouthowweshouldgivetoourlittle

brotherandourfriendaswedgivetotheSavior

TeachsimplifiedASLsignlanguagetolearnthewordstothe1stverse,havepictures

onthechalkboard(inorder)togiveavisualforthewords.Refertothemasneeded.

#1PictureoftheSaviorIftheSaviorstoodbesideme#2PictureofchildrenwithblockswouldIdothethingsIdo?#3PictureofchildreadingscriptureswouldIthinkofHiscommandments

#4Pictureofchildrenatchurchandtryhardertobetrue?#5PictureofChristbeingBaptizedWouldIfollowHisExample?

#6PictureofchildprayingWouldILivemorerighteously

#7PictureofChristIfIcouldseetheSaviorstandingnight,watchingoverme?

IftheSaviorStoodBesideMeASLNotes,Verse1:

Savior:crossarmsatwristsnearchest,formaWshapeasyouunfoldthemthen

openpalmsandslidearmsdown

Stood:lefthandmakesalittlepersonandstandsontherighthand

Beside:Lefthand,elbowbentpalmfacingup.Armgoesdownthenbackup

Do:bothhandsatchestlevel,palmsdownwardwithfingersslightlybent,make

smallcircleswithhandsgoingupwardandoutward(kindoflikeconductingmusic)

Things:elbowsbent,handsatchest,palmsfacingyou,thumbsup,fingersslightly

bent.Pusharmsout

Do:bothhandsatchestlevel,palmsdownwardwithfingersslightlybent,make

smallcircleswithhandsgoingupwardandoutward(kindoflikeconductingmusic)

Think:pointtotemplewithlefthand

His:Palmupnearheadfacingout,stretcharmupward

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Commandments:righthandpalmfacingout,lefthandmakesaCshapeand

touchesfingersonrighthandthenpalmofrighthand

Try:fistswiththumbsupatchest,pusharmsawayfromyourbody

Hardertobetrue:leftpointertouchinglips,roundsdownsoyouarepointingoutFollow:SimilartoTryabovebutknucklesaretouchingandlefthandismore

forward

His:Palmupnearheadfacingout,stretcharmupward

Example:lefthandinafist,pointertouchingmiddleofrightpalm.Moveittwiceup

anddownontothelast2syllablesofex-am-ple

Live:MakeLswithbothhands,palmsupbelowchestandliftup

Righteously:Righthandpointerwithotherfingerswithafistatchestlevel,lefthandsimilarbutmakesasmallcircleaboverighthandandtouchesatthebottomof

circle

I:Leftpointerandmiddlefingerextended,thumbholdsotherfingers,touchleft

cheekbone

Stood:lefthandmakesalittlepersonandstandsontherighthandPullhandgestureaboveawayfromface

Savior:crossarmsatwristsnearchest,formaWshapeasyouunfoldthemthenopenpalmsandslidearmsdown

Standing:lefthandmakesalittlepersonandstandsontherighthand

Nigh:righthandslightlycuppedatchestlevel,lefthandalsoslightlycuppedcomes

closetorighthandthenmovesawaytwice

Watchingoverme:bothhandshavepointerandmiddlefingersextended,thumbsholdingtheothers,makesmallcirclesnearlefteyeandlefttemple,movingup,

away,downandtoward