I'm late sharing this, I know, but a few months ago I was released as the singing time leader. So there will be no more singing time posts. I was a little sad to be released, but I was getting to the point where I was ready for a change. The reason I was released was so that I could be called to teach the senior nursery with my husband. Our oldest son is in this age group, and our second son isn't quite old enough to go to the junior nursery yet, so it is a bit of a challenge, but we are enjoying it.
Anyhow, one of the things I've found most difficult is adapting the
Primary 1 manual for use in the nursery. In the section titled "Adapting this manual for use in the Nursery" it says:
The lessons in this manual are written at a three-year-old level, but many activities in the lessons and the enrichment activities sections are suitable for younger children.
I've always tended to overestimate kids, especially very small ones, and really have a lot of trouble making things simple enough to hold their attention. Most of the time when I try to simplify a lesson it ends up twice as complicated as the original. Just a few weeks ago I was discussing this difficulty with my husband and said "I wonder why the church doesn't put out a nursery manual."
So a few days ago my husband sent me the link to
this, "
Nursery: Behold Your Little Ones manual." The only thing is I can't find anything about this manual other than that it exists. Is it new? Will my ward get some? Do I have to request it? How can I find out? Will it be online if the answer is no? Would it be a problem if I just bought one and used it anyways?
Do any of you know anything about it? If so, please share.