Video of Paper Plate activity for He Sent His Son
Here is a video of the activity (see the past post for pictures and the map). I would do this at a little faster tempo than this vocal recording. Hope this helps! Take care, Sharla
I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ: Older and Younger Action Word Actions
Did you know that the first job of the ear is NOT to hear? The first job of the ear is to help the body balance! (Think of vertigo and the world swirling around when you are dizzy.) The ear … Continued
He Sent His Son: Paper plates and Map
He Sent His Son This song has the sway of a slow waltz. Three beats, then three beats. It has all the sacredness of a song centered on Jesus Christ and the reasons He came to earth. How do you … Continued
Personal Pictures: Teaching He Sent His Son with pictures of your particular children
Have you ever been around a new baby? How about a six month old baby? When a mother brings a new baby into Primary, the baby is like a magnet to most of the children. I think using the magnetism … Continued
Magic Crayon: Younger. Using it to review (or learn) I Know That My Savior Loves Me and He Sent His Son
What if you could have a crayon that drew with your favorite color and even added sparkles into that? What if your magic crayon could change colors when you held it up, looked at it intently, and said, “poof?” This … Continued
Nursery: How much, how many, how often?
Dear friends, I got this email with some nursery questions and I wanted to address them: “The songs are very short and by the time I get the instruments or whatever passed out, it seems like I should be using … Continued
Nursery Music: The Sacred Grove
Our nursery leader loves to have a song about the current week’s lesson to sing with the children after or during the lesson. When the Nursery children learn about Joseph Smith, I love to use the song “The Sacred Grove.” Because … Continued
Nursery Music: Once There Was a Snowman
I love “Once There Was a Snowman” for Nursery age children because it has a lot of the qualities in a song that this age child loves and needs. Not many words, and words that repeat Melody that repeats and … Continued
Nursery: Fast and Slow, and “God Made Them I Know”
Fast and Slow is a life skill for a two or three year old. What is fast? What is slow? (They often confuse the concept with high and low… high being fast, and low being slow.) Knowing this I will … Continued
Nursery Music: Fast and Slow and Using Scarves
One of the skills that this age child is learning is Fast and Slow. Because their little heartbeats are so much faster than ours, their movements are fast compared to ours. In order to teach them slow, flowing movements (essential … Continued