“Look up at this poster with the code. What do you see? What do you notice?” (Receive the children’s answers.) They may answer something like, “I see a bunch of dots.” “I see some blue dots with shadows.” “I … Continued
WEEK ONE Younger: Story Song then Beat Against Rhythm Engage the child with a story in which sung phrases of the song are an internal part. Right after the story, you move into the beat agains rhythm activity. Eyes … Continued
I’ve taught The Holy Ghost for three weeks to the younger children and most of the children have some of the song down. How do I reach the other children and cement the song in the memories of all the … Continued
Mountain Melody Map “What do you see? What do you notice?” The children look up at the board and give you their answers. Mountains. A motor cross trail. A snake. (Their imaginations can see lots of things! <grin>) “What do … Continued
Smell. Smell and memories. Smell and emotion. Comfort, happiness, security. Our sense of smell is amazing, and even more amazing is the way smell affects our memory and our emotions. (The smell center in the brain is a next door … Continued
Smell. Smell and memories. Smell and emotion. Comfort, happiness, security. Our sense of smell is amazing, and even more amazing is the way smell affects our memory and our emotions. (The smell center in the brain is a next door … Continued
“Will you be my partner?” I ask a child to come and grasp hands with me. I begin to sing. “When Christ was on the earth, …” After we have sung the song half way through, I ask the … Continued
I’m standing in front of the children. “I have a story to tell you,” I tell them. The story (I speak) “Tyler was troubled. Mom,” he asked, “how do you know if something really exists if you can’t see it?” … Continued
Ask the children “Can you do this pattern with your imaginary cups?” Demonstrate the pattern with your cup and ask them to follow. Sing the song and do the pattern, you with your real cup, and the children with their … Continued
So now that you have some scarves, some wind wands, and some envelope games, what do you do with them? How do you store them? Where do you put your posters with melody maps, color codes, and missing words posters? … Continued