Dear friends, The video of the Bellevue Washington workshop using songs from this year which took place in January is out. We used a student filmer so some of the footage is shaky, but the content is good. Because of that we … Continued
Ideas to teach If the Savior Stood Beside Me (click on the link to go to the page explaining the activity) Younger Picture Concentration Match Up Game Silent Video Scarves: Circles and Up/Down Waves of the Sea Egg Shaker … Continued
Ideas for Younger Children Sign Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkg-4GlsHAk Sights and Sounds for the 2nd verse Sway and freeze (This post is from another song, but is very applicable to this song.) Put the pictures in order Ideas for Older Children Sign Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkg-4GlsHAk … Continued
I will be teaching a few workshops this year. Seattle, Washington – Jan 27th 9am Seattle Stake Center (behind the Seattle Temple) Menlo Park, California – Feb 3rd – Menlo Park Stake Center in California Atlanta, Georgia – March 3rd If … Continued
Younger Primary Paint the Rainbow with scarves Put the Pictures in order Story Song Paper Plate pattern (see comments for a pattern on Facebook) Egg Shaker pattern Follow the “treasure” map on the floor Older Primary Story Song Envelope Game … Continued
Post some pictures similar to these in the front of the room. (Make sure to get them out of order. I found these by googling images of rain, rainbows, earth after rain, and happy children.) Put the Pictures in … Continued
The Shepherd’s Carol Shepherd’s Carol: Older Children – two ideas to teach the song Shepherd’s Carol: Younger Children – two ideas to teach the song Picture a Christmas Picture a Christmas: Older Children – two ideas to teach the song Picture a Christmas: … Continued
July: Come Follow Me – Lesson Plans and Activity Ideas for Singing Time. WEEK ONE Younger: Magic Crayon What color is your crayon? Mine is magical and changes while we sing. Older: Color Code What does this code have to do with … Continued
Earlier this year I gave a 2 and a half hour music workshop about teaching Primary Music. I did several examples of Singing Time, using different teaching styles, learning styles, and activities to teach each song. We also talked about the principles … Continued
Primary can be a huge blessing in every childs life, and Primary Music can teach lessons that cannot be learned any other way. This blog will be all about how to teach Primary Music. Ideas, games, lessons and more.