Tell the Children “I love the composer of this song. She used so many things to make her music great. One of the things I notice is that she repeats some musical ideas in her song over and over again.” … Continued
Gather pictures of the Savior, two of each picture so that there is a match. Post them at the front of the room. Cover each picture with a darker piece of paper. The children will be lifting up the … Continued
Younger Children I ask the children, “Can your hand follow my hand? Pretend you are holding an egg shaker.” I hold an egg shaker and do the following pattern over and over again: Patsch, patsch (which means hit the shaker … Continued
I tell the children, “I have a video for you.” I turn off the sound and play the New Testament video from the Church website Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me. (You should download it so that there is … Continued
Melody Maps What is a melody map? It is a visual that represents a song. It’s colorful, creative, and helps to “make concrete” the sound of a song. How do you use a melody map? I usually ask, “What do … Continued
“Pretend you have a scarf in your hand and follow my hand.” I begin to sing and circle my scarf. If the Savior stood beside me (circle four times to the right side with my scarf) Would I do the things … Continued
What do you see? What do you notice? I’m holding up the above sign in front of the children. I ask, “What do you see? What do you notice?” I receive their answers. “What does this have to do with … Continued
My pictures are out of order? Can you help me put them in the order they come in the song? Sing the song and tap different children on the shoulder to come and put the pictures in order. Once the … Continued
See Show different pictures to the children and see if they can guess what they are. Receive their answers. Sing “He gave me my eyes that I might see the color of butterfly wings.” Here are some ideas: a leaf … Continued
Eraser Pass List these words up on the board cheeks, eyes, forehead color, tint, hue ears, elbows, energy tone, vibration, sound soul, being, life mind, hair, brain feeling, lungs, heart appreciate, gratitude, thank artwork, creations, universe part, included, member … Continued