The children are restless during the opening exercises. I smile as I recognize their poorly veiled excitement about getting out of school for the Christmas holiday coming up. When the time for music comes, I start with a movement based … Continued
Ideas to teach The Shepherd’s Carol to children Image by Morgan Weistling. See this website for for her beautiful reasons for painting this.http://www.morganweistling.com/galleries/gallery03/kissingfacegod.html Idea #1 (Action word actions and Silent Singing – very effective) “Can your hands follow my hands?” you ask … Continued
What do you see? What do you notice? The children look at the posters and give their answers. Some will name the shapes, some will say it has some thing to do with loud or soft of the song, … Continued
Egg Shakers and Childen… now that’s a delightful combination! And younger children love the egg shakers. How do you use them for a gentle hymn like Come Follow Me? Here’s an idea: Ask the children: Can your hands follow my … Continued
Imagination. Even the word sounds full of magic. And that’s what this activity called “Magic Crayon” is. Magic. Here is a general post about this kind of activity. And here is the specifics for Come Follow Me. Tell the children that you … Continued
Shake. Pass. Pick Up. Shake. Pass. Pick Up. The gentle passing game with the egg shakers captures the mood and feel of the song, yet in a way that challenges the children. Tell the children: Here’s the pattern. (Hold an … Continued
Can you be my mirror? The child across from me tries to follow me as if he or she was a mirror and I was moving in front of it as I sing the song, Come Follow Me. I move slowly … Continued
“Do As I’m Doing, follow, follow me…” I have used this wiggle song a lot with Primary music, but this month it takes on a whole new meaning as I combine it with the hymn, Come Follow Me, and some … Continued
“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