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
When I bring the windwands into Primary, I always have a few children who want to come up and touch them. “What’s this?” they ask with sparkling eyes. As we wave the ribbons through a series of complicated patterns, the … Continued
I stand in front of the children. On the chalkboard (or whiteboard) is a list of words grouped into threes. I hold the eraser in my hand. “Here are the rules,” I say. “1. Eraser one word that is … Continued
YOUNGER CHILDREN (Click the name of the activity to be taken to that page) WEEK 1 – Take it in, Take it out This activity is a great way to have the song truly come into the child! Once you … Continued