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Author Archives: Sharla Dance

My Heavenly Father Loves Me: hand slap patterns for Older Children
26 Feb 2018

My Heavenly Father Loves Me: hand slap patterns for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Movement, Visual | 8

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

Heavenly Father Loves Me for Younger Children: Put the pictures in order
12 Feb 2018

Heavenly Father Loves Me for Younger Children: Put the pictures in order

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Uncategorized | 2

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

My Heavenly Father Loves Me: Sights and Sounds, 2nd verse
14 Jan 2018

My Heavenly Father Loves Me: Sights and Sounds, 2nd verse

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Visual | 13

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

My Heavenly Father Loves Me: Eraser Pass for Older children, 2nd verse
14 Jan 2018

My Heavenly Father Loves Me: Eraser Pass for Older children, 2nd verse

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Visual | 25

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

January – I Am a Child of God: Deepening the Experience with the song
11 Jan 2018

January – I Am a Child of God: Deepening the Experience with the song

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans | 10

Many of the children in Primary already know the song I Am a Child of God.  Here are some ideas to strengthen and deepen their experiences with the song.   Younger Children Magic Crayon Who Is a Child of God? Picture … Continued

I Am a Child of God: Scarves for Younger Children
11 Jan 2018

I Am a Child of God: Scarves for Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Uncategorized | 9

I stand in front of the children with my scarf held up in my hand.   “Pretend you have a scarf in your hand.  See if your hand can follow my hand.” Begin singing and making the scarf move in … Continued

I Am a Child of God: Picture Concentration Game for Younger and Older
11 Jan 2018

I Am a Child of God: Picture Concentration Game for Younger and Older

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Visual | 12

Who Is a Child of God? Picture Concentration Game Make two copies of each of the pictures below of children. (It would be fun to include a picture or two of the children in your Primary, too!)  Post them at … Continued

I Am a Child of God: Story Song for Younger and Older Children
10 Jan 2018

I Am a Child of God: Story Song for Younger and Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans | 2

Story Song= Telling a story and singing a song all combined into one.   Read through this story.  Figure out what changes you want to make so that it fits your personality and your children.  You will be telling a … Continued

We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet:  Body Rhythm patterns for Younger Children
10 Jan 2018

We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet: Body Rhythm patterns for Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 1

Ask the children: Can your hands follow my hands? Patsch, Patsch, Patsch, Patsch Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap Patsch, Patsch, patsch, Patsch Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap As soon as the children have done this pattern twice with you, begin singing We … Continued

We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet: Body Rhythm patterns for Older
10 Jan 2018

We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet: Body Rhythm patterns for Older

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Uncategorized | 2

Older: Patsch, Patsch Clap, Clap  (You can see a video of patsch, patsch, clap, clap on the chorus of Praise to the Man here.) Stomp, Stomp, Snap, Snap   (This Video is labeled Follow the Prophet, but can also be … Continued

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