Sharla Dance - Teaching Primary Music

9 Jan 2019

Jesus Once Was a Little Child: Ideas for Younger and Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 3

Younger Children Sway and Freeze Picture Concentration Match It Game (see above pictures) Scarves Older Children Down up down hand pattern with freeze Definition Concentration Match It Game Video from lds.org The accompaniment to this video makes the video very … Continued

30 Nov 2018

Jesus Once Was a Little Child: Sway and Freeze for Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Movement | 16

Move with the children to the song? Check! Cross the midline multiple times to help development? Check! Feel the beat and meter of the song in their body? Check! Have fun together with the song? Check! Jesus Once Was … Continued

29 Nov 2018

Come Follow Me: Rhythm Stick Roll

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Uncategorized | 1

Here is an idea for older children: Rhythm Stick Roll

27 Nov 2018

A Child’s Prayer: Magic Crayon for Younger Children

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

Magic Crayon Show the Children: Draw the shapes on the chalkboard or whiteboard. Lift up your hand and hold an imaginary crayon. Tell the Children: “I have a magic crayon. It can change colors. Right now it is ____________ … Continued

26 Nov 2018

Songs for 2019

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Lesson Plans | 34

Dear friends, Here is a list of the songs for 2019 to support the Come Follow Me study starting in January. I got this list from the lds.org website. After each song is a clickable link that leads to different … Continued

26 Nov 2018

Come Follow Me: Matching Phrases Activity for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 23

“For thus alone…” “in His footsteps tread.” “with God’s own loved, begotten Son.” Those are tough phrases Child’s Understanding How do you know what these phrases mean if you are 8, 9, or 10 years old? Here are some … Continued

10 Jun 2018

Latter-day Prophets: Older and Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles | 6

The music from LDS.org If you click the link above, you will see the music that includes Russell M. Nelson. How can we help the children recognize the 17 different prophets we have had from Joseph Smith to Russell … Continued

10 Jun 2018

Latter-day Prophets: Envelope game for Older children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction | 0

Who are the Prophets of this Dispensation? How do we teach the children the names of the prophets of this dispensation? One way is to teach the song Latter-day Prophets. Here’s an idea: Envelope Game Make the envelopes Print out all … Continued

22 Mar 2018

Latter-day Prophets: Hand Slap Pattern for Older

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children | 17

We have a new Prophet! Let’s sing about him! Up Front Put these words up at the front of the room, either on a poster or on a chalkboard/whiteboard one/Young know/Snow F./Smith followed by/(rest after Smith) Kimball/Hunter Monson/-son Tell the … Continued

12 Mar 2018

A Child’s Prayer: Word/Rhythm poster for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Visual | 30

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

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