Interaction – Page 3 – Teaching Primary Music

14 Feb 2017

2017 Workshop video

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, News, Teaching Principles, Visual | 36

In January of 2017, I taught a workshop using the 2017 Sacrament Meeting Program songs to teach different success principles about teaching children’s music (developmental differences between the ages, flow, tension and release, parameters, and many more). Many of you … Continued

25 Jan 2017

Choose the Right: Activities for both Younger and Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 24

Children love variety. Teach the song in three or four different ways to help the children remember the songs long term. Here are some ideas. Younger Children Draw a simple melody map – the children do specific movements on certain … Continued

25 Jan 2017

Choose the Right: Paper Plates Activity

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 19

Older Children Tell the children, “Here’s the pattern.” Show the pattern listed below. The children do not have plates at this point. Demonstrate for the children. Swish, swish, swish (plates in front of you), pause for one beat. Tap the plates … Continued

18 Jan 2017

Choose the Right: Action Word Actions for Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 19

What are actions that the children could do with their hands to help them remember the words? Here are some suggestions (but you can do other actions as well). Choose – pick something up with your hand Right – … Continued

18 Jan 2017

Choose the Right: Eraser Pass for Older Children for the 3rd Verse

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 21

Eraser Pass The children look up at the board and see these words in groups of three (written either on a chalkboard or a whiteboard.) These words are also listed at the end of this post. (What they don’t know … Continued

18 Jan 2017

Choose the Right: Rhythm Stick Patterns for Older and Younger Children

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

Older Children Can your hands follow my hands? Pretend like you have rhythm sticks. (You have rhythm sticks, but they don’t. It helps the children to see that you have exchanged them behind your back if you have two different … Continued

17 Jan 2017

Great Activities for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 4

OLDER WEEK 1 – Waves of the Sea The children follow your lead as you sing and move your arms back and forth like the waves of the sea, some of the gentle, and some of them crashing against … Continued

17 Jan 2017

Choose the Right: Simple drawing melody map

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 24

Older Primary Children (younger below) Draw these pictures on the chalkboard or whiteboard. (Hint: If you can’t get into the Primary room beforehand, just draw them on poster board and bring them in. The lines don’t have to be precise, … Continued

9 Jan 2017

1st Article of Faith: Sign language

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 4

Can your hands follow my hands? I show the hand sign for God and say the word. I repeat this twice. I show the hand sign for Eternal and say the word, repeating it twice. (Click the word eternal below … Continued

3 Jan 2017

As a Child of God: Ideas for Younger and Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 28

It is helpful to the children to teach one verse in at least three different ways for at least three different weeks. Here are some ideas. Younger Children Melody Map – What do you see? What do you notice? … Continued