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

As a Child of God: Actions Instead for Older/Action Word Actions for Younger
3 Jan 2017

As a Child of God: Actions Instead for Older/Action Word Actions for Younger

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 0

Action Word Actions is where you and the kids together come up with Actions to do to represent key words in the song.  How to do Action Words Actions for As A Child of God: I start singing the song … Continued

As a Child of God: Draw the Song
3 Jan 2017

As a Child of God: Draw the Song

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 10

Tell the children you are going to show them some pictures as you sing the song.  Draw pictures similar to these on the whiteboard or chalkboard.   I came to earth With power to choose Good choices bless me And … Continued

As a Child of God: Hand Bells for Older Children
29 Dec 2016

As a Child of God: Hand Bells for Older Children

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

Children love the handbells.  The colors on the bells make it amazingly accessible for success.  Lots of children are involved at once.  Here is an idea for “As a Child of God:”   If you are lucky enough to have … Continued

As a Child of God: Egg Shakers
29 Dec 2016

As a Child of God: Egg Shakers

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 30

Younger Children: Ask the children to follow your hands. Tap your thigh 3x Tap the egg to your other palm 3x Sing the song and do this pattern with a shaker. (The children don’t have an egg shaker yet.) You … Continued

As a Child of God: Melody Map Ideas
29 Dec 2016

As a Child of God: Melody Map Ideas

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 105

Melody Maps are powerful tools! I recently taught this song in only 6 minutes using this colorful map.  Here is the map, a video of how to use it, and a printable version which you will have to enlarge so the … Continued

Christmas Songs: Stars Were Gleaming
4 Dec 2016

Christmas Songs: Stars Were Gleaming

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 132

Can you put these stars in order? Download Here UPDATE: I have been getting a lot of requests for these files so here is the download link with the files that will print out an 8×11 per star – stars-were-gleaming Just … Continued

Monthly Plan for Praise to the Man: Older and Younger Children
3 May 2016

Monthly Plan for Praise to the Man: Older and Younger Children

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

  “Teach a child a song, and the song will teach the child.”   This was shared with me years ago in a music workshop. I have come to find out more and more how true it is.  Hymns that … Continued

Praise to the Man: Clap Instead
21 Apr 2016

Praise to the Man: Clap Instead

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

If you clapped the beat to the first verse of Praise to the Man, you would clap on the following syllables. Praise  to the Man  who com-muned  with Je-ho–vah The steady beat of this song is ALMOST on every word, but not … Continued

Praise to the Man: Action Word Actions and Beat for Younger Children – 3rd verse
21 Apr 2016

Praise to the Man: Action Word Actions and Beat for Younger Children – 3rd verse

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Movement | 50

How does a child differentiate between a first verse and a third verse of a song? They have to learn it with a different experience so that it categorizes into a different place in the memory.  Here is an rhythmic … Continued

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