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Song Planner
24 Feb 2017

Song Planner

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans | 34

Dear friends, Courtney Edman created this great spreadsheet for planning your songs in a Multiple Intelligences, full of variety, reach every learner kind of way.  I thought I would share it here (with her permission). Song Planner-2 Sit down and … Continued

Stand for the Right: Handbell Activity
21 Feb 2017

Stand for the Right: Handbell Activity

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

Here is a way to engage the children with the song “Stand for the Right.”   Hold up a handbell. Explain the rules and boundaries of the handbells briefly.  Have the adults in the room help you pass out some … Continued

Steady Beat Scramble: Review for Older Children
21 Feb 2017

Steady Beat Scramble: Review for Older Children

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

The Challenge! Can you tap or clap on the beat where there are numbers? Point to the poster.  Tell the children:  Tap with two fingers on the palm of your other hand on each number or clap.  When a number … Continued

Choose the Right Companion Song
18 Feb 2017

Choose the Right Companion Song

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

Sometimes the children in older Primary are ready to learn a harmony part or companion song.  Here is one idea:   Companion Song edited for Choose the Right   I teach this separately from the original hymn, then ask the … Continued

2017 Workshop video
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

Choose the Right: Activities for both Younger and Older Children
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

Choose the Right:  Paper Plates Activity
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

Choose the Right:  Action Word Actions for Younger Children
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

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

Choose the Right:  Rhythm Stick Patterns for Older and Younger Children
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 | 7

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

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