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Magic Crayon: Younger.  Using it to review (or learn) I Know That My Savior Loves Me and He Sent His Son
13 Feb 2015

Magic Crayon: Younger. Using it to review (or learn) I Know That My Savior Loves Me and He Sent His Son

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

What if you could have a crayon that drew with your favorite color and even added sparkles into that? What if your magic crayon could change colors when you held it up, looked at it intently, and said, “poof?”  This … Continued

Egg Shaker Pass: I Know That My Savior Loves Me, Second verse – Older children
31 Jan 2015

Egg Shaker Pass: I Know That My Savior Loves Me, Second verse – Older children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Movement | 18

Shake six times. Pass to the left. Pick up on the right.  It seems so simple, but sitting in a circle with ten or more other children makes it a group effort with logic, music, and movement! Fill enough plastic … Continued

Simplified Rhythm Band for Younger Children: Follow the Prophet
30 Jan 2015

Simplified Rhythm Band for Younger Children: Follow the Prophet

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Movement | 2

Rhythm band.  Excitement. Curiosity. Intrigue. Teamwork. The older children love the activity. (See the post from January 17th, 2015.) I was asked, “How do you do this activity for younger children?” I use a variety of instruments.  I have the … Continued

Rhythm band for Follow the Prophet: Older children
17 Jan 2015

Rhythm band for Follow the Prophet: Older children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Movement | 21

Shake, jingle, scrape, click! There is an excitement that fills the room when I bring in a rhythm band activity.  The children can hardly contain themselves and want a chance to be part of the “performing band.” I set up … Continued

Movement for “I Know That My Savior Loves Me” for Younger children
15 Jan 2015

Movement for “I Know That My Savior Loves Me” for Younger children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Movement | 10

The brand new Sunbeams came in from the nursery. They are darling, wiggly, bright eyed, and some are a little intimidated by the larger Primary. The seven year olds are sitting in the back of the room, and some of … Continued

Video of the Movement: I Know That My Savior Loves Me for Older Children
13 Jan 2015

Video of the Movement: I Know That My Savior Loves Me for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Movement | 9

I’m responding to a pretty please with cream and sugar to post a video of the movement for I Know That My Savior Loves Me for Older Children.  (It is true that pictures speak more words than we could ever … Continued

Movement for “I Know That My Savior Loves Me” for Older Children
9 Jan 2015

Movement for “I Know That My Savior Loves Me” for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Movement | 26

Children need to move to learn best.  How do you figure out movement that challenges older children, yet matches with the feel of the song?  Here’s one suggestion for “I Know That My Savior Loves Me.” Down Up Down, Down … Continued

Younger children: Teaching “Follow the Prophet” as a contrast to “I Know That My Savior Loves Me”
9 Jan 2015

Younger children: Teaching “Follow the Prophet” as a contrast to “I Know That My Savior Loves Me”

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Movement | 4

Body Placement. Object Permanence. Big words for something that comes so naturally for us as adults. Not so for children. We can help children actually create new pathways in their brains to strengthen these skills. It starts by the activities … Continued

Contrast: Teach “Follow the Prophet” with “I Know That My Savior Loves Me.”
7 Jan 2015

Contrast: Teach “Follow the Prophet” with “I Know That My Savior Loves Me.”

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Movement | 26

In the last post, I talked about using the Silent Video activity to introduce “I Know That My Savior Loves Me.” Before I did that activity, though, I wanted to really engage the children physically and mentally. It helps if the … Continued

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