At the front of the room are two signs: Work Play I ask the children to look around the room and see all of the possibilities for work or play that are on word strips around the room. “As I … Continued
Tap, tap, swish, swish. “Can your hands follow my hands?” Tap, tap, swish, swish. I begin to sing the 2nd verse. “I hear a living prophet speak…” and continue to do the tapping and swishing. I use my hands to … Continued
Patsch, Tap, Patsch, Tap. The paper cup in my hand catches the children’s attention. “Can your hands follow my hands?” I begin to sing and do the pattern with the paper cup. The children do not have cups, but are … Continued
It’s just a paper cup, but it becomes a magical musical instrument in this activity. Patsch, Tap, Switch, Tap Patsch, Tap, Switch, Tap I hold up a paper cup and say to the children, “Here is the pattern.” I … Continued
Be True, be true. “I have a story. The battle was fierce. So many men were injured on both sides. In fact the leader of one army was killed, and the other leader, Moroni, was injured. Things were going badly. … Continued
“Knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in the muscle.” This is a saying from the Asaro tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, quoted in the book “Rising Strong,” by Brene Brown. How do we get the songs … Continued
“Children learn best through movement.” Pat Graham, former Primary General Board member Younger Children need to move again and again to the same song, but the brain craves variety! Here is another idea to move to the steady beat of … Continued
I’m holding the rhythm sticks in my hands. I ask the children, “Can your hands follow my hands?” I start to sing. “My life is a gift…” As I sing I am doing the following pattern (or one of your … Continued
The body helps children to learn like no other visual aid we can ever use! Sing the song and ask the children to follow your hands. My life is a gift – hold out hands as if holding … Continued
This poster is up at the front of the room. I tell the children, “Here is the pattern.” I immediately demonstrate it using rhythm sticks (even though the children don’t have theirs in hand yet and may not read music … Continued