“Do As I’m Doing, follow, follow me…” I have used this wiggle song a lot with Primary music, but this month it takes on a whole new meaning as I combine it with the hymn, Come Follow Me, and some … Continued
“Look up at this poster with the code. What do you see? What do you notice?” (Receive the children’s answers.) They may answer something like, “I see a bunch of dots.” “I see some blue dots with shadows.” “I … Continued
WEEK ONE Younger: Story Song then Beat Against Rhythm Engage the child with a story in which sung phrases of the song are an internal part. Right after the story, you move into the beat agains rhythm activity. Eyes … Continued
I’ve taught The Holy Ghost for three weeks to the younger children and most of the children have some of the song down. How do I reach the other children and cement the song in the memories of all the … Continued
Mountain Melody Map “What do you see? What do you notice?” The children look up at the board and give you their answers. Mountains. A motor cross trail. A snake. (Their imaginations can see lots of things! <grin>) “What do … Continued
“Will you be my partner?” I ask a child to come and grasp hands with me. I begin to sing. “When Christ was on the earth, …” After we have sung the song half way through, I ask the … Continued
I’m standing in front of the children. “I have a story to tell you,” I tell them. The story (I speak) “Tyler was troubled. Mom,” he asked, “how do you know if something really exists if you can’t see it?” … Continued
When I bring the windwands into Primary, I always have a few children who want to come up and touch them. “What’s this?” they ask with sparkling eyes. As we wave the ribbons through a series of complicated patterns, the … Continued
I stand in front of the children. On the chalkboard (or whiteboard) is a list of words grouped into threes. I hold the eraser in my hand. “Here are the rules,” I say. “1. Eraser one word that is … Continued
YOUNGER CHILDREN (Click the name of the activity to be taken to that page) WEEK 1 – Take it in, Take it out This activity is a great way to have the song truly come into the child! Once you … Continued