Did You Think to Pray? Pictures that Come Alive
Tell the Children: I have a picture frame, but I don’t have any pictures! Let’s make the pictures come alive. I have asked 5 people to help me show you some “pictures” in this frame while I sing this song. Ready? The … Continued
How to print Melody Maps and Hand Bell Charts
Here are the instructions about how to Print Melody Map or Hand Bell Chart in Large Poster size on your home printer. Instruction video Available on YouTube. You can download the Melody Maps or Hand Bell Charts here: http://teachingprimarymusic.com/printable-melody-maps/ Steps: … Continued
Hand Bell Charts and Melody Maps Printables Available!
A lot of you have been asking for Hand Bell Charts and Melody Maps and the ability to print them. With some help I hired a graphic designer to make printable Melody Maps and Handbell Charts! The first 3 we made available for … Continued
He Sent His Son: Ideas for Younger and Older Primary
Why teach this song even if your children already know it. Younger Primary Melody Map Personal pictures Magic Crayon Simplified Hand Signs Wind wands or scarves Older Primary Paper Plate Question and Answer Patterns (video) (explanation and video) Hand Signs … Continued
He Sent His Song: Moving Boxes
I taped together two poster boards (Poster boards usually come in 22 x 28 sizes. I taped the 28 long sides together so that the combined poster board now measures 44 x 28.) On the poster board I glued 16 … Continued
How to make a melody map
Many times I have recommended that we use a melody map for the children because of the way they grasp the song so well with this activity. I just had someone message me about her experience with this activity. She … Continued
A Child’s Prayer: Ideas for Younger and Older Children
Ideas for Younger Children Magic Crayon Paper Plates Action Word Actions Scarves Ideas for Older Children Word and Rhythm Chart Rhythm Stick Roll Pattern Paper Plates One Ribbon Patsch, Pop, and Circle Partner Song Ideas (Pray, He is there…) Melody … Continued
A Child’s Prayer: Paper Plates
Prep: I have put 20 paper plates (the cheaper kind) under each teacher’s chair. Tell the children: Older – Here’s the pattern. Younger – Can your hands follow my hands? Do the pattern with the paper plates. (The children will … Continued
Ideas for Teaching Younger and Older Children Together
When you only have a few younger children and a few older children, it is difficult to separate the two groups. Younger children are developmentally very different from older children, so how do you teach to engage all the children? … Continued
Jesus Once Was a Little Child: Ideas for Younger and Older Children
Younger Children Sway and Freeze Picture Concentration Match It Game (see above pictures) Scarves Older Children Down up down hand pattern with freeze Definition Concentration Match It Game Video from lds.org The accompaniment to this video makes the video very … Continued