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If I Listen with My Heart: 8 Puzzle Match Up
6 Jan 2016

If I Listen with My Heart: 8 Puzzle Match Up

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Uncategorized, Visual | 7

There are 32 puzzle pieces put up around the room and 8 pieces of paper up at the front.  I tell the children that there are lots of puzzle pieces around the room.  I will tap a person on the … Continued

If I Listen with My Heart, Verse 3: Envelope Game for Older Children
6 Jan 2016

If I Listen with My Heart, Verse 3: Envelope Game for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Uncategorized | 4

“Find a group of three or four friends.  Every group needs an envelope.”  My pianist and other adults help pass out the envelopes to each group (as well as help find a place for every child in one of the … Continued

If I Listen with My Heart:  Handbell harmony part
5 Jan 2016

If I Listen with My Heart: Handbell harmony part

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Movement, Visual | 24

Once you have taught this song in two or three different ways, a fun way to “review” it (without the children knowing it is a review) is to put some handbell harmony with the song as they sing.  Children take … Continued

If I Listen with My Heart: Paper Plates for Older and Younger
5 Jan 2016

If I Listen with My Heart: Paper Plates for Older and Younger

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Uncategorized | 33

I’m not sure what is so magical about paper plate patterns and children, but children love to move to a song with paper plates! Here is an idea for Younger Children: Younger Children Pass the plates out under the teachers’ … Continued

If I Listen With My Heart:  Younger Children Sway and Freeze
4 Jan 2016

If I Listen With My Heart: Younger Children Sway and Freeze

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Movement, Visual | 27

Sway… swishing your whole arm and hands to the right.  Now sway the other way to the left.  “Can your hands follow my hands?” you ask the children.  Begin to sing as you move and the children follow you. If … Continued

If I Listen With My Heart: Melody Map for both Older and Younger Children
4 Jan 2016

If I Listen With My Heart: Melody Map for both Older and Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Teaching Principles, Visual | 20

A melody is something you can’t touch or see, you can only hear!  How do you help a concrete thinking child to visualize a melody? Try a melody map! Below is a melody map for If I Listen With My Heart. … Continued

If I Listen With My Heart: Words for the Word Puzzle
4 Jan 2016

If I Listen With My Heart: Words for the Word Puzzle

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Visual | 0

Words for the word puzzle   Download the PDF here.

If I Listen with my Heart Word Puzzle- Older Children
3 Jan 2016

If I Listen with my Heart Word Puzzle- Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Visual | 30

There are words taped up all around the room, and in the front of the room are two posters. Here are the words.  (Click on the last sentence) I tell the children that the words around the room are all … Continued

Ideas to teach Christmas Songs for Primary Children
2 Dec 2015

Ideas to teach Christmas Songs for Primary Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Movement, Teaching Principles, Visual | 4

The Shepherd’s Carol Shepherd’s Carol: Older Children – two ideas to teach the song Shepherd’s Carol: Younger Children – two ideas to teach the song Picture a Christmas Picture a Christmas:  Older Children – two ideas to teach the song Picture a Christmas: … Continued

Christmas Songs: Picture a Christmas for Older Children
2 Dec 2015

Christmas Songs: Picture a Christmas for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Visual | 1

Idea #1 “I have seven (or ten if you are doing the second verse) empty picture frames that I need pictures for,” you state as you show the picture frames in the front of the room. (Mine is black paper cut … Continued

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