If I Listen With My Heart: Younger Children Sway and Freeze
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
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
Words for the word puzzle Download the PDF here.
If I Listen with my Heart Word Puzzle- Older Children
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
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
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
Christmas Songs: Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus – Older and Younger
Idea #1 I asked a boy to come up front before Primary started, making sure it was okay for him to stand up on the chair (and warning him to be careful<grin>!) He put on the piece of cloth I … Continued
Christmas Songs: Picture a Christmas for Younger Children
Idea #1 – Picture a Christmas using Nativity Sets (that children can touch) “Look what I have,” you tell the children. Begin singing. “Picture a stable in Judea.” Hold up the stable and set it down on a small table … Continued
Christmas Songs: Angels We Have Heard On High with handbells
Using handbells at Christmas is great fun for the children. To see how I introduce the handbells before teaching any of the songs with handbells, you can look at the post for The First Noel. This is another approach to … Continued
Christmas Songs: Silent Night with Sign Language
Silent Night How do you teach a simple, slow song that has big words for the children? Silent Night is one of those beautiful songs that can touch hearts. Unfortunately, because it is slow, and the children’s heart beats are … Continued