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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

Christmas Songs: Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus – Older and Younger
2 Dec 2015

Christmas Songs: Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus – Older and Younger

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 10

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
10 Nov 2015

Christmas Songs: Picture a Christmas for Younger Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Movement, Visual | 3

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
7 Nov 2015

Christmas Songs: Angels We Have Heard On High with handbells

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Movement, Visual | 3

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
7 Nov 2015

Christmas Songs: Silent Night with Sign Language

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Uncategorized, Visual | 1

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

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