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My 2015 Music Workshop video is finished and available for sale!
1 Jun 2015

My 2015 Music Workshop video is finished and available for sale!

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, News, Teaching Principles | 12

Earlier this year I gave a 2 and a half hour music workshop about teaching Primary Music. I did several examples of Singing Time, using different teaching styles, learning styles, and activities to teach each song. We also talked about the principles … Continued

How to make a windwand
30 May 2015

How to make a windwand

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Movement, Nursery, Visual | 28

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

Eraser Pass Activity for Older Children
24 May 2015

Eraser Pass Activity for Older Children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Teaching Principles, Visual | 23

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

May – 4 weeks of Primary Music Activity Ideas: Younger
14 May 2015

May – 4 weeks of Primary Music Activity Ideas: Younger

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Younger Children, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 8

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

Windwands
14 May 2015

Windwands

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Movement, Visual | 11

The colors of the ribbons bring excitement to the room as they flutter through the air.  The children are concentrating hard to get their ribbons to follow the pattern of the teacher.  You can palpably feel the enthusiastic and electrical … Continued

Concrete Word Stand In: Junior
14 May 2015

Concrete Word Stand In: Junior

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Movement, Teaching Principles | 0

The young child splashes in the rain with his sister. “This is fun!  I like the rain and the puddles,” she says.  The child begins to overcome feelings of fear and starts to splash in the water, which he now … Continued

Be My Mirror: Junior
14 May 2015

Be My Mirror: Junior

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

Stand in front of the mirror.  Turn on a recording of the song you are going to teach.  Raise both hands, palms up, to the mirror.  Move your hands to the beat and flow of the song as you sing … Continued

Take It In, Take It Out: Song Review for  Junior and Senior
17 Apr 2015

Take It In, Take It Out: Song Review for Junior and Senior

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Teaching Principles | 17

You are humming a tune in your head and unknowingly you start to hum out loud!  Oops! If you are like me, it is a little embarrassing when that happens in public<grin>.  That phenomenen of humming something in your head, … Continued

April: I Belong To The Church of Jesus Christ
2 Apr 2015

April: I Belong To The Church of Jesus Christ

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Lesson Plans, Movement, Visual | 17

  WEEK ONE  (click on the name of the activity to go to that page) Younger: 7 Hops Around the World This movement activity has the children hopping 7 times, stopping, then swinging their arms around and over their heads … Continued

Paper Cup Pop: Older, I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ
2 Apr 2015

Paper Cup Pop: Older, I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Movement | 2

Patsch, pop, patsch, pop, Grab, pop, tap, pop. Instructions for opening a soda bottle?  No, instructions for a very fun movement activity to go with the song “The Church of Jesus Christ.”  Here is a video: To teach this, I … Continued

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