Come Follow Me: Mirror Image for Older Children
Can you be my mirror? The child across from me tries to follow me as if he or she was a mirror and I was moving in front of it as I sing the song, Come Follow Me. I move slowly … Continued
Come Follow Me: Role Play and Do As I’m Doing for both Younger and Older Children
“Do As I’m Doing, follow, follow me…” I have used this wiggle song a lot with Primary music, but this month it takes on a whole new meaning as I combine it with the hymn, Come Follow Me, and some … Continued
Come Follow Me: Color Code Activity for Older Children
“Look up at this poster with the code. What do you see? What do you notice?” (Receive the children’s answers.) They may answer something like, “I see a bunch of dots.” “I see some blue dots with shadows.” “I … Continued
June: The Holy Ghost
WEEK ONE Younger: Story Song then Beat Against Rhythm Engage the child with a story in which sung phrases of the song are an internal part. Right after the story, you move into the beat agains rhythm activity. Eyes … Continued
The Holy Ghost: Windwands for Younger Children
I’ve taught The Holy Ghost for three weeks to the younger children and most of the children have some of the song down. How do I reach the other children and cement the song in the memories of all the … Continued
The Holy Ghost: Mountain Melody Map and the Second Verse for Older Children
Mountain Melody Map “What do you see? What do you notice?” The children look up at the board and give you their answers. Mountains. A motor cross trail. A snake. (Their imaginations can see lots of things! <grin>) “What do … Continued
The Holy Ghost: Can You Smell It? Activity and Action Word Actions for Younger Children
Smell. Smell and memories. Smell and emotion. Comfort, happiness, security. Our sense of smell is amazing, and even more amazing is the way smell affects our memory and our emotions. (The smell center in the brain is a next door … Continued
The Holy Ghost: Can You Smell It? Activity and Major Word Sign Language for Older Children
Smell. Smell and memories. Smell and emotion. Comfort, happiness, security. Our sense of smell is amazing, and even more amazing is the way smell affects our memory and our emotions. (The smell center in the brain is a next door … Continued
The Holy Ghost: Partner Arm Swing
“Will you be my partner?” I ask a child to come and grasp hands with me. I begin to sing. “When Christ was on the earth, …” After we have sung the song half way through, I ask the … Continued
The Holy Ghost: Story Song then Beat versus Rhythm
I’m standing in front of the children. “I have a story to tell you,” I tell them. The story (I speak) “Tyler was troubled. Mom,” he asked, “how do you know if something really exists if you can’t see it?” … Continued