Making a Melody Map: If the Savior Stood Beside Me, 3rd Verse
Melody Maps What is a melody map? It is a visual that represents a song. It’s colorful, creative, and helps to “make concrete” the sound of a song. How do you use a melody map? I usually ask, “What do … Continued
If the Savior Stood Beside Me: Scarves – Circle and Up/Down for Younger Children
“Pretend you have a scarf in your hand and follow my hand.” I begin to sing and circle my scarf. If the Savior stood beside me (circle four times to the right side with my scarf) Would I do the things … Continued
My Heavenly Father Loves Me: hand slap patterns for Older Children
What do you see? What do you notice? I’m holding up the above sign in front of the children. I ask, “What do you see? What do you notice?” I receive their answers. “What does this have to do with … Continued
February – My Heavenly Father Loves Me
Ideas for Younger Children Sign Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkg-4GlsHAk Sights and Sounds for the 2nd verse Sway and freeze (This post is from another song, but is very applicable to this song.) Put the pictures in order Ideas for Older Children Sign Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkg-4GlsHAk … Continued
Heavenly Father Loves Me for Younger Children: Put the pictures in order
My pictures are out of order? Can you help me put them in the order they come in the song? Sing the song and tap different children on the shoulder to come and put the pictures in order. Once the … Continued
My Heavenly Father Loves Me: Sights and Sounds, 2nd verse
See Show different pictures to the children and see if they can guess what they are. Receive their answers. Sing “He gave me my eyes that I might see the color of butterfly wings.” Here are some ideas: a leaf … Continued
My Heavenly Father Loves Me: Eraser Pass for Older children, 2nd verse
Eraser Pass List these words up on the board cheeks, eyes, forehead color, tint, hue ears, elbows, energy tone, vibration, sound soul, being, life mind, hair, brain feeling, lungs, heart appreciate, gratitude, thank artwork, creations, universe part, included, member … Continued
January – I Am a Child of God: Deepening the Experience with the song
Many of the children in Primary already know the song I Am a Child of God. Here are some ideas to strengthen and deepen their experiences with the song. Younger Children Magic Crayon Who Is a Child of God? Picture … Continued
I Am a Child of God: Scarves for Younger Children
I stand in front of the children with my scarf held up in my hand. “Pretend you have a scarf in your hand. See if your hand can follow my hand.” Begin singing and making the scarf move in … Continued
I Am a Child of God: Picture Concentration Game for Younger and Older
Who Is a Child of God? Picture Concentration Game Make two copies of each of the pictures below of children. (It would be fun to include a picture or two of the children in your Primary, too!) Post them at … Continued