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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

Egg Shaker Pass: I Know That My Savior Loves Me, Second verse – Older children
31 Jan 2015

Egg Shaker Pass: I Know That My Savior Loves Me, Second verse – Older children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Movement | 18

Shake six times. Pass to the left. Pick up on the right.  It seems so simple, but sitting in a circle with ten or more other children makes it a group effort with logic, music, and movement! Fill enough plastic … Continued

Envelope Game for Older Children: I Know That My Savior Loves Me
30 Jan 2015

Envelope Game for Older Children: I Know That My Savior Loves Me

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

“A long time ago in a beautiful place children were gathered round Jesus” Long, beautiful, gathered, round. I listed one or two words from this phrase of the song.  I continue to list one of two of the words from each … Continued

Rhythm band for Follow the Prophet: Older children
17 Jan 2015

Rhythm band for Follow the Prophet: Older children

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Interaction, Movement | 21

Shake, jingle, scrape, click! There is an excitement that fills the room when I bring in a rhythm band activity.  The children can hardly contain themselves and want a chance to be part of the “performing band.” I set up … Continued

Week 2 of Follow the Prophet Activities: The power of role play
16 Jan 2015

Week 2 of Follow the Prophet Activities: The power of role play

by Sharla Dance | posted in: Activities for Older Children, Activities for Younger Children, Interaction, Visual | 4

Acting something out with your body is a powerful learning tool.  For children, role play is a kinesthetic kind of learning that is strong for them. I use role play as a great activity to teach the children the verse … Continued

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