Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://ayearoffhe.blogspot.com/2013/01/this-week-in-nursery.html this week in nursery i took photos of each child so i can make a cute little activity where they put their faces on the blackboard each week on magnetized foam hearts. this will help them with name recognition, help them feel special, help me remember their names and help subs know who to tell to stop climbing on top of the play kitchen and beaning plastic…
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Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/01/instrument-time.html For last week’s Singing Time, I decided to use instruments. Originally, my plan was to emphasize that we – like instruments – are all different, but that together we can make things beautiful. I wanted to point out that God made them all unique and different. But, we ran out of time. I came with the following instruments: – A big bag of homemade egg shakers –…
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Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/01/full-year-2013-schedule.html Since I was SO nervous about this calling, I went into super-planning mode. I ended planning out the year’s general song plan, along with an idea of which activities I want to go along each week. Here is a little sample of January’s schedule. You can get the whole thing at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/primusic/files/ (search for “Chorister Schedule”), or leave your email address and I will
Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/01/hello.html Hello everyone! I am a BRAND NEW Primary Music Leader. I cried for a week after getting the calling. It’s the first calling I’ve EVER been tempted to say no to – I was terrified. But now that I’m in it, I’m actually coming to LOVE it! Now this doesn’t necessarily mean I’m GOOD at it, but I do work hard. Any good ideas I have are…
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Downloaded from: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PattiesPrimaryPlace/~3/FZIuLIAd18o/lets-go-fishing-for-songs.html I found a cute website that had some downloadable “fish” for you to make your “fishing for songs game. It is at this triciarennea.blogspot.com LINK HERE. You could then get a dowel and a magnet and some string and make a fishing pole for your primary kids to “fish for a songfish”. She has other free printable animals too. It’s a fun site. It’s been a colder…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/song-children-all-over-world.html To teach the children the foreign words in this song, I made up stories to tell them. After they hear the stories, have them repeat the bold phrase several times. Then change the pronunciation of the bold phrase slightly to sound like the foreign words for “thank you.”Note: In general, we are discouraged from using sound-alike words (ie lettuce=let us) to teach the lyrics to Primary songs….
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/song-reverence-is-love.html NOTE: I am in the process of changing the final picture so that it is more in line with church guidelines. Please be patient with me and in the meantime, feel free to use it or not as you feel comfortable. Reverence is more than just quietly sittingIt’s thinking of Father aboveA feeling I getWhen I think of His blessingsI’m reverent, for reverence is love.When I’m reverent,…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/activity-wiggle-songs.html Popcorn PoppingSnowmanI WiggleHead, Shoulders, Knees and Toes SunbeamWise Man and the Foolish ManMy HandsBook of Mormon Stories Happy and You Know ItRoll Your HandsDo as I’m DoingHingesIf You Chance to Meet a Frown (Smiles and Frowns)Fun to Do
Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/activity-opposite-day.html This activity was designed for a review week in the summer. Explain to the children that it is very cold outside and we need to put on our hats and gloves. When they protest and say that it is, in fact, hot outside, tell them that it must be opposite day! Choose up to 11 songs that you’d like to review (perhaps for the Primary Program) and…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/song-nephis-courage.html These are the pictures for all three verses of Nephi’s Courage. For the chorus, I had the children make up hand signals.The Lord commanded Nephi to go and get the platesFrom the wicked Laban inside the city gatesLaman and Lemuel are both afraid to tryNephi was courageous. This was his reply…The Lord commanded Nephi to go and build a boatNephi’s older brothers believed it would not float.Laughing…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/song-im-trying-to-be-like-jesus.html Verse 2I’m trying to love my neighborI’m learning to serve my friendsI watch for the day of gladnessWhen Jesus will come again(explain that one day, Jesus will literally return to earth. It will NOT look like this picture, but we can use the picture to help us remember what the song is about)I try to remember the lessons He taughtWhen the Holy Spirit enters into my thoughts(explain…
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Downloaded from: http://ocdprimarychorister.blogspot.com/2013/01/song-dare-to-do-right.html Dare to do rightDare to be true(The boy broke the window, and he told the truth even though he was afraid his dad would be mad.)You have a work that no other can doDo it so bravely, so kindly, so wellAngels will hasten the story to tellDare, dare, dare to do rightDare, dare, dare to be trueDare to be true. Dare to be true. Dare to do right. Dare…
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