Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
I have spent the last 2 days in bed, sick with a horrific case of everything you can imagine. As usual, in my medicated state, my hallucinations involve primary music! So here’s an idea that could be fun!My pretend version of the board for …
Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/07/syllable-sticks.html image source A good way to introduce yourself and everyone else (to you) [or do this just to have some fun!] is to bring sticks and tap out your names. One tap for each syllable in your name. Say “Hello, my name is “Sis-ter Fred-rick-son”. Then pass to “Bil-ly”, “De-li-lah”, “Fred”, “Hen-ri-et-ta”, “Ja-cob”…. etcetera…
Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/07/brain-break-cross-midline.html Crossing the midline means that one side of the body moves to the opposite side of the body to do work over there. The physical cross also causing a cross in the brain.image sourceTo apply this to Primary Music Time, the idea of this is that sometimes you need a “brain break” to get your brain ready for learning (or, in the middle of a lesson, to…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/07/hello-is-there.html image source Bring your cell phone. Have someone else already set up with their cell phone and a script. (Make sure your ringer is up. Also bring phone chargers. Just trying to think of everything here.) :) ———————- INTRO: One of the greatest things that you can ever learn is that you can talk to Heavenly Father. You can always turn to him in prayer and he…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/07/pioneer-children-sang-as-they-walked.html image sourceFor Pioneer Songs (best with Pioneer Children Sang As They Walked or To Be a Pioneer [descant, especially] )…*HERE are my pictures for Pioneer Children Sang As They Walked Just like a cake walk, put pictures of items on the ground. Footsteps, wagons – whatever Pioneerish thing you want. Put numbers on them. Luckily, I’d just bought a pair of socks that had a cardboard piece in…
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Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/07/music-memory-gameback-to-school-818.html I know I’m getting way ahead in my planning, but I always want to write these plans down before I forget them. It’s funny though, often I will be stressing on Friday or Saturday thinking I don’t have enough planned, and then I will check the blog and remember all the stuff I’ve already planned and it’s always more than enough! Obviously I am not a great…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/07/my-family-is-my-family.html image from LDS Image LibraryUse children to assemble a “family”. Have them hold signs that say Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother. Sing Here We Are Together. Beforehand, assemble “families”, makes piles containing signs for each family member.A child chooses a pile. Hand them a sign then invite other children to hold the other signs in that “family”. Sing. Repeat. Examples: Large Family – “♪ there’s Father & Mother…
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Downloaded from: http://ohwhatdoyoudoforsingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/07/pioneer-day.html I like to do activities for Pioneer Day throughout the month of July. There are so many fun pioneer songs to sing & your program songs can easily be incorporated into all of these activities. Have fun!Pioneer Children – Another classic made by my mother. Choose a child to put their face through the visual while singing a Pioneer Day song. This works especially well with “Pioneer…
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Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/07/salad-tong-music-dynamics.html Our previous chorister did this a few times – super easy and no prep other than popping them in your church bag! Open the tongs wide for LOUD, close them slowly for SOFTER. Let the kids have a turn leading the dynamics of the song.
Well, hi! Did you think I disappeared? If only! I’ve been working feverishly on getting the preschool up and running, and have even managed to squeeze in a couple of vacations. So far it’s been a great summer! Here is an i…
Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/06/pioneer-primary-song-trek-2013.html image source*I modified this from an idea I found online. I made it for my Ward’s 2013 Program Songs* If possible, dress in Pioneer gear. Put signs around the room with the places’ names on them: Child of God Canyon Rainbow Mountain Savior Meadow Zion ——————–***The following is a sample narrative of how it might go: Have the children put their chairs away and sit on the floor…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/06/pioneer-themed-fun-to-do.html Have fun with Pioneer-themed actions to the song Fun To Do: crossing the plains (ride a horse) riding a wagon (bounce in a bumpy wagon) forging a river (swimming motions with arms) milking a cow (squeeze fists) walking to Zion (walking feet) picking berries (picking with fingers) rolling the dough (invisible rolling pin) churning the butter (invisible butter churn) darning the socks (hand sewing motion) rocking the…
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