March 25, 2012

Opening Song: I Feel My Savior's Love (p74)
Closing Song: As a Child of God (new outline)


Wiggle Songs: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam (p60-61) with Junior Primary (introduce new movements), kids' pick for Senior Primary (Emma first, one other)


Program Song: Stand for the Right (p159)
Easter Songs: Did Jesus Really Live Again? (p64), Jesus Has Risen (p70)
Review Song: Choose the Right (Hymns #239), As a Child of God (new outline)
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Identify the doctrine: Our prophet, President Monson, teaches us to be true and stand for the right in all we do. 


Help the children understand it:

1. Sing Wiggle Songs.
2. Listening and Singing Experiences:
   
   Junior Primary
• Wiggle Song (Junior Primary): Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam. Use poster to teach and review song. Invite kids to bounce off their chairs on sunBEAM, use any other hand motions or beat exercises (tap rhythm on knees, omit sunbeam, etc.)
• Sing "Stand for the Right" with the flipchart to assess how much the kids know. Echo sing each phrase. Hand out "Be True" signs to 2 children - have them lift them high when we sing "Be true". Switch with other children. After everyone has had a turn...
• Play "Sing Me Where It Is" (Hot and Cold/Hide and Seek) using Stand for the Right. (2 times only, tell kids ahead of time)
• Tell kids that Easter is coming up, the Sunday after General Conference. Introduce: Jesus Has Risen (p70) with flip charts. Sing to them, echo sing if time.

          Senior Primary (from http://singingasongisfun2do.blogspot.com/ )

• Wiggle Songs.
• Review: As a Child of God, Choose the Right and Stand for the Right. Use signs to tell them how to sing, invite one at a time to show signs in front of room.
• Practice Easter Songs "Did Jesus Really Live Again" (p64) and "Jesus Has Risen" (p70) by doing the following) first one and then the other:
• The Switcheroo: Have everyone close their eyes while you switch two of the signs on the board. Sing the song again to figure out which two are switched. Once you've done this two times you're ready for....
• The Mix-Up: Hand out the signs to come helpers, then sing the song while the helpers try to put themselves in order. The goal is to get in the right spot before the singing stops. Ask the seated children (and if there are none, the teachers) if the order is right. If it is, mix it up again. If not, sing the song again and offer a little help. When you feel like they know the song well (but before they are sick of it) it's time for....
• The Disappearing Act: Tell the children that they know the song so well that they are going to do a "Disappearing Act" and make all of the visual aids disappear. Have a teacher or child pick a visual aid to 'disappear' and the children holding them take their seats. Sing the song again to see if they remember all of the words or if a visual aid needs to 're-appear.' Pick another teacher/child (or two or three at a time) to make another visual aid disappear, singing the song after each batch until all of the visual aids have disappeared. 

          Nursery

• Sing "The More We Get  Together" to invite the children into a circle.
• Sing "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam". (invite 2 kids to hold up the sunbeam sticks)
• Sing "My Heavenly Father Loves Me". (use flipchart)
• Sing "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes".
• Sing "I Am a Child of God".

Help them apply it in their lives: Invite them to prepare for General Conference and to decide to always follow the prophet and stand for the right, bear testimony.


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