September 29, 2013

Opening Song: He Sent His Son (p34)

Closing Song: I Know My Father Lives (p5)

Program Song Review: 

• When I Hear the Prophet's Voice (the Friend)
• If The Savior Stood Beside Me (Outline)
• The Sacred Grove (124)
• I Am a Child of God (2)
• When I Am Baptized (103)
• A Child's Prayer (12)
• My Heavenly Father Loves Me (228)
• Families Can Be Together Forever (188)

Wiggle Song, if needed: Fun to Do (p253) using Action Cards, children's choice

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Identify the doctrine: Program Review! 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary (now combined from here on out!)

Wiggle Song: Fun to Do (p253), children's choice

Review Time (5 minutes per song):

1. RUN THROUGH the program. 
2. Assess each song using the Ice Cream Poster. Work out any kinks along the way.

Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing any of the following songs with them)

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
2. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
3. Book of Mormon Stories
4. Popcorn Popping
5. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
6. Families Can Be Together Forever
7. I Am a Child of God
8. I Love to See the Temple

Closing Song: I Know My Father Lives (p5)

September 22, 2013

Opening Song: I Will Follow God's Plan (p164)
Reverent Song: Reverently, Quietly (p26)
Closing Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (p109)

Program Song Review: 

• When I Hear the Prophet's Voice (the Friend)
• If The Savior Stood Beside Me (Outline)
• The Sacred Grove (124)
• I Am a Child of God (2)
• When I Am Baptized (103)
• A Child's Prayer (12)
• My Heavenly Father Loves Me (228)
• Families Can Be Together Forever (188)

Wiggle Song, if needed: Fun to Do (p253) using Action Cards

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Identify the doctrine: Program Review! 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary (now combined from here on out!)

Wiggle Song: Fun to Do (p253), might use throughout Singing Time

Review Time (5 minutes per song):

1. RUN THROUGH the program. 
2. Assess each song using the Ice Cream Poster. Work out any kinks along the way.

Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing any of the following songs with them)

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
2. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
3. Book of Mormon Stories
4. Popcorn Popping
5. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
6. Families Can Be Together Forever
7. I Am a Child of God
8. I Love to See the Temple

Closing Song: Search Ponder and Pray (109)

September 15, 2013

Opening Song: If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Outline)
Reverent Song: Reverently, Quietly (p26)
Closing Song: The Sacred Grove (p124)

Program Song Review: 

• When I Am Baptized (103)
• A Child's Prayer (12)
• My Heavenly Father Loves Me (228)
• Families Can Be Together Forever (188)

Wiggle Song, if needed: Fun to Do (p253) using Action Cards

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Identify the doctrine: Program Review! 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary (now combined from here on out!)

Wiggle Song: Fun to Do (p253), might use throughout Singing Time

Review Time (5 minutes per song):

1. Using the Ice Cream Poster, identify the songs we'll be working on today. Be sure to hype up the toppings we're working towards. (This is so-and-so's favorite topping!)
2. When I Am Baptized - Ribbon Sticks 
3. A Child's Prayer - How to Sing sticks
4. My Heavenly Father Loves Me - Red Yarn, Green Yarn (Idea found here)
5. Families Can Be Together Forever - And the Next Word Is...(Idea found here)
• Sing the verses with the accompaniment. 
• For the chorus, have the piano player play the melody and choose 3-5 places to stop. When she stops, the children have to identify the next word. Encourage the children to mouth the words or sing quietly along with the pianist.

Reverent Song (to be sung right before Gospel Instruction, if needed): Reverently, Quietly (p26)

Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing any of the following songs with them)

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
2. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
3. Book of Mormon Stories
4. Popcorn Popping
5. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
6. Families Can Be Together Forever
7. I Am a Child of God
8. I Love to See the Temple

Closing Song: The Sacred Grove (p124)

September 8, 2013

Opening Song: My Heavenly Father Loves Me (p228)
Reverent Song: Reverently, Quietly (p26)
Closing Song: Families Can Be Together Forever (p188)

Program Song Review: 

• When I Hear the Prophet's Voice (the Friend)
• If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Outline)
• The Sacred Grove (124)
• I Am a Child of God (2)

Wiggle Song, if needed: Fun to Do (p253) using Action Cards

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Identify the doctrine: Program Review! 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary (now combined from here on out!)

Wiggle Song: Fun to Do (p253), might use throughout Singing Time

Review Time (5 minutes per song):

1. Using the Ice Cream Poster, identify the songs we'll be working on today. Be sure to hype up the toppings we're working towards. (This is so-and-so's favorite topping!)
2. When I Hear the Prophet's Voice - I don't think the children know this song at all, so I'll be teaching it using the Echo technique (I sing a phrase, they sing it back to me, sing the song up to that point with me). 
3. The Sacred Grove - How to Sing Sticks
4. I Am a Child of God - Don't Sing the Word (omit keywords, display the words to omit on the board, clap in place of the word):
• me (verse 1)
• me, needs (verse 2)
• me, blessings, will (verse 3)
• me, promises, glory, endure (verse 4)
5. If the Savior Stood Beside Me - _________ when you sing _________:
• STAND when you sing SAVIOR----SAVIOR----ALWAYS
• CROSS YOUR LEGS when you sing COMMANDMENTS----TRUE----DEARLY
• SIT DOWN when you sing FOLLOW----SHARE----BE
• TOUCH YOUR HEAD when you sing EXAMPLE----GOSPEL----PERSON
• TOUCH YOUR EARS when you sing RIGHTEOUSLY----REVERENTLY----KNOW
• FOLD YOUR ARMS when you sing SAVIOR---SAVIOR----SAVIOR

Reverent Song (to be sung right before Gospel Instruction, if needed): Reverently, Quietly (p26)

Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing any of the following songs with them)

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
2. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
3. Book of Mormon Stories
4. Popcorn Popping
5. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
6. Families Can Be Together Forever
7. I Am a Child of God
8. I Love to See the Temple

Closing Song: I Know My Father Lives (p5)

September 1, 2013

Opening Song: I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus (p78)
Closing Song: I Know My Father Lives (p5)

Program Song Review: All Songs
Wiggle Songs: Fun to Do (p253) using Action Cards

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Identify the doctrine: Heavenly Father Hears and Answers My Prayers (this month's song is A Child's Prayer) and REVIEW TIME! 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary (now combined from here on out!)

Wiggle Song: Fun to Do (p253), might use throughout Singing Time
Review Time:

1. Introduce Ice Cream Motivation Poster: (mine will look something like this)

• Explain to the children that the night before our Primary Program, we are going to have an ice cream party! Everyone will for SURE get a scoop of vanilla ice cream. But, how boring is just plain ice cream? We want toppings!
• Ask children to list their favorite toppings (decide on 8, one for each song). Assign a topping to each song (I plan to have pre-printed and cut out pictures of toppings to attach to the poster). Explain that in order to have that topping at our party, we must be Super Singers (an idea I have used last year and this year) at singing that song. The better we sing the song, the higher up the musical note will go. When we are SUPER SINGERS, the note will reach the very top. That means we get to eat that topping at our party! But beware, if the following week we don't remember the words, the note can go back down.

2. Test Our Knowledge Time! 

• Sing each of the 8 program songs to test the children's knowledge of the song. Be sure to go over the Super Singer poster before each song, reminding children they need to: 1. Know the words, 2. Smile, 3. Watch Me, 4. Sing loudly, but reverently (or quietly and reverently), 5. Keep hands to selves. 
• Program Songs:
• I Am a Child of God (2)
• My Heavenly Father Loves Me (228)
• If the Savior Stood Beside Me (outline)
• The Sacred Grove (124)
• When I Hear the Prophet's Voice (the Friend)
• When I Am Baptized (p103)
• Families Can Be Together Forever (188)
• A Child's Prayer (12)
• Invite one of the Primary Presidency to place the note according to our performance.
• At the end, show children a calendar poster showing how many Sundays are left until our program. That way they can see how long we do or do not have to learn our songs! (We will have 4 Sundays before our party after today).

Reverent Song (to be sung right before Gospel Instruction): Reverently, Quietly (p26)

Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing any of the following songs with them)

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
2. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
3. Book of Mormon Stories
4. Popcorn Popping
5. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
6. Families Can Be Together Forever
7. I Am a Child of God
8. I Love to See the Temple

Closing Song: I Know My Father Lives (p5)

August 25, 2013

Opening Song: Families Can Be Together Forever (p188)
Closing Song: Life is O'erflowing with Beautiful Things (the Friend)

Program Song Review: The Sacred Grove (p87), When I Am Baptized (p103), A Child's Prayer (p12), If the Savior Stood Beside Me (2013 Outline)
Wiggle Songs: Hinges (p266), If You're Happy (p277)

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Identify the doctrine: Heavenly Father Hears and Answers My Prayers (this month's song is A Child's Prayer) and REVIEW TIME! 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary (now combined from here on out!)

Wiggle Song: Hinges (266) OR If You're Happy (277)
Review Time:

1. A Child's Prayer (12) - (from 2013 Sharing Time Outline)
• Verse 1: Ask the children to listen for the words "there" and "prayer" as I sing the first two lines. Have the children touch their ears when they hear the words. Invite them to sing those lines with me. Use this same outline for the rest of the song, 2 lines at a time.
• Verse 2: Sing the second verse a phrase at a time, and ask the children to repeat each phrase when I point to them. Then divide the children into 2 groups and ask one group to sing the first part of each phrase (for example, "Pray" and the other group to finish the phrase "He is there"). Invite all of the children to sing stand and sing, "Of such is the kingdom, the kingdom of heav'n".
2. The Sacred Grove (87) - Use poster, retell story, sing once, identify 1-2 trouble spots/fix, sing again using roller coaster technique (kids move up and down with the music from crouching to standing).
3. If the Savior Stood Beside Me (outline) - A few flipchart photos for reference on board, use sign language, sing through once, identify 1-2 trouble spots/fix, sing again.

Reverent Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

Nursery (following Jr. singing time, go into Nursery and sing any of the following songs with them)

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
2. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
3. Book of Mormon Stories
4. Popcorn Popping
5. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
6. Families Can Be Together Forever
7. I Am a Child of God
8. I Love to See the Temple

My leave of absence...

I've received a few emails inquiring if I've been released - nope! I've been on a maternity leave/vacation leave of sorts for the summer. Our son, Will was born April 27th - our family reunions in Utah and Idaho were big successes - my sister's wedding was beautiful - we loved the Dominican Republic - and now I'm back! It feels so good to be home, nearly 3 months of travel is way too much for one summer. I've heard my little primary has changed quite a bit in the past few months, so I am anxious to get back and get involved again. New posts will be on their way!