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)