December 1, 2013

Opening Song: Away in a Manger (p42)
Closing Song: Picture a Christmas (p50)

Wiggle Songs: Once There Was a Snowman (p249)
Happy Birthday Song: Happy Happy Birthday (p284)
Welcome Song: We Welcome You (first part only) (p256)
New Song: Our Christmas Story Tree (the Friend)
Reverent Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

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Identify the doctrine: Our Christmas tree and ornaments are symbols of the true meaning of Christmas. These symbols are to remind us of our Savior Jesus Christ and His birth. 

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary

Singing Time:

1. Ask children how many of them have put up their Christmas trees. (we haven't yet). Tell them that the Christmas tree and ornaments are symbols of the true meaning of Christmas. Ask what is the true meaning of Christmas? We are going to listen to and learn a song that teaches us how our Christmas trees and ornaments can remind us about the true meaning of Christmas.
2. Play video: Our Christmas Story Tree
3. With the piano, sing through the melody for verse 1, echo sing each phrase, put up the corresponding picture on the board. Ask the children to listen for and identify the rhyming pairs:
• see/tree
• bough/now
• song/wrongs
• lights/night
• red/shed
• fall/all
4. Sing through verse 1, ask the children to clap/spin around/stand up when we sing the rhyming words.
5. Repeat with verses 2-3.
6. Sing through all the way through.

Reverent Song (if time, or if necessary as the children go to or come in from classes): Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

Nursery (11:45-11:55am - I sing from the following list)

1. Christmas Song: Away in a Manger
2. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
3. Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
4. Book of Mormon Stories
5. Popcorn Popping
6. Wise Man and the Foolish Man
7. Families Can Be Together Forever
8. I Am a Child of God
9. I Love to See the Temple
10. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
11. Fun to Do

November 24, 2013

Opening Song: Children All Over the World (p16-17)
Closing Song: I Will Follow God's Plan (p164)

Wiggle Songs: We'll be singing songs actively today, so no wiggle song
Happy Birthday Song: Your Happy Birthday (p283)
Welcome Song: Hello Song (p260)
New Song: Children All Over the World (p16-17)
Reverent Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

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Identify the doctrine: We are to thank God in all things. We should thank Heavenly Father for all our blessings.

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary

Singing Time:

1. Thanksgiving Sing-a-Story Activity found here. 
2. Songs we'll sing:

•  Boat (Mayflower) / Nephi's Courage (120)
• Log cabin (home) / The Wise Man and the Foolish Man (281)
• Cornucopia (fruits and vegetables) / Faith (96)
• Fall tree (fall)/ It's Autumntime (246)
• Pilgrim feast / For Health and Strength (21)
• American Indians / Book of Mormon Stories (118)
• Turkey / Thanks to our Father (20)
• Pilgrim and American Indian praying / Thank Thee, Father (24)

Reverent Song (if time, or if necessary as the children go to or come in from classes): Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

Nursery (11:45-11:55am - I sing from the following list)

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
9. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
10. Fun to Do

November 17, 2013

SUB: Lindsay Ferraro --- Thank you!!! This is the same lesson plan as last week. There were very few children there, so we'll do it again. Feel free to improvise or use your own ideas. This month is all about gratitude. Today they will be doing Sharing Time first, so you'll have the opening song, then a 20 minute break. You'll have Singing Time from 11:20-11:40. I go into Nursery from 11:45-11:55 and sing the songs at the bottom of this post with them. If you would rather not go in, just tell Erin Gwilliam who can let Ellen Berry know. 

Opening Song: I Feel My Savior's Love (p74)
Closing Song: I Am a Child of God (p2)

Wiggle Songs: The Wise Man and the Foolish Man (p281)
Happy Birthday Song: Your Happy Birthday (p283)
Welcome Song: Hello Song (p260)
New Song: Children All Over the World (p16-17)
Reverent Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

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Identify the doctrine: We are to thank God in all things. I am thankful for spiritual blessings.

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary

Wiggle Song: The Wise Man and the Foolish Man (p281)
Singing Time:

1. Tom the Thankful Turkey (10 minutes): 2 weeks ago the children wrote their favorite songs on the back of construction paper feathers. Using magnets, put Tom the Turkey and the feathers on the board. (Tom and the feathers are under the "table" on the stand with my other music supplies. There is large stack of feathers - use those. There is a smaller stack of feathers, we already sang those last week, keep them separate from the rest as they are.) Sing as many songs as you can within a 10 minute period. Choose Super Singers (they know the words, they are singing, they are sitting reverently) to choose a feather from the board. Whose ever feather it is gets to "lead" the Primary children in singing it using the "how to sing" sticks (those are in a red folder in the back of my plastic tub with all the flipcharts, there are boy/girl, fast/slow, stop/go, hum, etc).
2. Children All Over the World (10 minutes): Before singing song to children show them the flags on the flipchart pages and see if they remember the country as you say thank you in that language, then have them repeat "thank you" in that language with you:
• UNITED STATES (English)
• GREAT BRITAIN (English)
• SPAIN (Spanish)
• TONGA (Tongan)
• GERMANY (German)
• DENMARK (Danish)
• FRANCE (French)
• JAPAN (Japanese) 
3. Sing through once. Then break it down for them phrases at a time, using pitch leading, the flipchart, whatever you think helps them most! The flipchart doesn't have a folder but it is located in the front of my flipcharts tub. 
4. With whatever time you have remaining, you can sing more Tom the Turkey feather songs, other songs about gratitude, or you can write up your own game plan! 

Children All Over the World Flipchart 

Reverent Song (if time, or if necessary as the children go to or come in from classes): Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

Nursery (11:45-11:55am - I sing from the following list)

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
9. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
10. Fun to Do

November 10, 2013

SUB: Jennifer Hammer - thank you Jennifer! 

Opening Song: Thanks to Our Father (p20)
Closing Song: The Lord Gave Me a Temple (p153)

Wiggle Songs: Hinges (p277)
New Song: Children All Over the World (p16-17)
Reverent Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

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Identify the doctrine: We are to thank God in all things. I am thankful for temporal blessings. Temporal blessings are blessings we can experience with our senses: sight, smell, sound, taste and touch.

Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary

Wiggle Song: If You're Happy (277)
Singing Time:

1. Tom the Thankful Turkey (10 minutes): Last week the children wrote their favorite songs on the back of construction paper feathers. Using magnets, put Tom the Turkey and the feathers on the board. (Tom and the feathers are under the "table" on the stand with my other music supplies. There is large stack of feathers - use those. There is a small stack of 3 feathers, we already sang those last week, keep them separate from the rest as they are.) Sing as many songs as you can within a 10 minute period. Choose Super Singers (they know the words, they are singing, they are sitting reverently) to choose a feather from the board. Whose ever feather it is gets to "lead" the Primary children in singing it using the "how to sing" sticks (those are in a red folder in the back of my plastic tub with all the flipcharts, there are boy/girl, fast/slow, stop/go, hum, etc).
2. Children All Over the World (10 minutes): Before singing song to children show them the flags on the flipchart pages and see if they remember the country as you say thank you in that language, then have them repeat "thank you" in that language with you:
• UNITED STATES (English)
• GREAT BRITAIN (English)
• SPAIN (Spanish)
• TONGA (Tongan)
• GERMANY (German)
• DENMARK (Danish)
• FRANCE (French)
• JAPAN (Japanese) 
3. Sing through once. Then break it down for them phrases at a time, using pitch leading, the flipchart, whatever you think helps them most! The flipchart doesn't have a folder but it is located in the front of my flipcharts tub. 
4. With whatever time you have remaining, you can sing more Tom the Turkey feather songs, other songs about gratitude, or you can write up your own game plan! 

Children All Over the World Flipchart 

Reverent Song (if time, or if necessary as the children go to or come in from classes): Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

Nursery (11:45-11:55am - I sing from the following list)

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
9. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
10. Fun to Do

November 3, 2013

Opening Song: I Love to See the Temple (p95)
Closing Song: My Heavenly Father Loves Me (p228)

Wiggle Songs: If You're Happy (p277)
New Song: Children All Over the World (p16-17)
Reverent Song: Search, Ponder and Pray (109)

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Identify the doctrine: We are to thank God in all things. I am thankful for my body, and I know that it is a temple.
Listening and Singing Experiences:

Junior Primary/Senior Primary

Wiggle Song: If You're Happy (277)
Singing Time:

1. Tom the Thankful Turkey (2 minutes): Introduce Tom the Thankful Turkey by explaining that he is thankful for music and how it can help us feel Heavenly Father's love. The Primary songs are written specifically for that! To feel God's love. We are going to write our favorite Primary songs on the back of each feather and sing those during this month. If your feather is chosen, you can choose how we are going to sing the song using our how to sing sticks. We may even get to sing some of the Primary songs more than once since we might have the same favorite song as someone else! Teachers, you get to participate as well! 
2. Write Favorite Songs on Feathers (5 minutes): Have teachers help those who need it to write their names and favorite songs on their feather. While children are doing this, ask the pianist to play softly in the background some of her favorite songs. 
3. Sing Some! (5 minutes) Sing as many as possible during time allotted.
4. Children All Over the World (10 minutes): Before singing song to children show them the flags on the flipchart pages and have them guess the country as I say thank you in that language:
• UNITED STATES (English)
• GREAT BRITAIN (English)
• SPAIN (Spanish)
• TONGA (Tongan)
• GERMANY (German)
• DENMARK (Danish)
• FRANCE (French)
• JAPAN (Japanese) 
5. Have the children repeat the "thank you" after each country. Sing just the different languages section together, at least twice. Sing the entire song with the children using flipchart.

Children All Over the World Flipchart 

Reverent Song (if time, or if necessary): 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
9. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
10. Fun to Do