Category: Singing Time Activities
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“Did You Think to Pray?” Singing Time Ideas
This isn’t a song I initially thought would go well in singing time, but I actually loved doing it! “Did you think to Pray?” Song Story Ever since I heard Bruce D. Porter give this devotional at BYU, I’ve never thought about prayer the same. Such a great story. The kids were engaged the whole…
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“Behold the Wounds” Singing Time Ideas
I chose to do this song with our primary during 2023 for the New Testament Come Follow Me study. It’s published on the church’s website, and I hope it makes it into the new hymnal coming out soon. I think we often shy away from talking about the crucifixion, but this song teaches about it…
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“My Heavenly Father Loves Me” Singing Time Ideas
Activate the childrens’ senses during singing time with this lovely and classic singing time song. “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” Shadow Puppets See how I made my shadow puppet box here. You can do this any way you like, but the visual intrigue for the song will be really strong with the kids! Print out…
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“He Sent His Son” Singing Time Ideas
This classic song has so much doctrine about Jesus in it. Your primary kids are going to love learning about Him from these activities! “He Sent His Son” Shadow Box Puppets Printable Shadow puppets use light and dark to visually illustrate a story. He Sent His Son is a perfect song for this. If you…
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Christmas Song Bell Charts
Here’s a list of all the Christmas Song bell charts I’ve made! The list will grow! Remember: all of my bell charts are built to work for ANY bell set you’ve got. 8-note, Merry Bells, KidsPlay, you can use these!! These charts contain melody and harmony options, and if the song is only an octave…
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“Christmas Bells” Singing Time Ideas
Christmas Bells Are Ringing — a short and simple song reminding us what the bells are all about! “Christmas Bells” Bell Charts This bell chart set comes with 2 melodies (key of C for 8-note set, and key of D for chromatic/extended sets) and one harmony bell chart in D that can be used by…
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“Silent Night” Singing Time Ideas
Though usually not included in the suggested singing time lineup, this song is a fun one to do sometime in December if you can! “Silent Night” Bell Charts This includes 3 charts: Key of Bb Melody (as written in the hymn book), Key of Bb harmonies with chords, and Key of C harmonies with chords…
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“Nephi’s Courage” Singing Time Ideas
Is there any more classic song to sing when teaching The Book of Mormon than Nephi’s Courage? I think not! My friend Lisa Hansen composed this song in the ’80s and I hope this song never leaves our primary kids. Nephi’s Courage Bell Charts Unlike some primary songs, this song is full of chromatics, and…
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“Easter Hosanna” Singing Time Ideas
This song is less familiar to me, but will add great contrast to the usual style of singing time song! Watch Sharla Dance Demonstrate These Activities In Fall 2023 Sharla Dance gave a workshop and demonstrated the following activities for the Easter Hosanna song:
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“Could I Hold the Baby?” Singing Time Ideas
This Christmas song (YouTube link) was just introduced to me and I absolutely love it! It has been posted on the Church’s website, and the PDF sheet music is free to download and use. Here are the ways that we have taught this song in primary. “Could I Hold the Baby?” Song Actions This is…
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