Tag: music
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“I Know My Father Lives” Singing Time Ideas
I Know My Father Lives is a classic you will continue to see over and over! “I Know my Father Lives” Drawing Activity Sing through the song, and while you sing, ask the kids to listen for what things the song mentions. Pass out paper (1/4 sheets) and pencils. Ask the kids to draw something…
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“I Feel my Savior’s Love” Singing Time Ideas
A classic song you’re going to want to sing over and over! “I Feel My Savior’s Love” Waves of the Sea This is a great no-prep activity, exploring dynamics. Use your hands to mimic the waves of the ocean as you sing. When the music is soft, make gentle waves with your hands. When it…
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“Faith” Singing Time Ideas
This song is great anytime, but I love it for the Book of Mormon especially! “Faith” Seed Activity Bring seeds to primary and place in cups (any kind will do! We used pumpkin seeds because that’s what I had at home). You can write the word FAITH on the chalkboard. For Junior Primary: write the…
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“This is My Beloved Son” Singing Time Ideas
This song has my heart! I love it so much for its clarity, simplicity, and beautiful melody. You could sing this during a New Testament, Book of Mormon, or Doctrine and Covenants year because each verse focuses on a specific moment from those time periods/places where the Father introduces His Son. “This is My Beloved…
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“Follow the Prophet” Singing Time Ideas
Follow the Prophet is so melodically different from other primary songs, it’s great to bring it back year over year! I especially like using lesser-used verses for the Old Testament (Jonah’s verse and Daniel’s verses I like a lot). Lately someone posted an alternative verse for the Book of Mormon that I’m planning to use.…
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Palm Sunday Singing Time Ideas
Now that Easter Sundays have been consolidated into just sacrament, I feel the weight of ensuring that Palm Sunday has a wonderful focus to it on preparing for Holy Week. Here are some ideas to use for Palm Sunday with your primary kids. Silent Video and Scarves – with ANY song focused on Jesus There’s…
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“Press Forward Saints” Singing Time Ideas
The lyrics to this song come straight out of the Book of Mormon and I knew I had to teach this one to my primary kids! We also can sing this song for July around Pioneer Day, which makes it an awesome double-dip song. Or teach it during Doctrine and Covenants year. “Press Forward Saints”…
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“I Believe in Christ” Singing Time Ideas
We sang this song for our New Testament year and I’m happy it’s included in the lineup for the Book of Mormon too, as the words are straight from it! “I Believe in Christ” Envelope Game The tricky part of this envelope game, is there are multiple ways the pictures could work! The kids had…
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“I Love to See the Temple” Singing Time Ideas
“I Love to See the Temple” Path to the Temple Coloring Activity Using a long piece of butcher paper, draw footprints following the path from one end to the other. Place it on the ground for your primary kids, with a temple at the end of the path (on the wall or the piano, wherever…
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