Singing Time Plan: June #2

Oh, the difference a few years makes, when you're talking about the age of a child!  This week, two of my activities will be completely different for Junior and Senior Primary.

Junior Primary
Fun with hand scarves	"Tell Me the Stories of Jesus"  (p. 57)  Puzzle pictures.  Make copies of relevant pictures from the Gospel Art provided by the Church, and cut each into 4 pieces.  Have the children assemble them on the board while you sing.
	"The Holy Ghost"  (p. 105)  Hand scarves.  Move in a simple pattern with the feel of the music.
	"The Church of Jesus Christ"  (p. 77)  Take it in, take it out.  This is a great review activity, once your children know a song.  You and the children begin singing the song, and then at the signal (my favorite is a tambourine), you all take the song "in," so that only the piano is playing, and you're following along inside your head. At the signal again, you take the song back "out," and pick up singing wherever the piano is.
	"Help Me, Dear Father"  (p. 99)  Swishes.  With fingers straight and close together, slide the palms of your hands back and forth along each other, making a swishing sound.  Vary the placement of the swishes in relation to your body.

Senior Primary	Cross patsch with Sharla
"Help Me, Dear Father"  (p. 99)  Cross patsch.  I got this idea from Sharla over at TeachingPrimaryMusic.com, from one of her workshops.  See her video on the right.
"Tell Me the Stories of Jesus"  (p. 57)  Puzzle pictures.  See description in Junior Primary.
"The Holy Ghost"  (p. 105)  Hand bells.  See my post on using hand bells here.
"The Church of Jesus Christ"  (p. 77)  Take it in, take it out.  See description in Junior Primary.

Happy singing!