Singing Time Plan: August #2

Hooray for energetic substitutes!  I'll be out of town this coming Sunday, so I'm giving the below plan to my substitutes.  I know they'll have a blast.  The challenge is to see how I'll survive a week without Primary!  Maybe I'll sneak into the back of Singing Time at the ward we're visiting... :D

Junior Primary
Take the song in, and take the song out!	"Tell Me the Stories of Jesus"  (p. 57)  Partner scarves.  Have partners hold opposite ends of a long scarf. Have them move them up and down while you sing v. 3, and point out how the movement looks like waves of the sea.  I have pictures in my previous blog post, here.
	"He Sent His Son"  (p. 34)  Order to pictures.  I have one picture for each line of the song, mostly from the Gospel Art set that the Church publishes, here.  I put the pictures up on the board, all out of order, and I motion one child up at a time to place a picture in order as I sing.
	"The Church of Jesus Christ"  (p. 77)  Directional marching.  Have the children stand and march in place, turning to face different directions as you demonstrate and sing.
	"Come, Follow Me"  (Hymns #116)  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.

Senior Primary	Giving order to pictures
"Tell Me the Stories of Jesus"  (p. 57)    Partner scarves.  See description in Junior, above.  To add a challenge, ask them to see how full of air they can get their scarves and how long they can make it float before it falls.
"Come, Follow Me"  (Hymns #116)  Take it in, take it out. See description in Junior, above.
"He Sent His Son"  (p. 34)  Order to pictures.  See description in Junior, above.
"The Church of Jesus Christ"  (p. 77)    Leading music.  Teach the children how to lead music as you sing and conduct the song together.  Consider drawing the conducting pattern on the board before you start.

Happy singing!