Singing Time Plan: October

Here is an example Singing Time plan for October.  I'm doing several simple activities to review program songs and practice with small groups.  If you teach in a small Primary where both Junior and Senior are combined for Singing Time, this is a great agenda for you, as the activities work well for both ages.  Have fun with it!

Junior Primary
Here come the egg shakers!	"Tell Me the Stories of Jesus"  (p.57)  Wand leading.  To practice the small groups and the whole Primary singing different verses, I'll have the groups stand in different corners of the room, and I'll turn back and forth to lead with a ribbon wand at their different turns to sing.
	"The Church of Jesus Christ"   (p.77)  Egg shakers with beat vs. rhythm.  Have the children shake the beat the first time through the song.  Then, have them shake the rhythm as you repeat.  The third time through, have an older child turn on and off the lights to signify a change between beat and rhythm.
	"He Sent His Son"  (p.34)  Take it in, take it out.  Challenge the children to stand and sing with you and then stop and sit at a signal (tambourine or the like).  The piano will continue, so they'll have to follow along inside their heads. (This is called audiation, and it's a powerful way to cement lyrics.) Switch back and forth, taking the song in and out.
	"I Know That My Savior Loves Me"   ASL review.

Senior Primary
"Tell Me the Stories of Jesus"  (p.57)  Wand leading.  See description for Junior, above.
"The Church of Jesus Christ"  (p.77)  Egg shakers with beat vs. rhythm.  See description for Junior, above.
"He Sent His Son"   (p.34)  Take it in, take it out.  See description for Junior, above.
"I Know That My Savior Loves Me"    ASL review.  I'll challenge them to close their eyes if they know the signs, and then I'll ask a few confident children to come up front and lead the next time through

Happy singing!