I am so sorry it took me this long to actually post a real idea. We had stake conference last week...and the entire month of October was all devoted to the Primary Program...but, I'm back. Here's what I'm doing this coming week. It goes along with the suggested songs for sharing time.
Songs to be taught:
“We Are Different” (CS, 263)
“I’m Thankful to Be Me” (CS, 11)
Prep:
As many different "play" musical instruments that you can bring. Such as a rattle, tambourine, bell, maracas...etc.
I am going to start by showing the children the different instruments and what they sound like. I am going to explain that each one is different, but brings a new and great sound to our primary. The song, "We are different" can really have a fun beat that goes well with a soft rattle sound or tambourine played softly. I'll teach the kids one line at a time with the piano, and then we'll slowly add a new instrument playing a fun beat to it. I don't expect the Junior Primary to really get the beats down...but they will like the idea of participating. The older kids I think will find it really neat that when combined, the instruments compliment each other and enhance the song.
After that, I'm going to tell them that like the instruments, we are all different from each other, but special. I will teach them the words to "I am thankful to be me" and allow some different children to try some different sounds for certain parts of the song. I will make sure to tell them that we are all different and unique, but that helps us to make life beautiful.
A bit cheesy, but it works.
*Originator: The Crazy Chorister
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Our Primary Program
Well, yesterday was the big day! It went so well. The primary kids sang their little hearts out. I don't believe that anyone could have napped during Sacrament meeting even if they wanted too.
I'm excited to share some fun activities in the next few weeks for helping teach songs the kids don't really have a chance to learn during the year due to the focus on the primary program songs. I plan on making singing time the funnest thing about their week. So, stay tuned.
In other news, I've decided that at out December in service meeting I am going to hand out music packets and Cd's to the teachers of the music for this coming year. I'm going to have some ideas of how they can incorporate more of the PPM into their classroom lessons. Also, the teachers won't have to struggle with the words so much during singing time so I'll have more adult voices to support me when I go to teach the kids the new songs.
Anyhow..I'm starting my new ideas this coming week. I'll post ASAP so you can use some too if you want to.
Don't forget to comment if something works for you or if you have new ideas.
Thanks alot!
I'm excited to share some fun activities in the next few weeks for helping teach songs the kids don't really have a chance to learn during the year due to the focus on the primary program songs. I plan on making singing time the funnest thing about their week. So, stay tuned.
In other news, I've decided that at out December in service meeting I am going to hand out music packets and Cd's to the teachers of the music for this coming year. I'm going to have some ideas of how they can incorporate more of the PPM into their classroom lessons. Also, the teachers won't have to struggle with the words so much during singing time so I'll have more adult voices to support me when I go to teach the kids the new songs.
Anyhow..I'm starting my new ideas this coming week. I'll post ASAP so you can use some too if you want to.
Don't forget to comment if something works for you or if you have new ideas.
Thanks alot!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
New Posts Coming...
Hey everyone,
We will be working on Practicing our primary program in the chapel for the next three weeks so I will start to post new ideas mid October or so. Hang in there! There are some really good ones coming.
-Melanie
We will be working on Practicing our primary program in the chapel for the next three weeks so I will start to post new ideas mid October or so. Hang in there! There are some really good ones coming.
-Melanie
Rising Higher
Prep:
One Helium filled balloon
I brought a balloon into primary and taped it too the ground. I told the kids that they needed to try and sing the balloon to the top of the primary room. As the children were reverent and sang out, I would raise the balloon a little for each song. They eventually sang the balloon to the top of the room. They loved it.
*Originator: The Idea Door
One Helium filled balloon
I brought a balloon into primary and taped it too the ground. I told the kids that they needed to try and sing the balloon to the top of the primary room. As the children were reverent and sang out, I would raise the balloon a little for each song. They eventually sang the balloon to the top of the room. They loved it.
*Originator: The Idea Door
Monday, September 15, 2008
The Song Hospital
Prep:
Here are all the things I had, you can make it simple or more complicated than mine. Just take what works for you.
* White Lab Coat
* Tongue Depressor
* Stethoscope
* Otoscope
* 3X5 cards with the eight song titles on them
* Name tag with your name.."Sister so-in-so, M.D. (musical Director)
* I also was able to obtain some paper doctor and nurses hats for the kids to wear. I wrote Primary Medical Center on them. I wore a Dr's hat and my pianist put on a nurse hat.
* A clip board to make notes on what parts of the songs need more attention.
* Red, blue, and yellow sticker dots
Right before singing time I went out in the hall way and transformed into dr attire. I put the red, blue, and yellow sticker dots all over my arms and hands. I grabbed my clip board and put the cards in my pocket. I also put my name tag on.
When it was time, I came into the primary room dressed in my doctor attire. I told them I was sorry I was late..I was busy with a "Minor Surgery...A sour note extraction." Then I told them they were lucky because today we were at the best hospital in our stake....the song hospital. I told them that our patients were in my pocket and we were going to make each one better for our program. I explained that when I held up the tongue depressor we would open our mouths wider and open our throats so the sound would be better and we would say the words more clearly. When I held up the Otoscope, they were to open their ears and listen for directions and to others singing so they could sing better, when I held up the stethoscope they were to pay attention to the tone of the song and how it made them feel in their hearts. I had a reverent child pick on card out of my pocket and we worked on that song or parts of the song that had trouble. Then I had another child pick one out and so on. I was able to really fix parts of songs we were struggling on and the kids were happy to pay attention and be doctors for the day to fix our program songs. It worked really well.
I forgot to add this....I told the kids that the dots were the "Primary Measles". It was something that super singers caught! I then walked around and gave a dot to those kids that sang really well. (EVERYONE GOT ONE)!
*Originator: The Idea Door
**Heavily adapted by The Crazy Chorister
Here are all the things I had, you can make it simple or more complicated than mine. Just take what works for you.
* White Lab Coat
* Tongue Depressor
* Stethoscope
* Otoscope
* 3X5 cards with the eight song titles on them
* Name tag with your name.."Sister so-in-so, M.D. (musical Director)
* I also was able to obtain some paper doctor and nurses hats for the kids to wear. I wrote Primary Medical Center on them. I wore a Dr's hat and my pianist put on a nurse hat.
* A clip board to make notes on what parts of the songs need more attention.
* Red, blue, and yellow sticker dots
Right before singing time I went out in the hall way and transformed into dr attire. I put the red, blue, and yellow sticker dots all over my arms and hands. I grabbed my clip board and put the cards in my pocket. I also put my name tag on.
When it was time, I came into the primary room dressed in my doctor attire. I told them I was sorry I was late..I was busy with a "Minor Surgery...A sour note extraction." Then I told them they were lucky because today we were at the best hospital in our stake....the song hospital. I told them that our patients were in my pocket and we were going to make each one better for our program. I explained that when I held up the tongue depressor we would open our mouths wider and open our throats so the sound would be better and we would say the words more clearly. When I held up the Otoscope, they were to open their ears and listen for directions and to others singing so they could sing better, when I held up the stethoscope they were to pay attention to the tone of the song and how it made them feel in their hearts. I had a reverent child pick on card out of my pocket and we worked on that song or parts of the song that had trouble. Then I had another child pick one out and so on. I was able to really fix parts of songs we were struggling on and the kids were happy to pay attention and be doctors for the day to fix our program songs. It worked really well.
I forgot to add this....I told the kids that the dots were the "Primary Measles". It was something that super singers caught! I then walked around and gave a dot to those kids that sang really well. (EVERYONE GOT ONE)!
*Originator: The Idea Door
**Heavily adapted by The Crazy Chorister
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Universal Remote
Prep:
* Draw a Large Remote control on the chalk board. Have it inculd Stop, Play, Fast Forward, Rewind, Menu (with numbers), and a Record Button.
* Bring a blank casset tape and a casset recorder with you.
Tell the children that today you will be working on some songs to see if they can hear and find the problems they have singing the songs. Use the universal remote by allowing a child to come up and push a number from the menu (determines what song you will work on) and a function button. The button that they push will determine what they will do.
Stop: You will have them sing a song line by line and STOP at the end of each line to review if there were any problems.
Go: You will sing an entire song through to the end and ask how they felt about that and if they needed help with anything.
Rewind: You rewind the song to a place that the child wants to sing from again. You don't have to start at the beginning.
Fast Forward: You have the pianist play the song double time and have them sing it faster.
Record: You tell the children that while they are singing this song, you will record it for them. Then play it back to them so they can hear how they sound.
*Originator: The Crazy Chorister
* Draw a Large Remote control on the chalk board. Have it inculd Stop, Play, Fast Forward, Rewind, Menu (with numbers), and a Record Button.
* Bring a blank casset tape and a casset recorder with you.
Tell the children that today you will be working on some songs to see if they can hear and find the problems they have singing the songs. Use the universal remote by allowing a child to come up and push a number from the menu (determines what song you will work on) and a function button. The button that they push will determine what they will do.
Stop: You will have them sing a song line by line and STOP at the end of each line to review if there were any problems.
Go: You will sing an entire song through to the end and ask how they felt about that and if they needed help with anything.
Rewind: You rewind the song to a place that the child wants to sing from again. You don't have to start at the beginning.
Fast Forward: You have the pianist play the song double time and have them sing it faster.
Record: You tell the children that while they are singing this song, you will record it for them. Then play it back to them so they can hear how they sound.
*Originator: The Crazy Chorister
Name that Tune
Prep:
* Clues the kids can draw out of a container.
This isn't really a new idea, just one I remembered when I was a kid. So you make up clues for the songs you're going to sing (harder for the senior primary). Then you call up two children, give them the clue, and ask how many notes they can name that tune in....Have the pianist play only the notes the children say they need. When the song in named have the primary sing the whole song. Continue until time runs out.
*Originator: Who knows?
**Adapted by the Crazy Chorister
* Clues the kids can draw out of a container.
This isn't really a new idea, just one I remembered when I was a kid. So you make up clues for the songs you're going to sing (harder for the senior primary). Then you call up two children, give them the clue, and ask how many notes they can name that tune in....Have the pianist play only the notes the children say they need. When the song in named have the primary sing the whole song. Continue until time runs out.
*Originator: Who knows?
**Adapted by the Crazy Chorister
The Chorister's Baton
Prep:
* I used a yard stick and tied bright colored ribbons to it, but you could use a stick or, if you're really cool, you could use a real band baton.
I used this as I was teaching "Called to Serve". I told the children that "Called to Serve" had a marching beat and that we could march to the music as if we were in a parade. As we learned the song, I allowed different children to take the baton and lead the others. It's simple but effective.
**Sandra Gave is variation idea: I used a wooden dowel to which I taped various colors of yarn. I told the kids it was the Magic Singing Stick and that it would help them to sing better. I would choose a reverent child to lead with the stick while we were singing.I did a variation of this which I called Pass the Baton. I had the kids pass the baton while they were singing and the child that was holding the stick when the music stopped was the one who got to choose what we sang next.
Thank you so much Sandra, keep them coming!
*Originator: The Idea Door
**Adapted by The Crazy Chorister
* I used a yard stick and tied bright colored ribbons to it, but you could use a stick or, if you're really cool, you could use a real band baton.
I used this as I was teaching "Called to Serve". I told the children that "Called to Serve" had a marching beat and that we could march to the music as if we were in a parade. As we learned the song, I allowed different children to take the baton and lead the others. It's simple but effective.
**Sandra Gave is variation idea: I used a wooden dowel to which I taped various colors of yarn. I told the kids it was the Magic Singing Stick and that it would help them to sing better. I would choose a reverent child to lead with the stick while we were singing.I did a variation of this which I called Pass the Baton. I had the kids pass the baton while they were singing and the child that was holding the stick when the music stopped was the one who got to choose what we sang next.
Thank you so much Sandra, keep them coming!
*Originator: The Idea Door
**Adapted by The Crazy Chorister
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