Monthly Archives: March 2010

Follow the Prophet 3

Yesterday to review “Follow the Prophet”, I picked a child (using jar of popsicle sticks with names) to choose a verse to sing. We quickly reviewed lyrics while the child searched through my bowl of visual aids for the objects … Continue reading

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Birthday Fun

Our birthday songs that we sing each week were starting to feel a little tired, so I made a little cake to help us learn “Your Happy Birthday” (CS 283). Each line is supposed to look like a layer of … Continue reading

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#10 cans

I made a fun singing motivator out of an empty #10 can and a hand puppet. After cleaning and drying the can well, I removed the bottom of the can with a can opener. Then, using an exact-o knife I … Continue reading

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Personal Revelation Pinwheel

The Visiting Teaching Message for April is about seeking and receiving personal revelation. I made a paper pinwheel that has the four things mentioned in the message that we need to do in order to receive personal revelation: study scriptures, … Continue reading

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Reminder Handout

Our primary is singing “I Know that My Savior Loves Me” in Sacrament Meeting on the 21st. In order to inform parents, and to remind the children to practice at home with their CD’s, I made a hand hand-out. You … Continue reading

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Follow the Prophet part 2

Last week’s introduction to Follow the Prophet went pretty well. I used empty tomato sauce cans instead of my buckets, because they were easier to slide around. The children loved trying to find the different objects under the cans, and … Continue reading

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Follow the Prophet part 1

To introduce the song, I am going to begin by talking a little about prophets, who they are, why we need them, etc. I’ll also share the following tidbit: The composer of “Follow the Prophet”, Duane Hiatt, tells a story … Continue reading

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Flowers and Birds

I found this flexible flower at Target in the dollar bins. It is a fun visual aid for “In the Leafy Treetops” or the 2nd verse of “Give Said the Little Stream”, because you can make it lift and lower … Continue reading

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transition signs

I made these signs to help the transition period when the senior primary joins the junior primary for our combined intermediate exercises. The senior primary was having a hard time coming in reverently. There was a lot of noise and … Continue reading

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Jingle Bell Bracelets

I love bringing fun instruments into primary from time to time. I have pipe chimes, finger cymbals, maracas, and these jingle bell bracelets. They are very easy to put together, and the colors of the pipe cleaners make them really … Continue reading

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