Teach The Books in the Book of Mormon page 119, using the Scripture Code
First, write the code on the board and ask the children if they can figure out what it is.
Start teaching the song using the CODE
1st Verse
BOOKS = 1 and 2nd books of Nephi
JEJO = Jacob, Enos, Jarom, Omni
WofM&M = Words of Mormon and Mosiah
BofM = In the Book of Mormon
2nd Verse
AH = Alma, Heleman
3-4N = 3rd, 4th Nephi
MEM = Mormon, Ether and Moroni
LTP = Learn the teachings of the prophets
BofM = In the Book of Mormon
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Stand For The Right - Song Detectives
To teach the Primary Song Stand For The Right on page 159,
I decided to have the children be song detectives.
You can really play up the part by dressing in a trench coat,
having a magnifying glass and a notebook to write down clues.
Actions The children stay seated until they sing Be True, Be True.
Have them fist pump in the air as they sing each Be True.
Then they sit back down. At the end of the song they stand and
do the actions for Be True and then put their hands on hips
when they sing And stand for the right.
Explain to the children that we are Song Detectives. Detectives always ask leading questions to solve a mystery.
We have some important questions to answer.
(You could write each question on the board in really small writing and then
have a child come up to look at the word through the magnifying glass.)
Who?
Sing: Our prophet has some words for you.
Display a picture of President Monson
What?
Sing: And these are the words "Be True, Be True"
- Be Strong! Be Clean! Avoid such degrading and destructive types of content at all costs wherever they may be!
Pres. Monson Gen. Con. May 2009 Ensign
Read: Joshua 24:15 "Choose you this day who ye will serve;... but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
Where?
Sing: At work or at play,
- "Although our journey through mortality will at times place us in harms way, may I offer you... three suggestions which when observed and followed, will lead us to safety, the are: 1. Study diligently. 2. Pray fervently. 3. Live righteously. If we incorporate them into our lives, however, we will have the strength to withstand the adversary. Should we ignore them, we will be opening the door for Satan to have influence and power over us." Pres. Monson Priesthood Session May 2009 Ensign
When?
Sing: In darkness or light.
- My counsel for all of us is to look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beacons through the storms of life. The lighthouse of the Lord sends forth signals readily recognized and never failing. Pres. Monson Gen. Con. May 2010 Ensign
How?
Sing: Be True, be true,
And stand for the right.
And stand for the right.
- May you have courage. First, the courage to refrain from judging others. Second, the courage to be chaste and virtuous. Third, the courage to stand firm for truth and righteousness. Pres. Monson General YW Meeting May 2009 Ensign
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Don't Get Trapped - Word of Wisdom
Sing: The Wise Man and the Foolish Man page 281
Tell the children to close their eyes and then say to them:
Imagine yourself standing on a very small ledge and in front of you is a bottomless pit. When you give into Satan's lies you find yourself trapped and take steps closer to the bottomless pit. When you follow the guidance of the Holy Ghost and follow the counsel of the Word of Wisdom you take one giant step back away from the ledge. Everytime we make a righteous decision we get further and further away from the ledge of despair and misery.
Set 8 mouse traps ready to snap along the bottom of the chalkboard. Each mouse trap should have a number on it. Make sure you have a pencil to snap the trap after you introduce each one of Satan's Traps. Warning: do not let the children help with snapping the traps
Sing: The Lord Gave Me a Temple verse 1 page 153
Read: 2 Nephi 28:8-9
Trap#1: Every one is doing it!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 1 page 153
Trap #2: No on will know about it!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 1 page 153
Trap #3: It's only one little drink!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 1 page 153
Read: 3 Nephi 6:16
Trap #4: I am not hurting anyone else!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 2 page 153
Trap #5: Just this one time won't matter!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 2 page 153
Trap #6: It helps me relax!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 2 page 153
Trap #7: I'm just having fun!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 1 & 2 page 153
Trap #8: I can stop anytime I want to!
Ask the children, Is there a way out of the bottomless pit?
Yes, through repentence and the Atonement of Jesus Christ, bit it is much more difficult than if we avoided Satan's traps in the first place.
Song: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise page 280
Read D&C 89:18-20
Bear testimony of the peace the gospel can bring to your life.
Tell the children to close their eyes and then say to them:
Imagine yourself standing on a very small ledge and in front of you is a bottomless pit. When you give into Satan's lies you find yourself trapped and take steps closer to the bottomless pit. When you follow the guidance of the Holy Ghost and follow the counsel of the Word of Wisdom you take one giant step back away from the ledge. Everytime we make a righteous decision we get further and further away from the ledge of despair and misery.
Set 8 mouse traps ready to snap along the bottom of the chalkboard. Each mouse trap should have a number on it. Make sure you have a pencil to snap the trap after you introduce each one of Satan's Traps. Warning: do not let the children help with snapping the traps
Sing: The Lord Gave Me a Temple verse 1 page 153
Read: 2 Nephi 28:8-9
Trap#1: Every one is doing it!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 1 page 153
Trap #2: No on will know about it!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 1 page 153
Trap #3: It's only one little drink!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 1 page 153
Read: 3 Nephi 6:16
Trap #4: I am not hurting anyone else!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 2 page 153
Trap #5: Just this one time won't matter!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 2 page 153
Trap #6: It helps me relax!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 2 page 153
Trap #7: I'm just having fun!
Sing: The Lord Gave Me A Temple verse 2 line 1 & 2 page 153
Trap #8: I can stop anytime I want to!
Ask the children, Is there a way out of the bottomless pit?
Yes, through repentence and the Atonement of Jesus Christ, bit it is much more difficult than if we avoided Satan's traps in the first place.
Song: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise page 280
Read D&C 89:18-20
Bear testimony of the peace the gospel can bring to your life.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
There Was Starlight On The Hillside - Primary Song
This week I am going to begin teaching the Christmas Song
"There Was Starlight On The Hillside"
on page 40 in the Childrens Song Book
Verse 1
Read Matthew 2:2
On a chalk board illustrate a hill with stars in the sky.
Sing
There was starlight on the hillside
Read Luke 2:12
Illustrate a large star
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| Sing And one star bent very low Illustrate a stable under the large star |
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| sing Till it passed above a stable on that night so long ago Verse 2 Read Luke 2:8 Illustrate shepherd's on the hill with sheep |
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| sing There were shepherd's on the hillside On that night in Bethlehem Read Luke 2:13 Illustrate an angel above the stable |
sing
Heavn'ly hosts appeared, proclaiming
joyous tidings unto them.
Verse 3
Read Luke 2:12
Illustrate Jesus in the manger
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| sing There was Jesus in the manger. Born that night in Bethlehem Read Luke 2:15-16 Illustrate the shepherds by the stable |
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| sing And the shepherds left the hillside And they came to worship him. |
I want to teach the words to the song and then work on parts in December to get ready for the Christmas Day Program. I will have the girls sing the melody and the boys sing the harmony.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Keep My Temple Bright - Modesty
This was a very effective singing time. I thought I would share it.
Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes 275
Sing it with actions
Sing it Fast
Then sing it to do the Modesty Test https://lds.org/new-era/2009/11/head-shoulders-knees-and-toes?lang=eng&query=modesty+test
Put your hands on your head, does your tummy show?
Put your hands on your shoulders, does your shirt gape at the arm holes, can you feel your bare shoulders?
Put your hands on your knees, does your back show or your shirt pull up?
Put your hands on your toes, is you behind covered?
Dressing modestly is important to Heavenly Father. "Your body is God's sacred creation. Respect it as a gift from God, and do not defile it in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show the Lord that you know how precious your body is. You can show that you are a desciple of Chirst." from the For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet https://lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth/dress-and-appearance?lang=eng
Song: The Lord Gave Me A Temple 153
Sing once through for the children.
Display a picture of the Temple
1. Teach the first line of the song.
The Lord gave me a temple to live within on earth
Sing the first line
Draw a picture of a cloud on the board and write premortal life then display a picture of parents holding an infant next to it.
2. Teach the second line of the song
Once in heaven I was spirit but I left my home at birth
Sing the second line
3. Teach the third line of the song
I'll make my temple brighter, I'll keep my spirit free.
Close your fists and when you sing the word brighter open your hands as big as you can.
Read Matthew 5:14-16 https://lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/5?lang=eng
Sing third line with actions
Display picture of Adam and Eve
4. Teach the fourth line of the song
My body is a temple my Father gave to me
Read Moses 6:9 https://lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses/6?lang=eng
Sing fourth line
Sing the whole first verse all together.
I hope that the children will remember the modesty test each time they sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and that their body is a temple to keep clean and pure all of their life.
Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes 275
Sing it with actions
Sing it Fast
Then sing it to do the Modesty Test https://lds.org/new-era/2009/11/head-shoulders-knees-and-toes?lang=eng&query=modesty+test
Put your hands on your head, does your tummy show?
Put your hands on your shoulders, does your shirt gape at the arm holes, can you feel your bare shoulders?
Put your hands on your knees, does your back show or your shirt pull up?
Put your hands on your toes, is you behind covered?
Dressing modestly is important to Heavenly Father. "Your body is God's sacred creation. Respect it as a gift from God, and do not defile it in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show the Lord that you know how precious your body is. You can show that you are a desciple of Chirst." from the For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet https://lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth/dress-and-appearance?lang=eng
Song: The Lord Gave Me A Temple 153
Sing once through for the children.
Display a picture of the Temple
1. Teach the first line of the song.
The Lord gave me a temple to live within on earth
Sing the first line
Draw a picture of a cloud on the board and write premortal life then display a picture of parents holding an infant next to it.
2. Teach the second line of the song
Once in heaven I was spirit but I left my home at birth
Sing the second line
3. Teach the third line of the song
I'll make my temple brighter, I'll keep my spirit free.
Close your fists and when you sing the word brighter open your hands as big as you can.
Read Matthew 5:14-16 https://lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/5?lang=eng
Sing third line with actions
Display picture of Adam and Eve
4. Teach the fourth line of the song
My body is a temple my Father gave to me
Read Moses 6:9 https://lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses/6?lang=eng
Sing fourth line
Sing the whole first verse all together.
I hope that the children will remember the modesty test each time they sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and that their body is a temple to keep clean and pure all of their life.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Reverence Begins With Me
I composed a "reverent song" for the primary kids in 2010, we had over 250 total. Reverence was a big issue.
Feel free to use it in your primary if your bishop gives the okay. I am working on making a sound recording of children singing this song and submitting it to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Music Committee. Wish me luck.
Living The Gospel Everyday Shows My Love And Respect For God
Singing Time this week I based it on a Presidency Message by Marion G Romney http://lds.org/ensign/1982/09/reverence?lang=eng&query=respect+god and a Fifth Sunday lesson given by our Bishop a couple of years ago.
Ask the children - What is reverence?
Marion G Romney states: "reverence is a profound respect mingled with love and devotion.
Song: I Will Try To Be Reverent 28
If you have profound reverence for the Lord you love him, trust in him, pray to him, rely on him, and are inspired by him.
Song : I Will Try To Be Reverent 28
Read John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
If we love the Lord, we will serve him and keep his commandments.
Ask the children - What is the first commandment?
Read Matthew 22:37
The first commandment in the law (the law of moses), which the Savior said is the greatest of all commandments is " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart....
Ask the children - What is the second commandment?
Read Matthew 22:39
And the second commandment is like unto it "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
Song: Keep the Commandments 146
A couple of years ago, our Bishop taught a Fifth Sunday lesson on reverence in church. He said that we should prepare ourselves all week to be ready to be reverent during church on Sunday.
Song: I Want To Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
In the chapel we should come in sit down and listen to the organ play the prelude music. We should reflect on what we need to improve on before we take the sacrament.
Song: I Want To Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
We should not bring toys or text others during sacrament meeting. We should come prepared to listen and take notes or draw pictures about what the speakers present to us.
Song: I Want To Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
During our primary meetings, show respect for the teacher. Be prepared to listen and to learn about the gospel and participate when it is appropriate.
Song: I Want to Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
Bear testimony that as we strive to learn more about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ we will become more like them and be reverent when we think about them.
Ask the children - What is reverence?
Marion G Romney states: "reverence is a profound respect mingled with love and devotion.
Song: I Will Try To Be Reverent 28
If you have profound reverence for the Lord you love him, trust in him, pray to him, rely on him, and are inspired by him.
Song : I Will Try To Be Reverent 28
Read John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
If we love the Lord, we will serve him and keep his commandments.
Ask the children - What is the first commandment?
Read Matthew 22:37
The first commandment in the law (the law of moses), which the Savior said is the greatest of all commandments is " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart....
Ask the children - What is the second commandment?
Read Matthew 22:39
And the second commandment is like unto it "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
Song: Keep the Commandments 146
A couple of years ago, our Bishop taught a Fifth Sunday lesson on reverence in church. He said that we should prepare ourselves all week to be ready to be reverent during church on Sunday.
Song: I Want To Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
In the chapel we should come in sit down and listen to the organ play the prelude music. We should reflect on what we need to improve on before we take the sacrament.
Song: I Want To Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
We should not bring toys or text others during sacrament meeting. We should come prepared to listen and take notes or draw pictures about what the speakers present to us.
Song: I Want To Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
During our primary meetings, show respect for the teacher. Be prepared to listen and to learn about the gospel and participate when it is appropriate.
Song: I Want to Live The Gospel (chorus only) 148
Bear testimony that as we strive to learn more about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ we will become more like them and be reverent when we think about them.
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