Dad School - Singing Time Fun For Father's Day

Welcome to Dad School

Prepare a suitcase full of props.

Tie, Shoes, Band-Aid, Easter Basket, Hat, Glasses,

Wallet, Flowers, Napkin, Jersey, Sword

Hand out numbers 2-12 to reverent children in primary.

Find the oldest boy in Primary that day

and ask him to come be the

"Dad in Training."

Set him on a chair in front of the room

Read the Official Dad School Entrance Letter

Welcome to Dad School,

You will be attending Dad School today to help

prepare you for all the things you are going to

 need to know when you grow up and become a Dad. 

Please put on you mustache as you first assingment.

Sincerely

Sis. A

Head Master

1.Mustache: Just to look older. 

Daddy's Homecoming  210

Call the child who has # 2 to find the tie and put

 in on the Dad in Training.

2. Tie: Bless your family with the priesthood.

Jr. Primary - The Priesthood is Restored  89

Sr. Primary - Praise to the Man  27 Hymn

Call the child who has #3 to find the shoes and

put them on the Dad in Training.

3. Shoes: Walk in righteousness so your children will follow you.

Choose The Right 239

Call the child who has #4 to find the band-aid and

 put in on the Dad in Training

4. Band-aid: You Fix Things! that are broken and somtimes make me smile when I am having a bad day.

Smiles  267

Call the child who has #5 to find the Easter Basket 

and hang it on the arm of the Dad in Training

5. Easter Basket to Hang on My Arm:

Establish memorable family traditions

My Dad 211

Call the child who has #6  to find the hat and put

in on the Dad in Training

6. Hat: You are the head of the whole family

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes  275

Call the child who has #7 to find the glasses and

put in on the Dad in Training

7.Glasses: Read and teach your

children about the scriptures

Book of Mormon Stories  118

Call the child who has #8 to find the wallet and

 put in on the Dad in Training

8. Wallet: Earn a living for your family

My Eternal Family  Sheet Music

Call the child who has #9 to find the flowers and 

have the Dad in Training hold them

9. Flowers: You will take your wife on lots of dates so you stay in love

Dearest Mother I Love You

Call the child who has #10 to find the napkin and

tuck the napkin into the Dad in Training's shirt like a bib

10. Napkin: Lead Family Prayer

(family prayer in my Grandparents home, was

always said around the breakfast and dinner table)

We Bow Our Heads  25

Call the child who has #10 to find the jersey and

 put it on the Dad in Training

11. Jersey: You will cheer your

children on in all good things they do,

and make sure they all know you love them.

Happy Family  198

Call the child who has #12 to find the sword and 

have the Dad in Training hold it

12. Sword: You will protect your family

We'll Bring the World His Turth  172

Congratulations! You have completed your training in Dad School, and have many of the tools you will need to be a successful Dad.



When I Am Baptized - Verse 2

I know when I am baptized my

wrongs are washed away,

And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.

I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain

I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

Ask for a volunteer that is super strong!

Have the child put the rocks in the backpack.

Each rock represents a wrong.

Told a Lie

Pushed my Brother

Stole a candy from the store

I said a bad word

I made my sister cry

let the children come up with some on their own

Sing: I know when I am baptized my

wrongs are washed away

And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.

Now have the child put the backpack on and hold the bottom so it is not heavy for the child

Read: Moroni 8:19-20,22

Little children do not need to be baptized before the age of accountability the age of 8 years old.  Through the grace of God these children have no need to repent.  However through obedience we should teach our children the importance of repentance and how baptism is the first ordinance and covenant we will make in our journey to live with our Father in Heaven again.

Sing: I know when I am baptized my

wrongs are washed away

And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.

Explain that when we turn 8 years old ,we are now accountable for our sins

let go of the backpack and let the child feel the weight of the rocks.

Not everyone is baptized the second we turn eight so we will need to repent,

be baptized and make a covenant that we will take upon us the name of Christ.

Remove rocks as you explain the proccess

Repentance Process

Acknowlege the wrong

Apologize

Right the wrong

Promise never to do it again

Sing: I know when I am baptized my

wrongs are washed away

And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.

Dump out the rest of the rocks

Explain that when we are baptized we are forgiven of all of our wrongs

We are as clean as earth right after rain.

Sing: I know when I am baptized my

wrongs are washed away

And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day

I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain

I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

Everyone makes wrong choices and mistakes, even little children,

though they are not held accountable. 

Through the atonement of Jesus Christ we can repent of our wrongs and be forgiven.

When I Am Baptized - Verse 1

I did something really fun to teach the kid's the first verse of When I Am Baptized.

Ask the children:
What is a rainbow?
When do we see rainbows?

Sing: I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain.

Why do we see rainbows?
Show picture of Noah and the Ark  62053
Explain Genesis 9:8-17

Sing: And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.

Read Acts 2:38
Show pcitures of Earth 62018 and Child being Baptized 62196

Sing: I want my life to be as clan as earth right after rain
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.


I found a pack of 10 Sparkly Rainbows at the dollar store,
I have had them for months trying to figure out how I might use them.

Have two children stand in the front, split the children into two groups and have them follow their rainbow leader.

Instruct that everyone should sing the song, however when the child turns around to reveal the rainbow you must stand up and sing in a more strong and beautiful voice.

The best part was when I chose the male primary teachers to come be the rainbow leaders, Brother L kept jumping back and forth and the kids kept sitting and standing almost instantaniously.  It was hilarious. 

It was a little rowdy, but the kids learned the song through repetition and fun.

Boys Vs. Girls - I Often Go Walking

Today, I taught the Primary Kids how to sing

I Often Go Walking pg 206 PCSB

I wanted to make sure they would

remember the words really well for Mother's Day

especially since we have stake conference next week

and this would be our only week to practice.

I wrote code words on the board, so they

could remember the order of the lines in verse one.

Clover        Blue

Over          You

I sang the song through one time for them, pointing to the code words.

I often go walking in meadows of CLOVER

and I gather armfuls of blossoms of BLUE

I gather the blossoms the whole meadow OVER

Dear Mother, all flowers remind me of YOU

Then I called for one Girl volunteer and one Boy volunteer

I had the Girl and the Boy stand next to each other

When I place my hand above the Girl's head, the girls sing

When I place my hand above the Boy's head, the boys sing

When I place my hands above
both of their heads at the same time, everyone sings

When I don't place any hands above their heads the Adults sing.

They of course were competitive, but in a friendly way
and learned the song quickly.

Then I mixed it up a little bit. 

I called 3 or 4 Girl volunteers and

3 or 4 Boy volunteers to act out each line. 

The Girl's acted out Clover (walking) and Over (Gather Armfuls) 

The Boy's acted out Blue (pick flowers and put in basket)

and You (Remember point to temple and then point to Mom)

When the Girl's were acting, all the girls sang

When the Boy's were acting, all the boys sang

Then I called for more volunteers and switched them to

Boys: Clover and Over

Girls: Blue and You

At the end with just a minute or two left,
 I asked everyone to imagine themselves sitting in a field of tall grass
(this takes a lot of imagination when you live in the desert)
 and how you can feel the gentle breeze rolling over the grass. 
I want them to sing like that gentle rolling breeze
and think of how much they love their mothers.

 We turned out the lights and played a slideshow on the TV while the kids sang.

Clover Field  courtesy

Blossoms of Blue courtesy

Meadow of Flowers courtesy

A Boy Hugging His Mom with Flowers courtesy

 It was beautiful and brought the spirit to the end of singing time.

Choose the Right Way - Verse 2

Today we are going to be missionaries in training. 

We are going to learn about the basic gospel principles

that we will live by and teach in the mission field.

Sing: Through the gospel I learn to be prayerful

To have faith, to repent, to obey!

And I know if I live by his teachings

I will truly be happy each day.

Divide children into 4 groups.

Each group will learn one line in the 2nd verse

and share it what they learned about it.

Sing: Through the gospel I learn to be prayerful

The first thing a stalwart missionary will do is pray.

 Pray for help, pray for guidance, pray for others and be prayerful at all times.

D&C 19:38

D&C 25:12

Sing: To have faith, to repent, to obey!

4^th Article of Faith

When you knock on someone’s door, the first question you might ask is

Do you believe in God?

When you ask this question you are establishing if they have faith.

The next question may be to repent of sins.

Then to obey the commandments and laws and ordinances of the gospel

3^rd Article of Faith

Sing: And I know if I live by his teachings

What are Christ’s teachings?

Three main teachings came to my mind

Love one another – John 15:12-13

Do the Lord’s will

Come Follow me

Sing: I will truly be happy each day.

If we are prayerful have faith, repent, obey the commandments and follow Jesus Christ, we will feel the happiness and joy he promises.  The Holy Ghost will bring peace unto our souls.

John 15 – Law of Love

Sing 2^nd verse 3 x’s or as time allows.

 

Choose the Right Way - Verse 1

Sing the first verse for the children

There's a right way to live and be happy

It is choosing the right everyday.

I am learning the teachings of Jesus

They will help me and show me the way

Chorus

Choose the right way, and be happy

I must always choose the right.

Then tell the children that you will ask some questions

and that they should listen to find the answers in the song.

 1.  If we live the right way, why would it make us happy?

 2. What does living the right way mean?

Sing the whole first verse, tell them to listen carefully, then ask for answers.

Teach them the first line of the song

There's a right way to live and be happy

It is choosing the right everyday.

Ask the next set of questions:

Is it possible to choose the right every time, everyday? 

Is it easy to choose the right?

Who chose the right everyday?

Sing the whole first verse, then ask for answers

Teach the next line in the song

I am learning the teachings of Jesus

Ask: How will learning about the teachings of Jesus help me make good choices?

Sing the whole first verse, then ask for answers.

Then teach the last line of the first verse

They will help me and show me the way

Sing the whole first verse and chorus together 3 x's.

Easter Flowers - Choose the Right Way (Chorus)

I did this service project last year with the primary kids and thought I would do it again this year.

It works with any song especially the chorus.  I happen to be teaching Choose the Right Way this month and I will be teaching just the chorus on Easter Sunday.

White Daisies

Materials:
Food Coloring
Large Pitcher of Water
5 Tall Glasses or 1 glass per color
Tray to catch water and food coloring
White Flowers such as daisies, carnations or tulips
Vase for flowers
Easter eggs
Basket for eggs

Tell the Children: We are going to choose the right by serving others with our singing today. 

We are going to make these white flowers turn as bright with color as your singing and then give them to _________________ Families to brighten their day after church.

Choose The    160

Right Way

Ask: What kind of resources do we have to help us make good choices everyday?

Fill Easter eggs with the answers.  Hand them out to reverent children or 2 eggs per class.

Ask the children with a particular color of egg to come up and share their answers.

Prayer

Scripture Study

Holy Ghost

Listen to and follow the Prophet’s council

Word of Wisdom

Family Proclamation to the world

My Gospel Standards

Ten Commandments

Parents and Family

For the Strength of Youth pamphlet

Gaining and strengthening testimony

13 Articles of Faith

Attending Church especially Sacrament Meeting

to renew our baptismal covenants

LDS.org, church magazines

Jesus is our perfect example and we should emulate him

Plan of Happiness

Then sing the chorus while putting food dye in the

glass to color the flowers. 

The better they sing the more dye you put in. 

Watch the flowers change colors.

Chorus

Choose the right way

And be happy

I must always choose the right.