My Plan for January week 4

January Theme: The Scriptures are the Word of God

Week 4 - I can know the Scriptures are True

Junior Primary
If I Listen with My Heart
Play the game "hot/cold" to review. I have hearts that can snap shut. We'll use the hearts to hide and seek. Inside the hearts will be discovery questions (also from the Children Sing blog) to ask about each verse of the song. Depending on the time frame of the day, we may sing each verse twice, so I'd have 1-2 questions for them to think about while singing

We'll start with the questions for verse 1. As the kids sing, they can be thinking of the answers to:
What two things would I have liked to do with the Savior? walk with him and listen to his words
What can I do to hear the words of the Savior? Search the scriptures
What word is on the highest note (question for SP only) peace/and

Verse 2 questions:
Who speaks the words that Christ would say? the prophet
What two words describe how the prophet teaches us to live? righteousness and peace

Verse 3 questions:
What does the Holy Ghost teach me? truth and right
What word describes how the Holy Ghost speaks to me? quiet
Besides teaching, what else does the Holy Ghost do? comforts, testifies of Christ

Ninth Article of Faith - this time, blindfold the teacher and see if they can tell if there class is singing (pick two classes to sing at a time)

same review songs as last week, perhaps if time, introduce Did Jesus Really Live Again p. 64
Show pictures (Burial of Jesus) and Mary and the Resurrected Lord). Play "When you hear"
verse 1 - When you hear what day Jesus came - hold up your fingers that represents the day
When you hear whose name he called - stand up

verse 2 - When you hear who Jesus came to, put your hands on your knees
when you hear the things he ate, put your hands on your head

verse 3- When you hear where the nail prints were, put your hands on your shoulders
When you hear what kind of wound was in his side, fold your arms

Wiggle songs for JP: Hinges p 277, Do as I'm Doing p. 276

My Plan for January week 3

January Theme: The Scriptures are the Word of God

Week 3 - The words of Christ will tell us all things we should do

Junior Primary:
If I Listen with My Heart - verse 3
Attention getter:
Print and show the Bright Idea from the Friend March 2010 page 27 - Our Father in Heaven is only a prayer away, and the Holy Ghost is within whispering distance. Discuss the ways we can hear/feel the Holy Ghost.

Wind wands - post directions for the wind wands - we can do actions as we learn the third verse. (my ideas for wands: overhead circle 4x, circle the floor 4x, snake to the right, snap!, overhead circle 4x, circle the floor 4x, snake to the left, snap!, circle right 4x, circle left 4x , figure eight 4x, snap! circle right 4x, circle left 4x, snake left, snake right, snap!
Review first and second verses

The Ninth Article of Faith p. 128 - Play Don't Eat Pete to review - Our grid will only be 3 x 3, I'll put up a poster with muffin cups taped to each square to hold the ski - sing song until Pete is found, use skittles, give everyone a small bag of skittles at the end (I imagine we'll play 3 times). I really like the Don't Eat Pete game board found here, and I'll probably use the graphics from it

Wiggle/Review Songs
Jesus Wants Me for A Sunbeam p. 60
Roll Your Hands p. 274
Our Door is Always Open p. 254
Have a Very Happy Birthday p. 284

Senior Primary:
If I Listen with My Heart - verse 3
Attention getter:
Same as Junior Primary

Verse Three - write each word on a heart - post the words in mixed up order and have the kids switch the words two at a time until the song is in the proper order. This is based on the teaching method - Song Scramble - found on one of my all time favorite blogs - The Children Sing.

After the song is in order, blindfold one of the children. Pick 5-6 kids to sing. Have the child who was blindfolded see if he/she can name some of the singers. Do this to review the first two verses as well. This is a neat idea - not mine, but I can't remember whom to attribute the idea to

The Ninth Article of Faith p. 128 - same activity as JP

Review Songs:
Our Door is Always Open p. 254
Have a Very Happy Birthday p. 284
Jesus is My True Light

Sharing Time: The Iron Rod chorus
Use actions:
Hold to the rod, the iron rod (have the kids hug their scriptures)
'Tis strong (make muscles), and bright (hand over eyes as if looking out on a sunny day), and true (sign for the word)
The iron rod is the word of God (hold scriptures again)
'Twill safely guide us through (sign for through)