January week 5

Monthly Theme: Agency is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves

week 5 doesn't have a theme - we are having ward conference

For Junior Primary, we will be doing a version of "build a snowman." I decided to use the "roll a snowman" I found through the site. We will do the following:

roll 1 - draw a hat (sing verse one of "As a Child of God")
roll 2 - draw a head (sing verse two of "As a Child of God")
roll 3 - draw a top body (sing verse three of "As a Child of God")
roll 4 - draw a bottom body (sing chorus of "As a Child of God")
roll 5 - draw a face (sing "Once There Was a Snowman")
roll 6 - draw a carrot nose (Sing "Hinges")

What I'll do:
I'll have a helper come up and be the person who draws (they will pick a Sunbeam helper to roll the dice) - We may end up starting several snowmen depending on the rolls

For Senior Primary -

We'll do the Tic Tac sing game for "As a Child of God" with the following clues:
I came to earth with power to choose
I came to church with power to love
Good choices bless me and my family too
Good friends bless me and my family too
I feel so safe and happy because
I feel so safe and happy today
Such feelings of peace come from family love
Such feelings of love come from family peace
In my own home
In my own house
I’ll happily serve
I’ll happily work
I’ll strengthen my family by my good works
I’ll toughen my family by my good deeds
As a Child of God I receive special light
As a Child of God I am given special light
The Holy Ghost helps me to know what is right
The Holy Ghost helps me to feel what is right

as well as some of the ideas from "Books in the Book of Mormon"

January Week 3

Monthly Theme: Agency Is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves
Weekly Theme - In the premortal Life, I chose to follow God's Plan

JP
As A Child of God - rhythm band - show quarter notes - most of the song is in this pattern, show card with dotted quarter note, eighth note, and quarter note - ask the kids to find the three places this pattern shows up in the song; pass out rhythm sticks - one group will tap out a steady quarter note beat, the other group will do quarter, quarter, rest

2nd Article of Faith - bowling - remove key words - don't sing words that were on the pins knocked down

Maze game http://lds.org/churchmagazines/FR_2010_09_22___09269_000_031.pdf
Good choices help us find happiness

I am A Child of God p. 2
The Holy Ghost p. 105
I Love to See the Temple p. 95
Hinges p . 277
Stand Up. 278

SP
As a Child of God - rhythm - right hand tap right leg - lift and tap top of right hand under left palm, right hand tap right leg, then left hand tap left leg, lift and tap top of left hand under right palm, left hand tap left leg - start patter over, when get to the chorus change to pattern right hand tap right leg - snap in the air - right hand tap right leg, switch left hand tap left leg snap in the air then left hand tap left leg

2nd Article of Faith - bowling - remove key words - don't sing words that were on the pins knocked down

Musical mumbles - game with punch out board
Eye yam itch I’ll tough got - I am a Child of God

I Lived in Heaven (4)
Aisle heaved din have fun

The Lord Gave Me a Temple (153)
Thee lowered cave me at hem pull

The Holy Ghost (105)
Day whole egg host
(Are tour rue he turn all fur end)


I Love to see the Temple (95)
Isle huff tootsie that hem pool
Olive two seethe a temp pull
Aisle of two seethe hut temp pull


Families can be together forever (188)
Familiar scan bee two gave there foe heiferFan mill ease scan beet two gather four have her


He Sent His Son (34)
He’s sun it’s on
He’s hen ‘tis Hun

Other ideas - CTR shields in other languages
http://lds.org/friend/2003/09/sharing-time-do-what-is-right?lang=eng&query=choose+right

January Week 1 and 2

Monthly Theme: Agency is the gift to choose for ourselves
Weeks 1 & 2 Theme (we aren't meeting in Primary during week 2): Agency is the gift to choose for ourselves
Song: As A Child of God - we brought order to the pictures
Second Article of Faith - "roller coaster" with melody map
JP - Do As I'm Doing, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
SP - Secret word (earth) - I kept the word in an envelope, we sang songs and then the kids guessed what word they all had in common - the songs we sang - As a Child of God, The Priesthood is Restored, Families can be Together Forever, I Will Follow Gods Plan -