(Friend Oct. 2004, suggestion # 4) |
During singing time, tell the children our Primary songs remind us of the many things we can do to follow the prophet's counsel and strengthen our families.
Make 10 large musical notes out of paper, and write a number between two and five on each one.
Randomly place the notes on the floor (number side up).
Tell the children they will have an opportunity to guess a Primary song by hearing only two, three, four, or five notes of it.
Have a child toss a beanbag onto a note.
Have the pianist play that number of notes of a song you have chosen.
Let the children guess the song and then sing it.
If they are unable to guess, have the pianist continue to add one note until they recognize the melody.
Invite a girl and a boy to stand at the front of the room and slowly turn around in circles during the song.
Girls sing when the girl is facing them,
Boys sing when the boy is facing them.
Everyone sings when both children are facing the group.
Take turns using other repeating devices as desired (stop, go; children wearing blue, children wearing brown; and so on).
Ask them what the message or gospel principle is in the song, and remind them of our prophet's counsel to obey this principle.
Suggested songs:
"I Pray in Faith" (p. 14),
"Truth from Elijah" (pp. 90–91),
"I Love to See the Temple" (p. 95),
"Seek the Lord Early" (p. 108),
"Love One Another" (p. 136),
"Keep the Commandments" (pp. 146–47),
"Stand for the Right" (p. 159),
"Choose the Right Way" (pp. 160–61),
"I Will Follow God's Plan" (pp. 164–65),
"Families Can Be Together Forever" (p. 188),
"Love Is Spoken Here" (pp. 190–91),
"Quickly I'll Obey" (p. 197).