Song Presentation: "Holding Hands Around the World"

Teach the chorus first.

Divide the children into four groups.

• Tell the first group to join hands and echo the first phrase back to you after you sing it: "We are children holding hands around the world."
• Tell the second group to march in place and extend their arms as if they were holding a large flag and echo, "Like an army with the gospel flag unfurled."
• Tell the third group to gesture with their arms toward heaven as they echo, "We are led by His light," and place their hands on their hearts as they echo, "And we love truth and right."
• Ask the fourth group to think of something they do to build the kingdom—help others, bring friends to Primary, pay tithing, etc. Choose one action to mimic as they echo back to you, "We are building the kingdom of God."
• Sing the chorus by groups, then exchange phrases and sing again.
• Sing the first verse for them in phrases and clap the rhythm.
• Have them repeat each phrase, clapping and singing with you.

Gather or draw simple pictures to illustrate the words: for example:

• Primary picture 3–65 (children singing in Primary),
• GAK 600 (The World),
• a smiley face, a bell, a flashlight.
• Have one child demonstrate "standing tall,"
• another child "walking strong,"
• another holding a CTR shield for "choosing right."
   
• Or have all the children stand for "standing tall," march in place for "walking strong," and hold up their CTR rings for "choosing right."
• Have them sit down on the two rest beats.

Follow the same approach to teach the second half of the verse