Articles of Faith Match That Tune

Here’s a fun and unique idea to help you sing through the Articles of Faith during Singing Time! This would be a wonderful activity to review the Articles of Faith songs (archives) or to spend time introducing each of these songs in a unique way.

This Articles of Faith Match the Tune singing time activity you will play the first few notes of the song and have the kids try to match the melody they hear with the melody map up on the board. Can they find the right melody tune card?

Articles of Faith Match That Tune singing time activity! You'll love this creative idea to teach and engage with the Articles of Faith Primary songs! Play the tune and have Primary children match what they hear with the tune cards - then sing the song together! Printable song helps for LDS Primary Music Leaders.

Articles of Faith Match That Tune

Explain to the children that today you’re going to play name that tune, but with a little different style! We’re going to try to match each of the 13 articles of faith to their tune!

Place all of the 13 articles of faith match that tune cards randomly up on the board. You can also just pick and choose the ones you’d like to include.

Invite the pianist to play the first 7 notes of the song. For many of the songs that is the first measure plus one note. But it’s a little different for each of them.

Articles of Faith Match That Tune singing time activity! You'll love this creative idea to teach and engage with the Articles of Faith Primary songs! Play the tune and have Primary children match what they hear with the tune cards - then sing the song together! Printable song helps for LDS Primary Music Leaders.

Ask the children to listen closely and try to follow the movement of the notes to find the perfect match.

Have the children raise their hand if they think they know which one is the match. Pick a child who is paying attending and participating to come up front and pick the one they think is the match. Play the melody again and everyone can follow along with their hand held horizontally and see if what they hear matches the melody map. If so, wonderful! Sing through that article of faith song (flip charts here) together.

If they didn’t get it quite, just try again as a group. What did we notice as we listened again? You right! It didn’t go up in the middle it went up at the end. Let’s find a map that matches that pattern. It will get easier and easier as you go and eliminate options.

Articles of Faith Match That Tune singing time activity! You'll love this creative idea to teach and engage with the Articles of Faith Primary songs! Play the tune and have Primary children match what they hear with the tune cards - then sing the song together! Printable song helps for LDS Primary Music Leaders.

Put that Article of Faith melody map on one side of the board and label it with it’s matching number.

Continue to make your way through listening to the tune and trying to find it’s match until you have matched all 13 Articles of Faith.

Extension Activities:

  • Bonus Challenge: Can anyone name which article of faith it is, just from the tune? See if anyone wants to guess before you pick out the melody map.
  • Instead, you can let the children pick a tune card that they’d like to try. Hum the first few notes as listed, if you’d like. Then see if they might be able to guess a number. It’s no big deal if they guess wrong, so if they’re not sure tell them to just make their best guess!
  • Have the children randomly draw a melody tune card. Sing through that Article of Faith. You can reuse the cards all year long as you sing through a mix of the Articles of Faith throughout the year with lots of variety!
Name That Tune Primary Song Championship - try this fun and super easy game to introduce your songs for a new Come Follow Me year for the first time or to review a bunch of different songs in a fun way. This is a great singing time activity to use with a substitute!

For another fun similar activity, head over to see this Name That Tune singing time review game!

Articles of Faith Match That Tune Printable Song Helps

This free in-post printable includes the first 4 Articles of Faith Match That Tune Melody Tune Cards!

Articles of Faith Match That Tune singing time activity! You'll love this creative idea to teach and engage with the Articles of Faith Primary songs! Play the tune and have Primary children match what they hear with the tune cards - then sing the song together! Printable song helps for LDS Primary Music Leaders.
Articles of Faith Match That Tune Singing time ideas for Primary Music Leaders INSTANT Primary Singing Extended Printables

Join INSTANT Primary Singing for extended printables including a 1-page key, full page Match That Tune maps and cards for all 13 Articles of Faith. You’ll find these bonus files included in the Articles of Faith packet in my shop and in the INSTANT D&C Access membership as a bonus song.

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Here’s another wonderful idea add Printable Articles of Faith for the Podium! You can prep everything at the beginning of the year and use the Articles of Faith as the scripture of the month!

Half-sheet printable Articles of Faith helps your Primary or home study efforts as you recite and practice the Articles of Faith each month! Perfect for LDS Music Leaders and for those studying the Come, Follow Me New Testament curriculum.

What other fun ways will you use this match that tune singing time activity in your Primary room?

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