I use flip charts a lot of the time in Primary as I feel it’s helpful for those kids that aren’t always there each week and for the teachers (which encourages THEM to actually sing along with the kids!) It also makes it no-pressure for the children not sure about the song to sing out…
Primary Games & Ideas
Keep the Commandments – Sway and Freeze
One fun game I have planned for this month while teaching Keep the Commandments is a child-led Sway and Freeze game! Since the song, Keep the Commandments, is all about following the commandments we’ll play up that theme with putting a leader in charge! Keep the CommandmentsSway and Freeze How to Play Sway and Freeze:…
In My Father’s Hands – Echo Singing
One really easy, no-prep way to teach the words of a song for the very first time is with Echo Singing! You can also use this method if the children need a review of the words to make sure they are sing them correctly or to help them with a specific line of melody from…
I Love to See the Temple – Match Game
Have fun singing I Love to See the Temple over and over with this fun Temple Match game! Plus, see below, for another interesting variant game option of playing Go Fish!! I Love to See the Temple Temple Match Game Pick your favorites from the gallery of all the pictures of Temples in the media…
Choose the Right Way – Stand Alone Video
I love using short video clips in Primary! They are super engaging — the kids love them — and they can really create a powerful way to illustrate a concept or teach a lesson for you! For Choose the Right Way, I’ll be sharing a short video clip from President Thomas S. Monson called Dare…
How to Conduct Primary Music – Mini Conducting Course
Last year I was asked if I would share with the Activity Day girls a mini course on conducting music! I thought how fun!! I set to work to create a little printable I could bring in with me that the girls could keep and follow along to help them better visualize and remember the…
Keep the Commandments – Color the Commandments
If you’re looking for something fun and meaningful to do with your Junior Primary while you try one of the challenging activities (like this First Letters game) in Senior, look no further! I’ll be teaching Keep the Commandments one week with a fun “Color the Commandments” singing time activity! Keep the Commandments Color the Commandments…
Gethsemane – Egg Shakers
I’m sorry I didn’t share this idea earlier. My kids school track out took away all my extra ambition! 🙂 But we used this egg shaker idea for reviewing Gethsemane on Easter, since it was a perfect tie in to both the meaning of Easter as well as the fun of the Easter holiday with…
Gethsemane – Lyrics Unscramble
One of my Primary kids very favorite lesson plans we’ve done in the 2.5 years I have been in this calling was this envelope game we did for If the Savior Stood Beside Me. They were completely enthralled and engaged and it helped them learn that somewhat difficult song with ease! It wasn’t something I…
My Heavenly Father Loves Me – Scarves Pattern
All of my primary kids love using scarves! I created this simple pattern to use while singing through My Heavenly Father Loves Me – either verse works. Pass out a silk scarf to every kid in Primary, or save money and buy scarves for only half of the kids. This gives you a sneaky reason…