You’ll find TONS of ways to help you teach Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth (archives) this month in this post below! I’ve created a variety of different activities based on different learning styles to give you tons of variety and ways to help the children really connect with this beautiful hymn!
There are so many fun Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Singing Time ideas included below plus flip charts and even a sing-along video so you’ll find everything you need to get started!
Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth is one of the featured songs included on the 2024 Book of Mormon Songs for Come Follow Me list for August — and it’s a new one this year! It’s fun to have a new song to be able to teach this year.
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Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Teaching Packet
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Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Flip Charts
Pick one of these Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Flip Chart options to help you more easily teach this song! I like to use a flip chart the first week or two teaching the song and then have the lyrics still available if we have guests or are running through the song for review.
You’ll find a variety of different styles I’ve created, including the beautiful custom art flip chart that has all the styles and formats you could want!
9 Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Singing Time Ideas
This post will help you find all of my Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth teaching ideas around this blog. Plus, I’m also sharing additional favorite lesson plans from other Primary music leaders at the end of this post!
1. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Color Code
Get your logical thinkers engaged with this Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Color Code! Several of the words throughout the song are hidden by different colors that coordinate to specific words or concepts from the lyrics. Can they crack the code as they sing their way through the song?
2. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Scrambled Words
This Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Scrambled Words is a great way to help the children learn the words or to review the entire song and see how well they know it. Start with the beginning of the phrase, then have them put the rest of the phrase words in the correct order. For a harder challenge, spread out all the missing words around the board from each line of the song!
3. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Ribbon Wands
You’ll have so much fun with this Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Ribbon Wands pattern! It creates a unique pattern to match the lyrics and “draw” the song in the air with various fun motions and patterns that help the children connect with the lyrics.
4. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Spiritual Videos
Help tie in the connection that the song lyrics are teaching about creating a home filled with love and peace with one of these Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Spiritual Videos! It’s a great way to help the children connect the song they are singing with how to apply those concepts to their own home and families.
5. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Feeling Cards
Dive into some of the feelings words throughout this song and what they mean to you in this Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Feeling Cards lesson plan! It’s a great way to help the children better connect with their feelings and emotions while you also reinforce the song lyrics!
6. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Beat vs Rhythm
Feel the difference between the beat of the music and the rhythm of the song with this engaging rhythm patterns Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Beat vs Rhythm. You can even add in an instrument of your choice while feeling the rhythms!
7. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Opposite Words
Add in some strong Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Opposite Words as you discuss contrasts and have the kids help you pick the correct words and why words matter. Just like the words we say in our homes matter, too!
8. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Interactive Picture
Help bring the song lyrics to life in a whole new way with this Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Interactive Picture activity! You’ll sing through the song and open up the door of the home, the windows, even pull down the roof line as you tie in the words of the song and help the children reflect on their meaning.
9. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Sing-Along Video
Sing along with this song as a super fun way to introduce this song for the first time with our Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth Sing Along Video! It includes a very beautiful guitar melody and the lyrics right on the screen. This is a great resource to send as a link to families to practice the song at home, too, or to fill the home with beautiful music on Sundays.
3 More Ways to Teach Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth
If you’re looking for even more inspiration, I’ve sourced some of my favorite ideas for other Primary Music Leaders to help you teach this song in fun and varied ways.
1. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – Conference Choir
Help your Primary children be inspired to sing out like this beautiful choir as they learn this song or to introduce it for the first time with this family choir from General Conference, here’s the video.
2. Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth – ASL Signs
You can follow along with the signs and pick a few to teach for each line of the song. I wouldn’t recommend using every one of the signs to sign every word of the song. Instead, pick some keywords and use the ASL signs to match those words. You’ll find the ASL signs in this video.
3. Finger Lights Pattern (Facebook Group)
For more activities, see these As I Search the Holy Scripture Singing Time ideas!
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What other fun Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth singing time ideas have you tried? We’d love to see your fun ideas! Share them in the comments to add to this list.
