For a fun way to review I Lived in Heaven (archives) in your primary room, try this I Lived in Heaven Emoji Letters idea and solve this emoji letters puzzle! Decode this puzzle using only emojis and first letters for a fun challenge during singing time.
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I Lived in Heaven Emoji Letters
If you’ve never tried this first letters activity, you are in for a treat! This type of activity is perfect for your logical thinkers! I find that this activity works especially well with older primary children, but younger kiddos can definitely participate too!
I’ve created a word puzzle with first letters of each word in the first verse and emoji symbols to represent a few words. Your job during singing time is to figure out what each letter and emoji stands for!
I always like to begin singing time with a brief review of the song as a reminder of the lyrics and to encourage reverence. Start by singing through I Lived in Heaven with this flip chart!
Then, use tape or a magnet to put up all 3 pages of the emoji letter puzzle. Hmm, what’s going on here? What do all these letters and pictures mean?
Take a few guesses, then sing through the song again. Hmm, what do you think? If you are stumped, start with the pictures. See if you can decode the emojis. This can help provide a clue as to what the puzzle might be about.
Let’s look at the first line. I L I ☁. What might the cloud represent? Yes, heaven! Nice detective skills. What about the letters? See if anyone can guess what the letters stand for.
Exactly! Each letter stands for one word in the phrase. Let’s see if we’re right. Point to the letters as you say or sing each word. You got it!
Continue solving each line of the emoji letters puzzle as you work through the song. One option here is to write in the words underneath each letter as you go. Or, just solve one phrase at a time and see if your primary children can remember the lyrics!
Once the children have figured out the code, point to each letter or emoji as you sing through the song a few times before closing.
Emoji Letters Examples:
Here are just a few examples of the emoji letter phrases for this activity. Be sure to grab the printable later in this post with the full emoji letter puzzle! Do you see any tricky phrases?
- I L I ☁ = “I lived in heaven”
- A L ⏰A I I 👍 = “a long time ago, it is true”
- T H F P A B 🗺 = “Then Heav’nly Father presented a beautiful plan”
- A A 🌎 A E S F 👦 = “All about earth and eternal salvation for man.”
Extension Activities:
- Cut out each line of the emoji letter puzzle and arrange the word strips randomly on the board. Have the kids put the word strips back in the correct order. Or, hide a few word strips around the room for the children to find as you sing!
- Divide the emoji letter word strips among classes. Have each class solve for their song phrase, then sing only their assigned phrases!
- Choose a child to come up and point to the emoji letters as you sing. Then, choose a new leader each time you repeat the song.
- Choose a fun action to do each time you sing an emoji word. Here are some ideas to get you thinking: clap, pat knees, stomp feet, whisper sing, high five a friend, etc.
- Have one side of the room sing only the emoji words and have the other side sing the rest of the lyrics. Then, switch!
For another fun similar activity, head over to see this Hark! The Herald Angels Sing First Letters singing time activity!
I Lived in Heaven Emoji Letters Printable Song Helps
This free in-post printable includes a 3-page emoji letter puzzle for the first verse of this song.
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Head over to this I Lived in Heaven Jingle Bells next for a fun way to focus on the rhythm of this primary song!
What other fun ways will you use this emoji letters singing time activity in your Primary room?
