You’ll love teaching your Primary children about the Plan of Happiness with all these fun themed I Lived in Heaven Singing Time ideas! You’ll find so many different ways to teach this song using a variety of learning styles including line drawings, cup pattern, jingle bells, emoji letters, wave movement pattern, melody map, a beautiful storybook, and by using the plan of happiness!
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I Lived in Heaven Singing Time Packet
If you’re teaching I Lived in Heaven this year, you’ll love this complete packet that includes ALL the extended printables with tons of engaging and varied lesson plans. It also includes our custom illustrated flip chart that includes a variety of print and format styles to best fit your Primary’s unique needs.
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I Lived in Heaven Flip Charts
Pick up your choice of I Lived in Heaven Flip Chart with an beautiful custom illustration option or a standard flip chart using images from the gospel library. You’ll also find a slideshow option!
9 I Lived in Heaven Singing Time Ideas
This post will help you find all of my I Lived in Heaven 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. I Lived in Heaven – Line Drawings
Learn the song line by line with this I Lived in Heaven Line Drawings visual lesson plan. Each of the lines is easy to learn and remember with the visual puzzle clues to decode.
2. I Lived in Heaven – Cup Pattern
Add in fun movement that matches the rhythm with this I Lived in Heaven Cup Pattern singing time idea. You’ll follow a pattern that’s fun and easy to learn.
3. I Lived in Heaven – Jingle Bells
Shake along with this simple I Lived in Heaven Jingle Bells pattern that matches the melody as you shake right and left and in a circle along with the rhythm.
4. I Lived in Heaven – Emoji Letters
Crack the code in this I Lived in Heaven Emoji Letters lesson plan. Can you sort the letters and emojis in the right order? Or decode what each stands for? This is a great way to easily review the song lyrics.
5. I Lived in Heaven – Wave Pattern
Add in purposeful movement with this fun I Lived in Heaven Wave Pattern. You’ll spread a sports wave down the row, and back again, with these fun patterns to try.
6. I Lived in Heaven – Zig Zag Melody Map
Help the children visualize the movement of the notes with this I Lived in Heaven Zig Zag Melody Map. It has keyword indicator icons along the melody lines to help the children keep up with the movement of the notes.
7. I Lived in Heaven – Storybook
Share this beautiful song like a story, just like it reads, with this I Lived in Heaven Storybook singing time idea. You’ll gather the children to sit on the floor close to you as you read them a story of where they came from, why they are here, and what God’s plan for them is.
8. I Lived in Heaven – Plan of Happiness
What better song to teach about the Plan of Happiness than with this lovely and sweet song! In this I Lived in Heaven Plan of Happiness you’ll use the little characters to move through God’s Plan of Happiness as you sing through the song as an interactive picture.
9. I Lived in Heaven Sing-Along Video
You’ll love this sweet I Lived in Heaven sing-along video which is perfect to help you introduce the song for the first week or simply share a little different exposure to the song that the kids can sing right along with the lyrics. I also love to send sing-along videos to my Primary families each month so they can sing along with the song of the month at home or for practice leading up to the Primary Program!
4 More Ways to Teach I Lived in Heaven
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. I Lived in Heaven Spot It Game (Google Doc)
2. I Lived in Heaven Word Search (Google Doc)
3. The Story Behind I Lived in Heaven (LDS Living)
4. Missionary Moment Song Story (Facebook Group)
For more activities, see these I Pray in Faith Singing Time ideas!
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What other fun I Lived in Heaven singing time ideas have you tried? We’d love to see your fun ideas! Share them in the comments to add to this list.
