Engage your logical thinkers with this My Mother Dear Flow Chart singing time idea! For a unique way to organize the song lyrics, use this flow chart with bubbles for keywords in the song and symbols to show how the words are connected!
My Mother Dear Flow Chart
As music leaders, it can be easy to stick to the same tried-and-true activities. This is great for familiarity and simplicity! However, sometimes it’s nice to bring in something a little bit different! That’s precisely why I want to share this activity with you!
This flow chart is a great way to keep things fresh in singing time! This chart organizes the lyrics in a novel way that that is sure to capture the attention of your primary children.
For this activity, I’ve created a printable flow chart that links keywords throughout this Mother’s Day song. As shown below, each bubble contains one keyword. Keywords are connected with symbols that represent how those words interact in the song.
Simply use this chart as a teaching tool or try it as a fun review game – completely up to you!
At the beginning of singing time, tell your primary children that you’ll be learning a special song for Mother’s Day. I recommend keeping a copy of our My Mother Dear flip chart handy in case you need to glance at the lyrics while teaching the song.
Tape the flow chart on the board. Begin singing the first line as you point to the keywords, “sunshine” and “morning.” Point to the next set of keywords as you sing the phrase, “that wakens day from night.”
Sunshine –> Morning Day / Night
To encourage more participation, pick an older primary child to read the next two keywords. Then, sing the phrase and have the group echo after you.
Flowers –> Springtime Colorful + Bright
Continue moving through each set of keywords as you sing one line at a time.
For a fun way to review the lyrics, hide some of the circles! I’ve included some blank circles in the printable exactly for this purpose! Pick a volunteer to come up and cover a few keywords with blank circles. Can you remember the lyrics?
Wow, you all did great! Mothers are all unique, but one thing they all share in common is their love for you!
Flow Chart:
Here’s a quick glance at how this flow chart works. The words in the left hand column always precede the words in the right hand column. The symbols represent connecting words like “In the” “And” “With” and “of.”
Of course, you can always draw your own chart on the board, but I’ve created a printable version found later in this post for an easy print-and-go option!
| Sunshine –> | Morning |
| Day / | Night |
| Flowers –> | Springtime |
| Colorful + | Bright |
| Songs – | Bluebirds |
| Fill – | Cheer |
| Bright + | Lovely |
| Mother 🤍 | Dear |
Extension Activities:
- Cover half of the keywords before singing time. Have the children guess which word is missing from each pair.
- Cut each keyword pair into word strips and scramble them on the board. As you sing, put the keyword pairs back in the correct order!
- Cut out all individual circles and pass them out. Can you find your match? Look around the room to find the person whose word goes with yours!
- Have one side of the room sing all the keywords on the left side of the flow chart and have the other side sing all the words on the right side of each flow chart.
- Choose a simple action to do each time you sing one of the keywords from the chart. Clap, Jump, Stomp, Spin, etc.
- Put the chart on the board at the beginning of singing time. Can anyone guess which song we’ll be singing? Hum the melody and see if anyone already knows the song! If they do, they get to help you teach it!
For another fun similar activity, head over to see this The Lord Gave Me a Temple Same & Different singing time activity!
My Mother Dear Flow Chart Printable Song Helps
This free in-post printable includes organizational bubbles for keywords, as well as blank bubbles to cover the words.
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Bring this song to life with this My Mother Dear Egg Shakers idea next and shake along with keywords in this Mother’s Day song!
What other fun ways will you use this flow chart singing time activity in your Primary room?
