You’ll love this fun The Priesthood is Restored Rebus Lyrics Puzzle as a fun singing time activity to help you teach this song this year. Each line is represented in a visual way to help the children be able to picture the lyrics and better remember the words!
I plan to teach The Priesthood is Restored (archives) as part of the D&C Primary Songs List. It’s a great song that ties into the gospel topics we learn about this year and gives an opportunity to teach the Primary children about the Priesthood!
The Priesthood is Restored Rebus Lyrics Puzzles
Sing through The Priesthood is Restored with this flip chart once, before introducing these fun rebus lyric puzzles. This is a great way to quickly introduce the song if this is the first time teaching it or to transition from another activity.
Teach the song line by line by showing the rebus lyrics puzzle and asking the children what they see in the image. Take a few answers. Say or sing the first line of the song. Ask the children how this picture might represent those lyrics? Sing the first line of the song together.
Continue to work your way through the song by teaching the song line by line, then sing starting from the beginning up through the point you just taught. This is a great way to add in lots of repetition and build up the song as you work through each line.
The Priesthood is Restored – Rebus Puzzles:
- “The Priesthood is Restored” – Priesthood is “re” (recycle sign) “stored” (in a box)
- “The truth made known to man” – “Truth” is being brought to a person’s mind
- “That God has spoken to the earth” – God written on the megaphone which is “speaking” to the earth
- “His power is here again.” – “Power” written in a comic strip style of emphasis, a map showing “here” and an arrow in a circular style that represents “again”
Extension Activities:
- Silly Singing – Invite the children to pick one of the lyrics pictures. Choose a fun way to sing and use that silly way to sing only for that one line of the song!
- Flip the Picture – Pick one of the pictures that the children think they know, then flip it over. Can they remember that part of the song still? Since these pictures are so visual, they will be able to recall the visuals in their mind and help to better remember the words long term.
- Divide the Room – Divide the room into 2 or 4 groups. Separate the pictures on the board with a line dividing the parts. Have each group sing the line from one or two of the picture puzzles. Then mix up the order. Maybe the 1st group sings line 1 and 2. Then next time they will sing lines 2 and 4.
- Picture Order – For more of a review activity, put all 4 picture puzzles up on the board. After each time through the song, as the Primary which 2 signs to swap until all 4 are in the correct order.
- Envelope Reveal – Put each picture in an envelope. Pick which envelope to open and reveal first. Relate this to the Priesthood being restored a little at a time.
For another fun similar activity, head over to see this O Little Town of Bethlehem Picture Puzzles singing time activity!
The Priesthood is Restored Rebus Lyrics Puzzles Printable Song Helps
This free in-post printable includes a 1-page printable with 1/4 page rebus puzzles.
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For a fun movement activity, head over to this The Priesthood is Restored Clapping Pattern singing time idea!
What other fun ways will you use this rebus picture puzzles singing time activity in your Primary room?
