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You won’t struggle to teach this Primary song with all these fun Follow the Prophet Singing Time Ideas<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll see below flip charts and 30 unique ideas that are from my blog and other favorite ideas from around the web with tons of different activities to help you jump in for any music leader teaching Follow the Prophet<\/strong><\/a> in Primary and as you prepare for the Primary program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the Prophet is one of my suggested songs to teach as part of the Old Testament Come Follow Me song lists<\/a>. I would include either this song title or We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet<\/a> as we learn about so many ancient and Latter-day prophets this year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow the Prophet Flip Charts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Head over to grab your choice of Follow the Prophet flip chart<\/a> style including a fun colorful version or a simple black and white option for a lyrics book and even a slideshow! It’ll be a great resource to have on hand and even includes a new verse for President Nelson! Plus, all the song lyrics for all the verses from the first to the last verse, if you need a refresher.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This song is included in the Children’s Songbook on page #110. You can find printable sheet music on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8 Follow the Prophet Singing Time Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’ll get started first with direct links to all the singing time ideas here on my blog. I’ve shared tons of activities here on this website and you’ll be able to easily find each of those activities from this list below. Then, there are a lot of fun ideas after that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Follow the Prophet – Personalized License Plates<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Work through your choice of verses with these personalized Follow the Prophet License Plates<\/a>! There’s a variety of ways to use it with coloring in creative plates with a scene for each prophet or roll and match with which prophet verse to teach! You could even use this cute idea before General Conference or as a sharing time type lesson about each prophet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Follow the Prophet – Guest Prophet<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Bring guests up to the front of the room to be each of the prophets and share a little bit of their story with this fun Follow the Prophet Guest Prophet<\/a> singing time idea. You can have each focus on one whole verse, then transition to the next guest and their verse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Follow the Prophet – Riddles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Have some fun with the older children in primary with these Follow the Prophet Riddles<\/a>! See if the Primary children can guess which prophet you’re talking about with unique riddles and then the Primary sing their verse! This would make a great review activity and challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Follow the Prophet – Matching Activity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Use this printable Follow the Prophet Matching Activity<\/a> to help the Primary kids sort out which prophet pictures go with which prophet and test how well they’ve learned each of the verses or teach them new verses as you go! You could then throw in a sign language sign to represent each prophet match or maybe their key gospel principle to help the kids remember what lesson each teaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Follow the Prophet – Treasure Hunt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The kids will love doing something a little different with this Follow the Prophet Treasure Hunt<\/a> with ideas for taking it outdoors! Great if you have a beautiful day and a small Primary. Or, stay indoors and go on a treasure hunt around the Primary room while learning about the Old Testament prophets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. Follow the Prophet – Listen & Sing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Take turns singing (and listening) with this engaging and no-prep Follow the Prophet Listen & Sing<\/a> activity! It’s a great way to incorporate echo singing in a unique and fun way the kids will love with adorable song visuals to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Follow the Prophet – Word Swap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Cross off the silly word in each phrase and find the correct one in the word bank with this Follow the Prophet Word Swap<\/a> singing time the kids will love! Write these phrases up on a big poster board or even on power point presentations so everyone can see the silly phrases! It’s a fun twist on a classic eraser pass game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8. Follow the Prophet – Drum Pattern<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The kids will be in HEAVEN making all this fun ruckus by following along to this Follow the Prophet Drum Patterns<\/a>! You can use actual drums, popsicle sticks, or just grab hymn books and pencils and that will work, too. The different color words will help the children follow along, even for younger children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. Follow the Prophet – Story Behind the Song<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Do you love to know a little bit more behind the making of the song? You’ll love this video created by the composer with how he wrote this song<\/a>. There’s also a unique video for each one of the verses to give you added insight when teaching this song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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21 MORE Different Ways to Teach Follow the Prophet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve gathered a whole bunch of varied and fun ways to teach this song created by other Primary Music Leaders (Primary Chorister). I can’t wait to hear as well your own ideas and adaptions for how you taught this song!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Follow the Prophet – Posters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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2. Follow the Prophet – Listen to the Right Voices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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