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Did you know that Help Me Dear Father<\/a> is one of the songs recommended on the song lists for 3 out of the 4 Come Follow Me years? It’s obviously an important message to help the children learn about both repentance and forgiveness that is a nice and easy song for the kids to learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll love all these Help Me Dear Father singing time ideas in this post to help you teach this song using a variety of different teaching methods and activities in your Primary.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Help Me, Dear Father Teaching Packet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You’ll be able to easily teach this song with this packet filled with 7 fun and unique teaching activities with extended printables to make engaging with this song enjoyable for children of all ages. This packet to help you teach Help Me Dear Father<\/a> includes our custom art flip chart, too, so you’ll have everything you need to teach this song in Primary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find this Help Me Dear Father Singing Time Packet in my shop<\/a>. It is also available in my etsy store here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Help Me Dear Father Flip Charts<\/h2>\n\n\n
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For those just getting started teaching this song, you’ll love this helpful Help Me Dear Father Flip Chart<\/a> post! It’s got several flip chart styles to pick from including a slideshow plus the lyrics ready to review so you’ll be ready to teach this song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This song is included in the Children’s Songbook on page #99. 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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This post will help you find all of my Help Me Dear Father 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! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Help Me Dear Father – First Letters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Your Primary will love trying their hand at cracking the code and unscrambling the letter strips while learning this song in a logical way with this Help Me Dear Father First Letters<\/a> lesson plan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Help Me Dear Father – Magic Crayon<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The kids will absolutely love helping you paint in the air with this Help Me Dear Father Magic Crayon<\/a> lesson plan! They’ll follow along drawing with their finger as an imaginary crayon with this fun pattern that’s easy to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Help Me Dear Father – Be My Mirror<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Let the kids be the leader of a variety of different movement actions to pair with this song. In this Help Me Dear Father Be My Mirror<\/a> activity, you’ll pick a set of actions and let the children lead the actions as everyone else follows mirroring the pattern. It’s a fun way to add movement and lots of singing repetition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Help Me Dear Father – Words of a Prophet<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Use one of these video clips for an engaging way to connect what the prophets and the church teach about repentance and forgiveness to help the children better understand the message of this song’s lyrics. Head over to see a variety of great options to included in this Help Me Dear Father Words of a Prophet<\/a> lesson plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Help Me Dear Father – Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Your Junior Primary will love this Help Me Dear Father Sensory Bin<\/a> activity! It’s a great way to add a tactile experience as you present a variety of different repentance and forgiveness scenarios to help the children better understand what these two big concepts mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. Help Me Dear Father – Concentration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Start with all the lyrics, and flip them over as you learn the song to reveal a hidden picture in this fun Help Me Dear Father Concentration<\/a> activity. See if the Primary children can figure out what the picture is and how it connects to the song lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Help Me Dear Father – Singing Bee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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You will have so much fun with this Help Me Dear Father Singing Bee<\/a> review activity! You’ll sing through the song a bunch of different times with a fun game and activity. Use these simple buzz questions that connect with the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8. Help Me Dear Father – Hand Bells<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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You’ll love using hand bells to highlight the keywords of this song using just a regular 8-note bell set. Head over to this post to grab this Help Me Dear Father Hand Bells<\/a> lesson plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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