I just copied/pasted this from sugardoodle.net because I didn't want to forget this wonderful idea! I've been chorister now for almost three years and haven't come up with anything to help the children pay attention/understand any better until this lovely Aili came along! Thanks for sharing! I look forward to raiding my house for gloves and implementing this in my primary soon!
"Aili writes, "I wanted a way to help the children be aware that my hands were telling them how to sing the song (soft, loud, etc.) on short notice since I got called right before the program.I decided to raid my winter closet and my children's dress-up and came up with four pairs of gloves:
Pink=sweetly
Black=strong
White Fuzzy=listen for the Holy Ghost
Zebra=enthusiastic
I change gloves depending on what I think the song needs.The children have been really responsive to this. I think some of them didn't notice my hands at all before, only focusing on my face (and mouth singing the words). The contrast of the colored glove to my skin and dress really makes my hands stand out visually. Lots of the sunbeams are mimicking my hand movements now, but I think it's just because it's new. And it's way easier to get them to adjust dynamics now!
big hands=LOUD
small hands=soft
I love how responsive they were to pink=sweetly, "I'm trying to be like Jesus" used to be a bit too strong for the message of the song but was really nice last week." "
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Fortune Cookie Fun!
A friend of mine linked to a cute t-shirt upcycle DIY to another friend of mine on fb today. By following the link and then browsing the site a bit, I ran across several tutorials on how to make fortune cookies out of paper or felt. The tutorials all used Valentine's Day as a theme, but I thought "What a GREAT idea for singing time!"
Here's a link to one of the tutorials I found. I like this one because you can actually open and close the cookie to get the fortune out. ^^
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/felt-fortune-cookies-2
And maybe I can go to the craft store or a dollar store and buy one of those large chinese take out boxes people use for gifts to put all the cookies...
Of course, I would be putting the names of songs to sing in place of a fortune. Though, I'm trying to figure out how I could put a "fortune" in the cookie and make it like a clue to the song we'll sing??? Like, "Love thy neighbor as thy brother" for "Love One Another" or "He has given you an earthly home with parents kind and dear" for "I Am A Child of God" or "As you search the scriptures, you will hear His words of peace" for "If I Listen With My Heart"... so yeah, something like that. ^^ Either way, I know the kids will love it.
Here's a link to one of the tutorials I found. I like this one because you can actually open and close the cookie to get the fortune out. ^^
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/felt-fortune-cookies-2
And maybe I can go to the craft store or a dollar store and buy one of those large chinese take out boxes people use for gifts to put all the cookies...
Of course, I would be putting the names of songs to sing in place of a fortune. Though, I'm trying to figure out how I could put a "fortune" in the cookie and make it like a clue to the song we'll sing??? Like, "Love thy neighbor as thy brother" for "Love One Another" or "He has given you an earthly home with parents kind and dear" for "I Am A Child of God" or "As you search the scriptures, you will hear His words of peace" for "If I Listen With My Heart"... so yeah, something like that. ^^ Either way, I know the kids will love it.
Friday, February 4, 2011
"Hello" Song
My primary LOVES languages. They want to learn and their passion inspires me to continually indulge their love of learning. So, I introduced singing the Hello Song as "Bonjour" or "Hola" instead of "Hello". They loved it so much that's the only song they wanted to sing.
As happenstance would have it, another chorister who's blog I follow posted a bunch of other languages and ways to sing "Hello" and wrote them on popsicle sticks (which I like and might do too) Check it out!
Here: http://primarysingingintherain.blogspot.com/2011/02/welcome-song-idea.html#comment-form
EDIT:
P.S. I used this idea for my "wiggle/wake-up" songs before openning prayer and also at the beginning of singing time. They LOVED it. Especially "konnichiwa" and "ciao". I also had the pianst speed up more than our normal relaxed tempo, which I've always thought was a bit too slow anyhow. I didn't use all the 11 or so popsicle sticks I made, but it gives them something to look forward to!
As happenstance would have it, another chorister who's blog I follow posted a bunch of other languages and ways to sing "Hello" and wrote them on popsicle sticks (which I like and might do too) Check it out!
Here: http://primarysingingintherain.blogspot.com/2011/02/welcome-song-idea.html#comment-form
EDIT:
P.S. I used this idea for my "wiggle/wake-up" songs before openning prayer and also at the beginning of singing time. They LOVED it. Especially "konnichiwa" and "ciao". I also had the pianst speed up more than our normal relaxed tempo, which I've always thought was a bit too slow anyhow. I didn't use all the 11 or so popsicle sticks I made, but it gives them something to look forward to!
Apple Pie
My coworker was recently called as primary chorister so we swap ideas and share our successes and whatnot. Today, she told me that last week her primary made "Apple Pie".
Supplies:
-Apple shaped cutouts
-Posterboard tree (or maybe a mini-tree where you could hang the cutouts?)
-Wooden spoon
-Chef hat
-Apron
-Pie pan
Make or buy a bunch of apple shaped cutouts and on the back write the names of songs you want to sing/review. My coworker bought a posterboard and cutout a big tree, though if you have a mini-tree you could use that. When it was singing time, she informed the children that they were going to make apple pie! Doning a chef hat and apron (and once she got into it, she started using a silly french accent to), she called on a child to come up and pick an apple off the tree. They then sung the song on the back with the child who picked the apple using a big wooden spoon to lead the song. Afterwards the apple was placed in a pie pan and another child was chosen.
I thought this sounded like such a FUN idea! I may try it for a review week sometime! Now, she didn't mention what they did at the end of it, but I imagine the kids just felt rewarded by picking all the apples. Maybe you could make a handout for them as a reward? I personally wouldn't bring apple pie or a treat, but that's me i guess.
Supplies:
-Apple shaped cutouts
-Posterboard tree (or maybe a mini-tree where you could hang the cutouts?)
-Wooden spoon
-Chef hat
-Apron
-Pie pan
Make or buy a bunch of apple shaped cutouts and on the back write the names of songs you want to sing/review. My coworker bought a posterboard and cutout a big tree, though if you have a mini-tree you could use that. When it was singing time, she informed the children that they were going to make apple pie! Doning a chef hat and apron (and once she got into it, she started using a silly french accent to), she called on a child to come up and pick an apple off the tree. They then sung the song on the back with the child who picked the apple using a big wooden spoon to lead the song. Afterwards the apple was placed in a pie pan and another child was chosen.
I thought this sounded like such a FUN idea! I may try it for a review week sometime! Now, she didn't mention what they did at the end of it, but I imagine the kids just felt rewarded by picking all the apples. Maybe you could make a handout for them as a reward? I personally wouldn't bring apple pie or a treat, but that's me i guess.
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