All In The Hands

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." "