I want to keep track of a few of my singing time ideas somewhere I won't lose them and be able to reference them quickly if I need more ideas in the future, so this blog is getting another post!
To get them reverent when things get a little crazy:
Say, "1...2...3 Show me Reverent!" The first kids to fold their arms and sit quietly "win."
Beginning of the New Year, have kids write down their favorite songs and make a singing time "goal" to learn every child's new song.
Have a "friend" come to visit (I used a stuffed penguin) who's heard what great singers the kids are. As the kids sing, they pass around the friend and he/she/it listens to them sing. At the end of the song, the child holding the friend gets to say if the friend thinks the kids did a good job by nodding the friends head, or a bad job by shaking the friend's head.
Wake up the snowman and get him dressed by singing really well using my grandma's snowman and cut outs.
Name that tune: the pianist plays a few notes and the kids try to guess the song.
Learn songs in different languages:
Sing the "Hello Song" with different languages saying hello.
Learn "I Am A Child of God" in Japanese
Learn the songs in sign language.
Learn the birthday languages song.
Teach the different verses of favorite songs.
I AM A CHILD OF GOD 2013 theme ideas:
Learn all 4 verses
Learn the descant
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