Bell Chart - I Will Follow God's Plan

BELL CHART for I WILL FOLLOW GOD’S PLAN in the original key, notes C through high D

I plan on using this in SR for fun and review of the song. The white letters are for the bells with white handles, and the black letters for the bell with a black handle, to further help the children with the visuals of the chart (especially since there are 3 blue colors!). The last page is for reference to know which bells are used in this song. I plan on standing the bells on top of the sheet of paper in place so I can have the correct ones out and the kids can put them back on the right spot too.

I have the 13 note chromatic bell set, but there is one note in this song I don't have (high D) and I'm just going to skip the bell on that one. If you only have the 8 note set you could skip that note and also the Bb (A#).

Below are charts for the 8 note bell set (skipping the Bb’s and high D), 13 note bell set (skipping the high D), 20 note set, and a copy with no color for you to color in with marker or crayon if you’d like. The last one includes all three note index pages for you to use depending on which notes you have.

Happy ringing!

8 note bell chart

13 note bell chart

20 note bell chart

no color bell chart

Sing or Dare - Review Activity

I first asked the kids if they had ever played Truth or Dare.  Then I told them that we were going to play SING or DARE!  They were intrigued!  To play I simply walked around and chose reverent and participating children (who were singing) to choose a slip out of the jar (or you can use choosing sticks), and instructions would be followed from there.  I put slips of paper for each SING and each DARE in one jar for kids to pick.  The SINGs would be different ways to sing a song and the whole Primary would sing along.  The DAREs would be done by the one child who picked it.  We just had kids choose things out of the jar until our time was up!

The kids had a blast!  I'll definitely be doing this activity again.

Here is the link for my labels (you can choose to do one jar or two) and SING and DARE slips for Junior and Senior (separately):

There are different ways to present this activity.  Some have done separate envelopes for the SING and DARE slips.  Some have done a poster board with pockets.  You can have all the SING and DARE slips together in a jar or envelope or pocket, or you can separate them out so the kids can choose to pick a SING or a DARE.  Since people have found that a lot of kids seem to like to choose from the DARE, some have made a rule that you can only choose so many DAREs in a row, to make the kids also do some singing!  But others have found that their own kids choose from both categories.  There are many options and ways to do this activity.  Take it and run with it!

Bell Chart - He Sent His Son

BELL CHART for HE SENT HIS SON (p. 34) in the original key, notes C through high D

I plan on using this in SR for fun and review of the song. The white letters are for the bells with white handles, and the black letters for the bell with a black handle, to further help the children with the visuals of the chart (especially since there are 3 blue colors!). The last page is for reference to know which bells are used in this song. I plan on standing the bells on top of the sheet of paper in place so I can have the correct ones out and the kids can put them back on the right spot too.

Hopefully the layout is not confusing -- I taped sets of two sheets together side by side... If you select "Two Page View" when you open the file you should get what I mean, I hope! The last page is for reference to know which bells are used in this song. I plan on standing the bells on top of the sheet of paper in place so I can have the correct ones out and the kids can put them back on the right spot too.
I have the 13 note chromatic bell set, but there is one note in this song I don't have (high D) and I'm just going to skip the bell on that one. If you only have the 8 note set you could skip that note and also the Bb (A#).

Below are charts for the 13 note bell set (skipping the high D), 20 note set, and a copy with no color for you to color in with marker or crayon if you’d like.  The no color one includes all three note index pages for you to use depending on which notes you have.  If you have the 8 note set you can use the 13 note chart and skip the Bb's and high D.

Happy ringing!

13 note bell chart

20 note bell chart

no color bell chart

He Sent His Son - Sign Language

Here is a great video for He Sent His Son (34) with some actions and sign language.  Both my senior and junior primarys loved it and did great -- even the little new sunbeams!  I really like it because of its simplicity but also it hits the key words and phrases to help emphasize the meaning of the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZjiynCgEM&app=desktop

Key words/phrases:

How?

Tell

Love

He sent

Babe

Peace

How?

Show

Pathway

He sent

Walk

Know

How?

Sacrifice

Death

He sent

Die

Rise (resurrection)

What?

[Us - I added this sign, hand on chest]

Scriptures

Faith

Hope

Live

Help

What?

Live

2014 Monthly Music Outlines

Click HERE to download this editable 2014 music outline PDF form.

HERE is a slightly different version with the Singing Time section split in two parts for Junior and Senior.

Christmas Song Nativity

~~ Credit: OCD Primary Chorister ~~

Put together a nativity scene on the blackboard as you sing Christmas songs. Print and cut out the document below. Write a song name and page number on the back of each one (my suggestions are listed). One by one, have the children choose a piece to place on the board. Sing the songs as you go.

If your kids don't know enough songs, you can bring Hymnals in for the older children. Ask younger children to sing "ooooh," like an angel if they don't know the words. Many children will know the words from home and almost all of the children will recognize the melodies enough to sing along.

(I changed a few of the song selections:)

The Shepherd's Carol - p. 41

Away in a Manger - p. 42

With Wondering Awe - hymn 210

Once within a Lowly Stable - p. 41

Stars Were Gleaming - p. 37

The First Noel - hymn 213

When Joseph Went to Bethlehem - p. 38

Picture a Christmas - p. 50

Lamb

you choose

~~ Credit: OCD Primary Chorister ~~

Hello Song Twist

Hello Song - CS p. 260

Materials:

• Flags for a few different countries
• "Hello" in those country's languages

**I've also seen others make a die with different country/languages on it that the children roll**

So basically you have the person visiting choose a flag and sing the Hello Song with "hello" in whatever language is spoken in the country's flag that is pulled!  Simple and fun.

I got 4x6 flags for under $2 each plus shipping and taxes on a website called United States Flag.  They came in this week!  I'm super excited to use them!  They are bigger than I thought they would be, and probably prefer, but these were the smallest size this website had.  And these flags will belong to the Primary so I'm not too worried about it!

I also found toothpick size flags on Amazon, but I knew that was too small for me.

I tried to choose familiar countries with easy-ish "hello's."  The song easily fits 2-syllable greetings; ones that are shorter or longer are a bit tricky to fit in but it's doable and makes it challenging and more fun for the kids I think!  Keeps them on their toes.  ;)

These are the countries/languages with their "hello's" I'm using:

• Austrailia [English]- G'day
• China [Chinese] - Ni hao (NEE-how)
• France [French] - Bonjour (bohn-ZHOOR)
• Germany [German] - Guten Tag (GOOT-en tahk)
• India [Hindi] - Namaste (nah-mah-STAY)
• Israel [Hebrew] - Shalom (sha-LOHM)
• Italy [Italian] - Ciao (chow)
• Japan [Japanese] - Konnichiwa (koh-NEE-chee-wah)
• Mexico [Spanish] - Hola (OH-lah)
• USA [English] - Hello

Others I might add later:

• Brazil/Portuguese - Ola (OH-lah)
• Philippines/Tagalog - Oy (oee)
• Finland/Finnish - P'iv (PIE-vah)
• Swahili - Jambo (JAM-bo)
• Welsh - Bore da (BOH-ray DAH)
• Fiji - Bula bula (BU-la BU la)
• Czech - Nazdar (NAH-zdar)