Jesus Once Was A Little Child Primary Singing Time Ideas
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Mirror the Savior * Clapping Patterns/Action Patterns * Rhythm Ensemble (Paper Plates & Pencils) * Jesus Child Giant Puzzle Poster * When Jesus Was a Little Child: Folder Game and Facts about Jesus * Sway and Freeze * Scarf Dance
ENGAGING PRIMARY SINGING TIME IDEAS FOR LDS PRIMARY SONG, "JESUS ONCE WAS A LITTLE CHILD"
1. MIRROR THE SAVIOR
Kids mirror your actions as you sing.
Tell the kids that they are going to pretend to be mirrors and should mimic all the movements you do. Demonstrate simple actions and have the kids all copy you as everyone sings.
Tell the kids that the Savior invites us to follow Him. We want to be like Him as much as we can, just like our mirror reflection is perfectly like us.
Invite different students up to lead the class in mirroring them as you repeat the song or you can pair kids with each other.
2. CLAPPING PATTERNS
Option 1: Patsch (pat your legs) - clap-clap
Change on, "So little children..." to:
Option 2: Lap, clap, shoulders, thumbs
Print out the lap-clap-snap-thumbs cards (in the GOLD LIBRARY)and arrange in a certain order on the board in patterns of 3 (ex: lap - clap - shoulders or thumbs - lap - clap) and repeat that pattern throughout the song.
(Note: Young children can't snap so use something like touching the shoulders instead).
Let a child come up and choose a new pattern and sing the song again with those actions. Repeat as many times as desired or time allows.
Extension: Add in additional movement cards for more variety - get ACTION CARDSin the printables library.
Give half the group paper plates and half the group pencils and follow the pattern as outlined below. Let the kids play along as they sing. Switch and repeat.
For Jr. Primary: Simplify to plates and pencils switching off phrase by phrase or similar.
(Write the plate and pencil pattern on the board BEFORE music time begins).
Extension: You can also substitute other instruments for plate and pencil for more variation.
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Make a giant Jesus as a Boy Poster with legs very long (separate from body).
Make a slit near the bottom of the body and insert the legs into the slit so that you can pull the legs through to make Jesus grow longer as the kids sing really good.
(Note: Don't use as a stand-alone activity. Use along with other appropriate song-based learning activities).
[I don't have a Jesus one made but you can get the idea of what I mean from the missionary. It's the same concept but just have one as Jesus as a Boy instead of a missionary].
Let kids come up and match the circles with the text as singing.
This fun folder game let's kids learn more about Jesus as a child and the types of food that were available in that area and at that time, plus they get to sing about it all as well to the LDS Primary Song, "Jesus Once Was A Little Child."
A simple, fun engaging way to teach children more about Jesus and how we can be like Him.
You can also use the THIS page from the Friend with facts about Jesus.
How to Use in Singing Time:
After singing each song phrase, read one of the circles.
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