A month late, but I will post it anyway...
I found this idea on another blog, forgive me as I don't recall which one it was. Not my idea but I made it my own. I had this tic tac toe board already and I just put a header on it. It is removeable and so we can play tic tac toe on any old day. But this one was for New Years. New Years fell on a Sunday this year. Crazy! But I had to do something relating to RESOLUTIONS or GOALS.
So I divided the room into two groups....GROUP "X' and GROUP "O"
They picked a marker and place it on the board when it was their turn, of course trying to get THREE in a row.
On the back of the markers were resolutions having to do with songs
RESOLUTION:
BE KIND TO YOUR PRIMARY TEACHER
have the chosen child ask their teacher their favorite primary song
RESOLUTION:
"LEARN TO DO HIS WILL, TO LIVE WITH HIM SOMEDAY"
What's the song? I AM A CHILD OF GOD - sing it
RESOLUTION:
"I'M CHANIGN HOW I LIVE, I AM CHANGING WHAT I'LL BE!"
What's the song? Scripture Power - sing it
RESOLUTION:
"TO SHINE FOR HIM EACH DAY"
What's the song? Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - sing it
RESOLUTION:
TO STAND "TALL, TALL, TALL"
What's the song? Once There Was A Snowman - sing it
RESOLUTION:
To make at least one snowman
What's the song? My version of Popcorn Popping (snowflakes up to my knee) - sing it
RESOLUTION:
TO LISTEN TO THOMAS S. MONSON, in other words....
What's the song? Follow The Prophet - sing it
RESOLUTION:
BE HAPPY
What's the song? If You're Happy and you know it - sing it
RESOLUTION:
To LOVE SINGING IN PRIMRAY
What's the song? Singing a song is fun to do, to do do do - sing it
RESOLUTION:
I TRY TO SHOW I LOVE THE LOVE IN ALL I SAY AND DO
What's the song? One In A Million - sing it
This particular day, we sang so many songs. It was so fun. I really get bored just hammering the song of the month every Sunday. Usually it is a song we will retire once the program is over and we hardly ever sing that song again. It is so tragic, but true. I want the children to be familiar with ALL the songs in the book and this is a way to really get them familiar with all the GOOD stuff in this primary book rather than just singing AS A CHILD OF GOD 100 times. BORING! I think that song has a great message but so do all of them. So I really try to sneak in songs we wouldn't sing otherwise. I think one day, kids will remember the songs from primary, and it won't be the NEW song they learned for a program. It will be the old standards like I AM A CHILD OF GOD AND POPCORN POPPING AND I HOPE THEY CALL ME ON A MISSION. So I think it is really important to do some of these songs even if you have an agenda to teach the new song all month long.
My two cents! Sorry!
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