To
make Name That Tune more interesting to the older kids, in the last few
minutes of the game, I have them think of songs that will stump me.
They tell the pianist their song, I tell them how many notes I can name
that tune in, and so on.
4/21/02
Linda
Martin, Corvallis Oregon
Reviewing for the Sacrament
Program can get monotonous, so I tried a new idea. I decided to play
a guessing game based on pictionary. I used graphics off the
computer and made a clue for each of the songs we're singing this year.
I put the clue ( a small picture) inside a balloon and blew it up.
I chose a child to pop a balloon that wore the same color as
the balloon. The child tried to guess what song the picture represented.
If they couldn't, then they turned to the audience for help. It broke up
the monotony and helps have the children look forward to my next singing
time surprise.
When we sing songs about
tithing I have a bank up front with three sections, one for the Lord, one
for them and for their mission. We talk about why we should save
and about how the Lord uses our money. As we sing I award pennies
for "good" singing and they put them in the bank.
We play name that tune often
in our singing time. It's not only great for learning new songs (as a review)
but it's fun for when there's extra time or just some free singing time
I wanted something I could
use from week to week for the kids to choose a song during singing time,
so I used a pattern of a pair of overalls and cut one out of wood.
I painted it and glued cloth pockets on the front. One big one on
the "bib" of the overalls and one on each side at the waist and then I
added one on each knee. I put different things in the pockets for
the songs we are practicing or for free singing. It's easy and can
be used again and again.
This
idea can be used over and over throughout the year for any course of study.
This was taken from the Friend several years ago and we have used it successfully
during singing time. It's called New Testament ABC's. Make
cards for each of the 24 letters in the alphabet and put questions on the
back. Have a child come up and draw a card and if they can answer
the question they can either choose a song or help with a song being taught.
Here is a list of questions for the New Testament. A- Twelve men
who were chosen by Jesus, B- Town where Jesus was born, C- Those who believe
in Christ, D- Those who follow Christ, E- Land where Joseph and Mary took
Jesus when He was a baby, F- Fragrance brought by the Wise Men, G- Garden
where Jesus prayed,
H-
Wicked King who ordered all babies killed, I- Another name for Christ,
meaning "God (is) with us", J- Name the angel told Mary to call the Savior,
K- "___ of the Jews" (part of title on the cross), L- Raised by Jesus from
the dead, M- First book in the New Testament, N- Town where Jesus llived
as a boy, O- ___Begotten Son, P- Chief Apostle, Q- Christ "shall judge
the_____and the dead" (2 Timothy 4:1), R- Last book in the New Testament,
S- Name changed to Paul, T- One of the twelve Apostles, U- ____room where
the Last Supper was held, V- Given to Christ to drink while He was on the
cross, W- She gave her last two mites,
X-
Roman numeral for number of silver coins given to Judas, Y- "Take my ____
upon you, and learn of me" (Matt 11:29)
Z-
Father of John the Baptist.
To
make Name That Tune more interesting to the older kids, in the last few
minutes of the game, I have them think of songs that will stump me.
They tell the pianist their song, I tell them how many notes I can name
that tune in, and so on.
4/21/02
