So I have been a Primary Chorister for a month now and I'm loving it. I sat down yesterday to think up a way to teach the children our song for February, "I will follow God's plan" pg 164. My son was watching "Jake and the Neverland Pirates"...so that may help you understand how this all came together.
So I'm thinking I might dress up a bit like a Pirate to introduce the song. We will talk about how a treasure maps are plans to help pirates find Treasure. So we can each be a
P.I.R.A.T.E.--People, in righteousness, achieving treasures eternal. I will show them our Treasure map:
We will move along the map as we complete tasks and sing parts of the song. The song is broken into four sections. There will be four tasks that will help them discover Heavenly Father's map and treasure (the words to the song, broken into four groups). (I will have one volunteer complete each task so it will move fairly quickly)
With the completion of each task they will receive directions that lead to a strip of pictures to help learn the song:
1st task (open a gift with big snow gloves on)--my life is a gift
2nd task (army crawl under ropes to get flashlight to read message in dark box)--seek for God's light
3rd task (walk on row of chairs holding on to a broom stick--iron rod)--holding fast to his word and his love
4th task (hopscotch across floor)--I will always walk in his way
Each task corresponds with the teachings of that part of the song, when they win a picture strip we will sing that part of the song. (the song will cover the pirate map at the end--showing God's map for us--the message of the song)
I hope this isn't too confusing. The treasure at the end is that we will be Happy on Earth and in our Home above...so we'll talk about that as the treasure that our Father gives us for following his plan (or map).
Feel free to leave suggestions or your own ideas.
