We'll Bring the World His Truth - Variation

I posted my original lesson plan HERE for teaching this song.  But if you are looking for a variation or another way to review the 3 verses, here's another spin on that idea...

Divide your Primary into small groups (about 4 or 5 would be preferable).

Print copies of the following pages equal to the amount of groups you will have:

  WBTWHT Variation

Cut out the circles (discarding the key words) and put each set of circles in envelopes.  You may want to keep an extra copy that is not cut out for yourself that will be your answer sheet.

Have the groups sit on the floor and put their circles in order as everyone sings the song a few times (it probably will be mostly you and the teachers at first).  The first group to get their pictures in order correctly, wins.  Check answers by having the Primary sing the song through again.  Switch up groups again and play again until you run out of time.

This activity with groups probably will work best for Senior primary.  For Junior Primary I'd recommend printing off the large circles located in the link above in my original lesson plan and play this game on the chalkboard using tape or magnets, no groups and everyone just playing together.  Have a few kids come up at a time to place a few circles in order as the Primary sings.  Stop and check answers, change kids and continue singing.

We'll Bring the World His Truth

For an attention getter, I printed these 2000 Stripling Warriors from ocdprimarychorister HERE - LOVED them.  Thank you for sharing!!  I'll use this to introduce the song as she suggests.  

HERE is also a great summary of the story from lds.org if you need a little help (like me!).  I'll  print this out and take it to church with me.

  Scripture Summary

Then I'll post Gospel Art Book, page 80, entitled "Two Thousand Stripling Warriors" (find it online HERE) on the chalkboard and proceed to teach the chorus (see how I've taken apart my GAB apart HERE).

I'll hang the picture on the center of the chalkboard and underneath it write with chalk, "we are as the army of Helaman."  I'll have the pianist play that line and we'll then sing it.  Then around the picture I'll gradually add the rest of the lines "we have been taught in our youth," "we will be the Lord's Missionaries" "to bring the world His truth."

We'll go over the learned chorus a few times, having the children stand up pretending to be like warriors - singing with courage, being bold and brave, etc.

I'll bear testimony at the end that if we can be like these 2000 Stripling Warriors, we will always have the strength of the Lord with us.

Depending on my time, I'll continue on to the verses and finish the following week with whatever I don't get to.

I've cut out the following circles (write the keyword below each circle on the backside) and laminated them:

  WBTWHT Clipart by camigirlut

They will go on colored paper headbands using plastytac or tape.  I'll have 4 kids at a time come up front and dress up like a soldier.  Putting on blank headbands, capes, shields, swords, whatever else I can come up with.  The 4 up front will face the Primary and I'll gradually add a circle to each of their headbands.  We'll sing the line that corresponds to the headband picture and add on until I've gone through all 4 pictures.  Then I'll rotate the kids out and do 4 more pictures until I've completed all 3 verses and hopefully every child has had a chance to come up and dress like a Stripling Warrior!

Thank you to a few blogs for sharing your FABULOUS clipart!  Susan Fitch Design HERE and OCD Primary Chorister HERE to name a few!

Find another variation of teaching this song HERE.

Hats Off to Mothers!

I chose The Dearest Names p. 208 and Grandmother p. 200 to sing for our Mother's Day musical numbers.  To teach The Dearest Names, I found a fun and easy idea called Hats Off to Mothers.  It will work with any song.  Then to teach Grandmother, we'll use the picture I have of "Grandma!"

(You can also see what I've done in past years by going HERE and scrolling down to view all the posts)

Print off the following mom and her hats HERE on card stock.  Cut out the hats and laminate if you want.

Here's the poem it goes with:

Hats Off to Mother

My mother’s job is sometimes hard, and I have heard her say,

“The hours are long, and if I could, I’d like to change the pay.”

Her profession has variety, and I will tell you now

About the many hats she wears—and why and when and how.

1. My mommy’s a nurse who fixes and patches, All of my hurts and my sores and my scratches.

2. My mother’s a chef who fixes each dinner, Fit for a king—a blue-ribbon winner!

3. My mom’s a chauffeur who drives pretty slow, But gets me to places where I need to go.

4. My mom’s a detective, and no one is greater, At getting the truth from me sooner or later.

5. My mommy’s a gardener and works really hard, Planting and weeding and grooming our yard.

6. My mother’s a maid—at least that’s what she said— ‘Cause she cleans up the house and makes every bed.

7. My mother’s an angel—a queen in disguise—Who teaches the gospel with tears in her eyes.

Today take these hats off, and please wear no other. Let me do your work, to show I LOVE YOU, MOTHER!

On each of the back hats, I'm going to place a line in the song I'm teaching on the back:

#1: Nurse Hat:  I know a name, a glorious name,

#2: Dearer than any other.

#3: Listen, I'll whisper the name to you:

#4: It is the name of mother.

#5: Mother, so tender and kind and true,

#6: I love you, I love you.

#7: Mother, so tender and kind and true, I love you.

So as each hat is placed on the "mom" we'll read the corresponding poem and then sing the line written on the back.

To teach Grandmother, I'm just going to play Hot Potato with the cutout of a grandma.

We'll sing the song and pass her around. The piano will randomly stop and whoever is holding Grandma will get to tell the Primary something about their Grandma (what they like to do with her, why they love her, what they remember about her, etc.).  I'll have the words posted as we sing.

Here's my lesson plan I'll take to church with me:

  MOTHER’S DAY LESSON PLAN

Happy Mother's Day!!

May Song: Song of your choice from the Children's Songbook

May is ANOTHER "your choice" song!  To pick my May song, just like April, I looked at May's theme for the month and started from there (it helps our Program jive a little better!).  May's theme is "Prophets Teach Us to Live the Restored Gospel."  Here are my suggestions (they are all listed under "Prophets" in the Topics section in the back of the Children's Songbook):

Book of Mormon Stories p. 118

Follow the Prophet p. 110

Keep the Commandments p. 146

Latter-day Prophets p. 134 (find my lesson plan for this song HERE)

Nephi's Courage p. 120 (find my lesson plans for this song HERE and HERE)

The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden p. 237

Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus p. 36 (find my lesson plans for this song HERE and HERE)

Seek the Lord Early p. 108

The Sixth Article of Faith p. 126

Stand for the Right p. 159 (find my lesson plan for this song HERE)

We'll Bring the World His Truth p. 172 (I'll be teaching this one so stay tuned for my upcoming lesson plans)

For ideas for teaching the other songs, I'd reference the following:

A Children's Songbook Companion.  Find details of this book HERE.

Sugardoodle HERE and search for the song alphabetically.

Search past files on Primusic on Yahoo Groups (find details HERE)

Google, Pinterest, Facebook (Chorister's Group HERE), or other singing time blogs of course!

There are a few good hymns that go along with this month as well:

Praise to the Man (see my 3 week lesson plan HERE, HERE and HERE)

We Thank Thee, Oh God For a Prophet (reference the 2013 Outline HERE in May for teaching tips)

May 2013 Singing Time Schedule

Singing Time Schedule
MAY 2013

May 5th:
Reverence song:  Follow the Prophet p. 110
Scripture song:   The Eighth Article of Faith p. 127
Birthday song:  Happy, Happy Birthday p. 284
Welcome song: We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: We’ll Bring the World His Truth p. 172
Activity:  Chorus & 1st verse:  Learn possible actions for chorus, then dress kids as soldiers, place picture cards on headbands to help learn song.  More to come.

May 12th: MOTHER’S DAY – SING IN SACRAMENT MEETING
Reverence song:  I Often Go Walking p. 202
Scripture song:   The Eighth Article of Faith p. 127
Birthday song:  Happy, Happy Birthday p. 284
Welcome song:  We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: The Dearest Names p. 208, Grandmother, p. 200
Activity:  Mother's Day activity to learn songs for sacrament meeting musical number.

May 19th:
Reverence song:  We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet hymn #19
Scripture song:   The Eighth Article of Faith p. 127
Birthday song:  Happy, Happy Birthday p. 284
Welcome song:  We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time:  We’ll Bring the World His Truth p. 172
Activity:  2nd & 3rd verses: continue to dress kids as soldiers with picture cards on headbands

May 26th:
Reverence song:  Stand for the Right p. 159
Scripture song:  The Eighth Article of Faith p. 127
Birthday song:  Happy, Happy Birthday p. 284
Welcome song:  We Welcome You p. 256
Singing Time: I am a Child of God p. 2, One in a Million, My Heavenly Father Loves Me, p. 228, This is My Beloved Son p. 76, If the Savior Stood Beside Me, outline, We’ll Bring the World His Truth p. 172
Activity: Review game TBA

Click on the "Posting Words" tab above to find all the words for these songs.

Hu{La-La} Hoop Review!

We'll be reviewing our January - April program songs this Sunday using these:

(found these at Wal-Mart)

I ran across the idea on LDS Chorister's Facebook page.  If you are not a member, find out how you join HERE.

Anyway, super simple and I think it will help cure my Primary kids of their SEVERE spring fever!  I can't get them to sit still lately for the life of me.

To play you simply have 2 children come up and start to "hula" with the hoops.  The rest of the Primary begins singing the first song.  As soon as both hoops have dropped, the Primary stops singing and the hula hoopers go pick new (but also best singing!) hula hoopers and we'll continue singing where we left off.  The goal of the hula hooper is to keep the Primary singing for as long as possible.  I'll be EXTRA lenient with the Jr. Primary as a lot of them may not even be able to do it.  Perhaps I'll just give them one minute to "hula" as the rest of the Primary "cheers" them on by singing to them!

If I find we're stopping way too often, I may give everyone 2 chances to drop their hula hoop before we switch kids.  My goal will be to try to get through all the songs we've learned this year!

2013 Primary Leadership Training Video

Find the 2013 Primary Leadership Training video HERE.  It's some wonderful information!!