A simple flipchart for We’ll Bring the World His Truth. An easy way to introduce this new song in your next primary singing time.
Here’s a fun primary singing game! I loved the idea of playing bingo in primary but I knew what songs we needed to review. So I made bingo
Follow the prophet taught with rhythm sticks! Also a fun way to review it! These visuals will help make it simple for you! Happy singing!
A simple flipchart for We’ll Bring the World His Truth. An easy way to introduce this new song in your next primary singing time.
A FUN primary singing time game. 5 mystery kids and the only clue is their lips singing to the song. Will the guessers figure it out?
An easy primary singing time idea for review day. With each song sung, an ice cream scoop gets added. Scatter the scoops around the room & go!
Follow the prophet taught with rhythm sticks! Also a fun way to review it! These visuals will help make it simple for you! Happy singing!
A fun singing time activity for your primary! This LARGE Mr Potato Head will grab your primary’s full attention.
An easy singing time prop to have with you for every Sunday. Print it out and have it ready for those last-minute plans. Singing Time Visuals
A fun singing time activity for your primary! This LARGE Mr Potato Head will grab your primary’s full attention.
A fun activity for teaching new primary song. This “New Song Speedway” is fun and takes the song line by line.
2024 Primary Singing Time activity-Tic-Tac-Toe: Book of Mormon Version. An easy set up and the kids love the competition!
How to teach the verses to the Primary song We'll Bring the World His Truth in singing time with picture puzzles, Army of Helaman
LDS Primary flip charts make great visual aids to introduce a new song or music in Singing Time. Free printable flipcharts available in 3 formats!
Free printable A Child's Prayer flip chart (4 options!) and lyrics guide to help you teach this beautiful LDS Primary Song for Music Leaders in Singing Time.
EASY Primary Singing Time! Print out multiple targets on different colors of paper. Then write the song names on the Target Practice...
This listing is for a DIGITAL download. No physical item will be shipped. _________________ INSTANT DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: "Grandmother" Visuals for Primary Singing Time (Visuals from this download correlate with the song found in the Latter-Day Saint Children's Songbook, pg. 200.) All verses included • 1 page PDF file, Cover Page • 12 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version • 12 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version Each song visual page is designed to be printed on white 8.5" x 11" heavy/cardstock paper. A PDF viewing software or Adobe Acrobat Reader (a FREE software) is required to view PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free through Adobe's website at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ . Files may download in zipped folders if the PDFs are too large. Please see "Zipped Folders" and "Instant Downloads & Mobile Devices" in my shop "FAQ" section for more information. _________________ ► IMPORTANT NOTE: By purchasing my products, you agree to my Policies and Terms of Use. Please take your time and review them carefully. ► POLICIES: Due to the digital nature of the product, all sales are final once the item has been downloaded. Exceptions may be made with discretion. If you have any questions before purchase or concerns afterward, please feel free to message me. ► TERMS OF USE: All files downloaded from your purchase are for PERSONAL or WARD use only. You may NOT share, forward, sell or redistribute the digital files (beyond your personal/ward use) in any way. Not for commercial use. ► QUESTIONS? Please see my shop "FAQ" section, or contact me with any other questions. Thank you for visiting my shop!
A fun activity for teaching new primary song. This “New Song Speedway” is fun and takes the song line by line.
Free printable for fun Primary Singing activities. Use it for review day or repeating a song over and over.
This SPOT IT GAME for "Help Me Dear Father" will add some fun and excitement to your primary singing time while reinforcing the words and song message and help the kids learn and memorize the song even better! DIRECTIONS: Place two picture visual pages on the board (note: pages are numbered in order according to song phrases). Sing the corresponding song phrase then say "Pause!" and ask the kids which two items are the same and what the pictures have to do with the song. Then replace the pictures with next set and continue till you’ve sung the whole song. Some of the songs include related pictures on the page and some do not. If the pages have related images to the song phrase, briefly ask the kids how the images relate to the phrase they just sang. Take their answers then sing the phrase again. (Good way to add in more repetition). [Matching pages for every 2 lines & chorus] DETAILS • 9 PG color PDF digital download • 4 images per 8.5x11 page • Find the match between two 8.5x11 pages • 4 sets of Find the Matches pages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✱ Upon purchase, download your files here - www.etsy.com/your/purchases ✱ Visit the PRIMARY SINGING TIME INDEX - http://ldsprimaryprintables.com/primary-singing-time-music-index ❤️ FAVORITE THE SHOP! ⭐LIKE IT? LEAVE FEEDBACK⭐ Not Satisfied? Message Amy. She wants you to be 100% satisfied. - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIND MORE GOSPEL RESOURCES HERE: * 2023 COME FOLLOW ME LIST - http://ldsprimaryprintables.com/come-follow-me-new-testament-2023 * GOSPEL TOPICS INDEX - http://ldsprimaryprintables.com/gospel-topics-index - - - - - - - - - - - - - VISIT MY OTHER SHOPS & STOPS ⦿ Etsy (ScatterSunshine) - www.etsy.com/shop/scattersunshinegifts ⦿ Etsy (MusicalPlayDay) - www.etsy.com/shop/musicalplayday ⦿ TPT (MusicalPlayDay) - www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/musical-play-day ⦿ Musicalplayday.com ⦿ Ldsprimaryprintables.com ⦿ LatterDayLittles.com ⦿ IG, FB, PINTEREST (@musicalplayday and @ldsprimaryprintables, @latterdaylittlesLDL) ⦿ YT - see below ------------------------------------ OTHER HELPFUL DETAILS ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTE: No physical print or product will be shipped. Customer is responsible for downloading, printing and assembly. Print quality may vary depending on paper quality, ink quality and print settings. For best results, consider printing PDF's at a copy store. When printing at home, using high quality paper and your printer's BEST print setting will yield the best results. ✔ Personal Use ONLY ✔ Resale or sharing in any form (physical or digital) PROHIBITED ✔ Giving FINISHED physical item as gift is OK ✔ You may NOT COPY and give as gifts unless you make a purchase for each copy you gift ✔ Individual purchase ONLY ------------------ DISCLAIMER ------------------ The products offered by FunReligiousPrintabl/LDS Primary Printables (/Musical Play Day, LLC) are neither made, provided, nor endorsed by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Any content or opinions expressed, implied or included in or with the products offered by LDS Primary Printables (/Musical Play Day, LLC) are solely those of LDS Primary Printables (/Musical Play Day, LLC) and not those of Intellectual Reserve, Inc. or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This listing is for a DIGITAL download. No physical item will be shipped. _________________ INSTANT DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" Visuals for Primary Singing Time (Visuals from this download correlate with the song found in the Latter-Day Saint Children's Songbook, pg. 231.) • 2 page PDF file, Cover Page • 12 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version (1 of 2) • 12 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version (2 of 2) • 12 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version (1 of 2) • 12 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version (2 of 2) Each song visual page is designed to be printed on white 8.5" x 11" heavy/cardstock paper. A PDF viewing software or Adobe Acrobat Reader (a FREE software) is required to view PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free through Adobe's website at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ . _________________ ► IMPORTANT NOTE: By purchasing my products, you agree to my Policies and Terms of Use. Please take your time and review them carefully. ► POLICIES: Due to the digital nature of the product, all sales are final once the item has been downloaded. Exceptions may be made with discretion. If you have any questions before purchase or concerns afterward, please feel free to message me. ► TERMS OF USE: All files downloaded from your purchase are for PERSONAL or WARD use only. You may NOT share, forward, sell or redistribute the digital files (beyond your personal/ward use) in any way. Not for commercial use. ► QUESTIONS? Please see my shop "FAQ" section, or contact me with any other questions. Thank you for visiting my shop!
A fun Father’s Day Activity for primary singing time. This LARGE print out is eye-catching and your primary kids will love it!
Here it is! The flipchart for I Will Be Valiant, #162 in the Children’s Songbook. Use this to teach the song in your next primary singing time and bring a cape and mask to wear, because…why not? The kids would think it’s awesome! I have a black cape in my Halloween costumes that I think […]
Variety of 12 visual intrigue activities for singing time with examples and song helps for LDS Primary music leaders to teach songs effectively and fun.
ILLUSTRATIONS FOR EVERY VERSE: Lyrics 1. Whenever I hear the song of a bird Or look at the blue, blue sky, Whenever I feel the rain on my face Or the wind as it rushes by, Whenever I touch a velvet rose Or walk by our lilac tree, I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world Heav’nly Father created for me. 2. He gave me my eyes that I might see The color of butterfly wings. He gave me my ears that I might hear The magical sound of things. He gave me my life, my mind, my heart: I thank him rev’rently For all his creations, of which I’m a part.Yes, I know Heav’nly Father loves me.
This visual packet includes 20 panels, (10 panels in each of the two verses) illustrating the Primary song, "I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus." The panels are formatted to print on 8.5X11 inch printer paper. **Your purchase includes a non-transferable and non-sublicensable right and license to one copy of the illustrations, in digital format, for teaching and educational purposes only. **You may not reproduce, sell, or distribute additional copies of the Illustrations. **Primary Illustrations is the sole and exclusive legal and beneficial owner of the entire rights, title and interest in and to the Illustrations as well as Illustration copies, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein.
Easy primary visuals for introducing the song, When I Am Baptized. A Flipchart for all ages. Big, relatable pictures to aid in memorization.
Favorite Follow the Prophet Primary singing time ideas, how to teach the Primary Song Follow the Prophet in singing time
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This listing is for a DIGITAL download. No physical item will be shipped. _________________ INSTANT DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: "Their Mothers Knew" Visuals for Primary Singing Time (Visuals from this download correlate with the song by Monica Scott) All verses included • 1 page PDF file, Cover Page • 14 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version • 14 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version Each song visual page is designed to be printed on white 8.5" x 11" heavy/cardstock paper. A PDF viewing software or Adobe Acrobat Reader (a FREE software) is required to view PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free through Adobe's website at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ . _________________ ► IMPORTANT NOTE: By purchasing my products, you agree to my Policies and Terms of Use. Please take your time and review them carefully. ► POLICIES: Due to the digital nature of the product, all sales are final once the item has been downloaded. Exceptions may be made with discretion. If you have any questions before purchase or concerns afterward, please feel free to message me. ► TERMS OF USE: All files downloaded from your purchase are for PERSONAL or WARD use only. You may NOT share, forward, sell or redistribute the digital files (beyond your personal/ward use) in any way. Not for commercial use. ► QUESTIONS? Please see my shop "FAQ" section, or contact me with any other questions. Thank you for visiting my shop!
This listing is for a DIGITAL download. No physical item will be shipped. _________________ INSTANT DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: "I Believe in Christ" Visuals for Primary Singing Time (Visuals from this download correlate with the song found in the Latter-Day Saint Hymnal, pg. 134.) All verses included • 2 page PDF file, Cover Page • 16 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version (1 of 2) • 16 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version (2 of 2) • 16 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version (1 or 2) • 16 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version (2 of 2) Each song visual page is designed to be printed on white 8.5" x 11" heavy/cardstock paper. A PDF viewing software or Adobe Acrobat Reader (a FREE software) is required to view PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free through Adobe's website at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ . _________________ ► IMPORTANT NOTE: By purchasing my products, you agree to my Policies and Terms of Use. Please take your time and review them carefully. ► POLICIES: Due to the digital nature of the product, all sales are final once the item has been downloaded. Exceptions may be made with discretion. If you have any questions before purchase or concerns afterward, please feel free to message me. ► TERMS OF USE: All files downloaded from your purchase are for PERSONAL or WARD use only. You may NOT share, forward, sell or redistribute the digital files (beyond your personal/ward use) in any way. Not for commercial use. ► QUESTIONS? Please see my shop "FAQ" section, or contact me with any other questions. Thank you for visiting my shop!
This visual packet includes 7 panels illustrating the song, "Reverently, Quietly," from the Primary Children's Songbook. The panels are formatted to print on 8.5x11 inch printer paper. **Your purchase includes a non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to one copy of the illustrations, in digital format, for teaching and educational purposes only. **You may not reproduce, sell, or distribute additional copies of the Illustrations. **Primary Illustrations is the sole and exclusive legal and beneficial owner of the entire rights, title and interest in and to the Illustrations as well as Illustration copies, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein.
sing Follow the Prophet at home or in singing time using these fun prophet sticks using Susan fitch illustrations, how to teach Follow the Prophet
DOWNLOAD song visuals for this song in English and Spanish. Sample verse: " I love to see the temple.I’m going there somedayTo feel the Holy Spirit,To listen and to pray.For the temple is a house of God,A place of love and beauty.I’ll prepare myself while I am young;This is my sacred duty."
This listing is for a DIGITAL download. No physical item will be shipped. _________________ INSTANT DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: "Hello Song" Visuals for Primary Singing Time (Visuals from this download correlate with the song found in the Latter-Day Saint Children's Songbook, pg. 260.) • 1 page PDF file, Cover Page (Instructions & Tips) • 8 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Black/White Version • 8 page PDF file, Song Visuals, Color Version Each song visual page is designed to be printed on white 8.5" x 11" heavy/cardstock paper. A PDF viewing software or Adobe Acrobat Reader (a FREE software) is required to view PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free through Adobe's website at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ . Files may download in zipped folders if the PDFs are too large. Please see "Zipped Folders" and "Instant Downloads & Mobile Devices" in my shop "FAQ" section for more information. _________________ ► IMPORTANT NOTE: By purchasing my products, you agree to my Policies and Terms of Use. Please take your time and review them carefully. ► POLICIES: Due to the digital nature of the product, all sales are final once the item has been downloaded. Exceptions may be made with discretion. If you have any questions before purchase or concerns afterward, please feel free to message me. ► TERMS OF USE: All files downloaded from your purchase are for PERSONAL or WARD use only. You may NOT share, forward, sell or redistribute the digital files (beyond your personal/ward use) in any way. Not for commercial use. ► QUESTIONS? Please see my shop "FAQ" section, or contact me with any other questions. Thank you for visiting my shop!
I'M BAAAAAAAACK! WHEW! It has been a busy summer already with a new grandchild being born, hanging out at amusement parks with the grand kids, camping with the fam and a zillion other things on top of the every day stuff. Since this is the last Sunday of the month, it is time to do a review of the program songs. Sometimes, these review times are the only chances we get to sing some of them with so many other songs to sing throughout the year. This Sunday, I am going to do a Tic-Tac-Sing. This is an easy and fun review game to play. I have an old Tic-Tac-Toe poster board game board I'm going to use that I made a zillion years ago before we had a chalkboard in the old building's Primary room—back when the room was originally designed as the "JR Sunday School Room" AND before they had the portable rolling chalkboards in the building AND shortly after they changed to the block time and moved Primary from the week day to Sunday AND when computers filled rooms instead of compactly on top of a desk, so yeah, we used easels and posters a lot back then. WOW! I'm really dating myself aren't I?! The lamination has actually held up well on this poster over the years compared to other posters I made back then. I just cut strips and letters out of red poster board and glued them to a yellow poster board. I did revamp my "X" and "O" markers using my Cricut machine a year or two ago. I've attached a scanned image of the "X" & "O" markers, so if you want to make a poster, you can print at least 5 sets of these markers out on card stock paper, cut them out and laminate them without having to go through the work of making them from scratch. I did add Velcro on the back side of the markers as well as on the game board so they can easily be placed or removed with each game played, but you can use good ol' masking tape like I did back in the day. If you don't want to make a game board, just use chalk and eraser. Easy and Quick! To play this game, I am actually going to have them sing one of the verses of the song first before asking and having them answer the question. Since we haven't sung some of these for a while, this will help them review it, hopefully they will concentrate on the song so it will reinforce it in their mind as well as help them so they can answer the question correctly. I will be reviewing the songs/verses in the order I have on the Q&A sheet. Here are the general game rules to play. I've attached the file and questions below if you want to print them out. I have more questions than can be done in the 20 minute allotment, because I will have the full Singing and Sharing Time this week, so adjust to fit your Primary and time slot. HOW TO PLAY JR: NO TEAMS Sing the song or verse to review before each question. Split the songs into verses so you can focus on each section at a time and to give more opportunities for questions. Singing first will help to review the song while giving the children the opportunity to concentrate on what they are singing and to also motivate the children in singing in the hope to be chosen to have a turn to come up. Ask the question for the song/verse just sung. The child that answers the question correctly gets to come and put up a game marker. Rotate selecting a child from each class to have a turn to answer. Alternate the “X” and “O” markers with each question. Warn the children, if necessary, that if they do not participate or are not reverent, you will remove one of the game markers (start with the center one since that is the most strategic spot.) Continue singing and playing until there are three in a row. Start a new game if time permits. JR optional ways to play with teams Primary vs Music Leader (you) Play the game similar to the rules above; however, the Primary will be “X” and you will be “O”. If a child answers correctly, they put up their marker. If they give a wrong answer, you get to put up your marker. You do not answer any questions; just the children. Teachers vs Children See the SR “How to Play” rules. SR: TEAMS Divide Primary into 2 groups. Sing the song or verse to review before each question. Split the songs into verses so you can focus on each section at a time and to give more opportunities for questions. Singing first will help to review the song while giving the children the opportunity to concentrate on what they are singing and to also motivate the children in singing in the hope to be chosen to have a turn to come up. Let the teachers and children know that their teacher will be watching to see who is participating and paying attention and will be picking who gets to come up and play for their team. If you are playing teachers against the kids, have a presidency leader help look for the children who are participating or you can just pick. After singing, select a class on each team and have the teachers select a child from their class to come up to be the game contestants to answer the questions. You should have 2 contestants. Ask the question to the song/verse just sung. The first contestant to ring the bell or buzzer and answer the question correctly gets to put up their team’s game marker on the Tic-Tac-Sing board. The contestant has 5 seconds to answer the question correctly. If he/she cannot answer correctly within the 5 seconds, the other contestant gets a chance to answer correctly and put their game marker up on the board. If neither team answers correctly, no “X” or “O” gets on the board at this time. Just have any child answer the question OR Sing the song/verse again and then pick someone from the team that was singing the best to answer the question. If he/she answers correctly, that team gets to put up their game token on the board. Repeat playing the game until one team has three markers in a row. Start a new game if time permits. To help keep some semblance of reverence, let the children know that if at any time their team doesn’t sing or gets noisy; they will have one of their markers taken off of the board. TYPES OF TEAMS FOR SR PRIMARY Split the room in half Girls vs Boys Children vs Teachers GAME VARIATIONS Play a life-size version by using painters tape to make a grid on the floor or use small chairs and have the child that answers correctly stand or sit in the spot. You may want to have the child hold an "X" or "O" to help visually. Play the game to just review one song over and over again as you practice each phrase of the song. In reviewing one song, you could take turns for each team to sing the song and if they sing it well, they get to place a marker. Do a combo version with "Name that Tune". Have the pianist play a few notes and the contestant that names the song correctly gets to place their marker then sing the song. Tic Tac Sing Program Song Review Nalani Tic-Tac-Sing X-O-Nalani
Come, Follow Me for Primary- Singing Time: “Search, Ponder and Pray” Download Includes: Activity Instructions Song Introduction Idea Verse 1 Flipchart Verse 2 Flipchart Keyword visuals for both verses Chorus Flipchart and Keyword visuals All printables also available in black and white Save $$ and become a member on LovePrayTeach! Learn more at www.LovePrayTeach.com
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Using the classic game of BATTLESHIP to help review a song or songs was an idea I originally saw on Divine Secrets' blog back in 2009 and I thought it would be something fun to do sometime, so I put it down on my "Someday To Do Idea List" and there it sat just patiently waiting for me. Now with the advent of the movie BATTLESHIP coming out this weekend, I thought it would be a fun time to pull it out. No, I haven't seen the movie nor have I heard anything about it or even seen any previews, but, maybe the older kids have and might find this fun and exciting. And hey, a good ol' classic game, I don't think you can go too wrong with that. So here is my take on the game. I created a game board grid and markers that you can print out if you like, but you could also play it the way it was originally done with pencil and paper, well, chalk and chalkboard for the Primary room. Just draw a grid on the chalkboard with the alpha-numeric headers and draw in X's and O's or other shapes for the hits and misses as you play. Basically, you play it like the classic game of BATTLESHIP with just a few fun musical changes. HOW TO MAKE Print out the game board on card stock. I specifically made each section on its own sheet instead of it all being on one sheet that you print out into a poster format because I wanted to make sure the squares would be the correct size to fit the markers. If I had you print it in a poster format, than the squares would vary in size depending on what size each of you printed it since each printer can vary a little on the percentage from its original size even if I gave you an exact percentage to print out. Yeah, I know . . .blah, blah, blah. Print on card stock one page each for all the markers that you want to use. Remember there are enough colors for up to five music ships. You will need to print multiple pages for the Treble Clef and Coda markers. There are a total of 35 squares that you will need markers for. For the game board, cut off all four sides of each page just along the inside of the dotted lines and for the solid lines, cut lengthwise down the middle of the solid lines, that way when you butt the pages up together, you won't have thick lines since you will be leaving a half a line for each page except the top "A" row, cut that top row of solid lines along the out side edge so you have a full, thick line. Sheesh, hope that all makes sense. You can tape them together in the correct order by butting them up or mount them to a poster board. You can size the game board to fit a poster board if you cut off the bottom set of numbers. You can laminate your poster if you prefer. I am mounting mine to this thick poster board I get from work that comes with this plating material we purchase that just gets thrown away (it is like several poster boards thick and just a little larger in size). I love it because it is sturdy and free. So, I won't be laminating mine and besides, I have found over the years that poster board does not hold up well with lamination. Some posters I've laminated in the past have begun separating so now they are looking like a poster board in a baggie. I've been told by my copy center that lamination sticks mainly to itself and over time it will separate from the paper surface of thicker and larger pieces. Cut out the markers along the outside of the solid lines or insides; your preference. Laminate these if you prefer. I will because that will help them hold up better. Mount a square piece of self-adhesive Velcro (hook and loop tape) to the center of each square on the game board. Mount the opposing square piece of Velcro to the markers. This makes the game reusable. MARKERS (Musical Symbols—see the first picture) Miss: Treble Clef For the blank spots—do nothing Music Ships: Connected Eighth Notes—3 of the same color per ship There are enough sets of colors to do up to 5 Music Ships if you do 3 per ship. You may want to only assign one or two markers per song instead of three depending on how much practice you want to do for each song. If you want to use this as a songs review instead of just concentrating on one or two songs, just assign a different song to each ship. The markers represent the song(s) you are reviewing Assign a verse or song you are working on to each ship and you will sing it each time they hit that color I am not planning on assigning a specific verse to each ship color. Because I want to be more orderly in singing this song through, the first ship they hit will be verse 1, when they sink that ship and we hit the next ship, we will sing verse 2. My 3rd ship will be verse 3 of "If the Savior Stood Beside Me" that we haven't had much time to work on. Submarines: Single Eighth Notes OPTIONAL Fun, wiggle, program or other songs Sea Mines: Coda OPTIONAL Song questions: make a list of questions about the song or songs—one question for each Sea Mine used in the game HOW TO PLAY (see update below) Post the blank game board and have a child call out a coordinate (one letter and one number) e.g. A-2 For JR you may just want them to quickly come up and point to a blank square. Using your key sheet, determine if it is a miss, hit, submarine or sea mine. If it is a miss, place the Treble Clef marker in the square and have another child select another space. You could have the JR child put the marker up. If they hit a Music Ship, sing the verse of the song or song for that music ship. If they sing it well, place that ships color marker on the game board and have another child select a coordinate. Each time they hit the same part of the music ship, you sing that verse or song over again. I plan on using my visual for "When I Am Baptized" and after the first time through, removing two of the visuals for that verse and one visual from the chorus off of the board so by the time they hit the ship the 3rd time they will need to sing the song without the words for the 1st verse and they must sing it well in order to sink that music ship. Add more Music Ships for more songs if you use this on a Sunday you have the full Singing and Sharing Time allotment. Optional Way To Play: If you want to do a combined Singing and Sharing Time or if you happen to be the music leader and a Primary President or counselor that is doing a double duty calling (usually in smaller wards/branches), this game is a good one to use as a combo Singing and Sharing Time. In between sinking the Musical Ships, use the Sea Mines for questions and/or discussion moments for that week's topic or about the song. Optional: If they hit a submarine, you can have them sing another song like a wiggle song, another program song, or whatever song you want them to sing, hey, you are the captain admiral. This will give a little variety. Optional: If they hit a sea mine, they must answer a question about the song. I plan on using a few questions just to help fill up some blank spaces and to review/test their understanding of the song and melody. Use this if you want to have less blank spaces or if you will have a longer singing time. I will have my little over-bedazzled treasure box, I made a couple of years ago and have used for a variety of things on several occasions, to hold some baptism stickers to give out at the end of singing time after we sink all the Musical Battleships. I'm hoping that might be incentive for those older boys who may just try and not pick the Musical Battleships after they make one hit on it. Always trying to stay one step ahead of those rascals. This should be a fun way to review a song or several songs over-and-over again. Here are a couple of pictures of the key sheets showing three music ships and three submarines. Add Sea Mines (Coda Symbol) if you want. Key Sheet 1 Key Sheet 2 The file for the game is below and includes the game board, game markers, blank key sheets and 2 sample key sheets. Bombs Away On Your Singing Time! UPDATE! As much as I plan what I am going to do for singing time, something I have learned as a Primary Music Leader is that things don't always never go the way you plan. Depending on how much time you have or what is going on in your Primary that day, you become good at adjusting and adapting during your singing time. Because of a little shorter time and wanting to keep the game moving more, I made some changes to the game on the fly that also helped in adapting to how the children liked to pick the coordinates. They seemed to like to pick randomly on the board instead of trying to find the three in a row. So here is an adaptation idea to play this game that is more freeform that will help keep things going. Instead of having the three ships in a row, I randomly had the ships individually scattered on the key sheet along with the sea mines and subs. Each time they found a ship, any colored ship, we sang the first verse and continued to sing it each time a ship was hit until the first three ships were found. After singing it three times, that part of the song was sunk (still removed some visuals the 2nd time through and then no visuals on the 3rd time as in the instructions above). For SR I only did two ships for the first verse since they didn't need much practice on that verse. The next three ships found would be for the next verse and so on. Same rules as above, just random placements of individual ships. I'll admit to tweaking the game a little during play if after a few misses were found in a row, I would have the next guess end up being a ship even if it wasn't where one was planned on the key sheet. So in actuality, I had my key sheet handy and used it as a general guideline, but adjusted where the ships, subs or sea mines were a couple of times to make sure we kept singing without too much down time. Hope that all makes sense. You could really just pretend to use a key sheet and just randomly let them hit a ship, sea mine or sub. Yeah, that is rigging the game, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do in the short time you have. The main object is to just have some interesting fun while the children learn the songs. Musical Battleship—Nalani
An easy primary singing time idea for review day. With each song sung, an ice cream scoop gets added. Scatter the scoops around the room & go!
