Review Time

Reviewing songs that you recently learned is critical.  The children need the review when they only sing them once a week (unless they sing them at home which would be great!).

I keep all my visuals from year to year so I can quickly recycle their use.  You will need:

• 5 to 10 snowflakes
• titles of 3 or 4 songs the children know or favorites - "Once There Was a Snowman," "Do As I'm Doing," etc.  Print the titles on small strips of paper and tape them to the back of the snowflakes.
• Print key words or a short phrase from "The Iron Rod" and "Search, Ponder and Pray" on several strips of paper and tape them on the back of the snowflakes.
• Tape the snowflakes onto the board.
• Let a child choose one, then sing that song.

You should sing the two new songs for this month several times mixed with a few favorites.

Search, Ponder and Pray

This is a great song to introduce the theme for this year (2016).  Some children may already know it but you will always have a few that need to learn it (youngest children) or need to review it.

You will need:

• Cut out a red heart from an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper
• picture or cutout of the scriptures
• 3 word strips - one each of Search, Ponder, Pray (colored paper is more eye-catching)
• Cut out 3 circles each from an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper, use colored paper if possible.  put a large check mark in the middle of each.
• Cut out a red heart from an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper and print Testimony on it.
• picture of a child reading the scriptures
• picture of a child praying

First verse:

• Hold up the red heart and show the picture of a child reading the scriptures -sing the first two phrases
• Sing it with the children
• Show the heart with the word Testimony on it and sing the second phrase. Sing it with the children.
• Sing the 1st verse with the children holding up the visual prompts as you sing.

Chorus

• Sing the first phrase of the chorus and hold up the words Search, Ponder, Pray as you sing them.  Sing the phrase with the children a few times.
• Show the picture of a child reading the scriptures and praying and sing the last phrase of the chorus.  Have the children sing it with you.
• Sing the chorus a few times using the prompts

Second verse:

• Show the picture of a child reading the scriptures and praying. Sing the first phrase and then have the children sing it with you a few times.
• Point to your mind as you sing the second phrase and then continue as you stand up tall to heed the Lord's command and live as he would have me do.
• Have the children stand and sing the last phrase with you a few times doing the actions.
• Sing the 2nd verse a few times and then add the chorus

Remember that repetition is the best way to learn!