Sailboat Race

Choose 2 songs for the Sacrament Meeting Program that need extra work.

Using the pattern below, cut out two sail boats - one for each song.

• color or use colored paper to make them different
• Print the title or part of the title on each boat.
• Draw wavy lines on the board to look like water. 

Place the boats on one side of the board as the starting place. Tell the children that the boats need to get across the waters.  Their singing will be like the wind and blow them.

• Sing one of the songs.  
• Depending on how well they sing/know the song, the boat will move ahead 
• Move the boat a short distance.  
• Sing the next song
• Move the boat ahead - further if they know it better, shorter if it needs more work

Continue singing one song them the other and moving the boats according to their proficiency and knowing the songs.

*Be sure to take time if one particular section is difficult and sing it a few times.  You can always nudge the boat a little forward as you work on a small section.

Grading Program Songs

List all the titles of the songs that you will be singing for the Primary Sacrament Meeting Program.  List them on a poster board or large scroll of paper that the children can easily see.  Leave room to put a "grade" at the end.

Write the numbers 1 through 10 on 4" squares or circles (colored paper is great)

Sing each one of the songs.  As you finish singing each song, ask a few children to grade how well they sing the song - know the words, etc.
1- means the song needs a lot of work still
10 - means best ever (the children probably love to sing this song)
The numbers in between show varying degrees of proficiency

This activity helps you plan the next weeks on what songs need more work.  Ask the children to help figure out what needs work such as words, melody, one specific verse, etc.  Write these suggestions down so you can remember them. Each week you can focus on one or two songs that need extra rehearsing.

Teachers can be good critics, too.

*Bring this chart each week until your program and work on improving so that all songs are a solid 10.