A Child's Prayer

Last week's post was on ideas for teaching the Hymn, "Come Follow Me."   Hymns can be a little more difficult to learn for children but constant review will seal them in their minds so when we sing a hymn that they have learned in Sacrament meeting, their eyes will light up and they will sing along.

Take time each week to review "Come Follow Me."  Challenge them and yourself to learn all verses.

"A Child's Prayer" is a favorite of children once they know it.  They love singing the duet part.

Choose two pictures of a child or children praying.  Use one picture for the first verse and the second for the second verse.  Use the same two pictures as you are learning the song.  The children will identify each verse with the picture.  Learn the first verse well.  Then learn the second verse just as well.

When you sing the duet, hold the first verse picture for one side of the primary to sing and the other picture for the other side to sing.  Then switch sides.  the pictures will determine which verse is to be sung.

"Come Follow Me" Review

"The 2015 Outline for Sharing Time" on page 15, shows 8 footprints with the phrases printed on them from  the hymn "Come Follow Me."  Make 4 sets (more or less depending on the size of your primary).  Pass them out to the children in the Primary.  (There may not be enough for each child, but that's okay.)  Ask the children to quietly read their footprint. Tell the them that as everyone sings the hymn, when they hear the phrase on their footprint, they are to stand up.  Hopefully all the children holding a footprint will be standing as you finish singing.  Pass the footprints to children who have not had a turn and sing the hymn again following the same pattern.  It is fun to include the leaders and teachers.

You can also do this activity backwards.  Everyone holding a footprint should stand until their phrase is sung.  No one should be left standing at the end of the hymn.  Hopefully you will sing the hymn several times to "seal" the words in the children's mind.