"I Often Go Walking"

Mother's Day is a week away.  "I Often Go Walking" is an easy song to teach and perfect for children to sing to their mothers or use for a Mother's Day program.

• Use a green four-leafed clover for the first phrase
• Cut several blue flowers out of paper or use a bouquet of blue flowers for the second phrase.
• Play like you are gathering/picking flowers for the third phrase.
• Point to the children and tell them to play like they are pointing to their mother for the last phrase.

The Easter Egg Basket

A favorite Easter activity is "The Egg Basket."  I have 12 or more plastic eggs in a grass filled basket.  Inside each egg is a piece of paper with a favorite song, Easter song, an Article of Faith song or one of the Primary program songs.  It would be very easy to sing for 45 minutes!  You could also put questions about the crucifixion and resurrection to help the children understand Easter.  Questions could be:

• How many days was Christ in the tomb?
• Who was the first person Christ saw when he left the tomb?
• Who were the two women at the foot of the cross?
• Why did Jesus show his hands?

 Have the children choose an egg and read the paper inside.  Answer the question or sing the song.

Easter Presentation through Music

Using the Easter Primary songs, you can teach a beautiful lesson on the resurrection of Christ.

• He Sent His Son  p. 34
• Did Jesus Really Live Again  p. 64
• He Died That We Might Live Again  p. 65
• Easter Hosanna  p. 68
• Jesus Is Risen  p. 70
• Hosanna  p. 66

If your primary knows all of these songs, it will probably take most of singing time.  Have a few pictures of Christ's last week.  In between each song ask the children to tell about one of the pictures.  This is also a great time for you to share your testimony.

Easter and Spring Songs

In the March Friend, there is a beautiful Easter song,"He Came to Us."  You can use pictures of Christ during His last week on earth as well as the Resurrection.  These pictures will help the children understand the words to the song and the purpose of the crucifixion and resurrection.  If time permits, "Popcorn Popping" p. 242, is a perfect "active" song.