Choosing Time - Review

Choosing time can be fun for the children and also help you know the songs they know and love. Often times the songs are the very songs that you have been working on for the up coming program. If your pianist is comfortable with playing any song the children choose, let the children have free rein on choosing. Otherwise, use a controlled choosing time.

I have several posts that have ideas for choosing times: back-to-school, fall,etc. The following is a generic choosing time that will work anytime you need.

• cut out 8 or more circles from colored paper. (You can use different shapes if you would like.)
• Write a song title on the back of the circles (I include the page number for ease of your accompanist)
• Tape the circles to the board or around the room 
• Choose a child to pick a circle and sing the song.
• Always make note of the songs that need a little more review so you can work on it another time.
• Try to keep this activity moving so you sing as many songs as possible.