Flipcharts

 How to Use

Flipcharts make teaching a Primary song so easy! There are several ways to use them after you have printed them onto cardstock and placed them in a protective sheet. 

1. Show each flipchart page in order and sing each one over and over. Then move on to the next. Be sure to talk about the picture on each and the meaning of the words.

2. Mix-Up. This is great to do after the song has been taught as a review. Place the flipchart pages around the room, or give one to different children, or scatter them on the floor or board. Start to sing the song and have children come up and try to put the flipchart in order.

3. Have the flipchart pages in order on the board. Sing the song. Then turn over or take down one of the pages and sing again. Repeat until all the pages are down.

4. Use the slides of the flipcharts on a TV screen instead of printing them. 

JANUARY 2024

Here are the suggested songs for January.

Book of Mormon Stories flipchart click HERE

Book of Mormon Stories slides click HERE

I also have a post about teaching this song and have each verse on charts. 

Book of Mormon post click HERE

Keep the Commandments flipchart click HERE

Keep the Commandments slides click HERE

The Iron Rod flipcharts click HERE

The Iron Rod slides click HERE

I have several other flipcharts on this blog for other Primary songs. It's easy to find them. Just scroll down the LABELS bar on the right side. Look for SONG and the title of the song you want. If there is an FC that stands for flipchart. Click it and it will take you to the post that contains that song with links to download.

ENJOY!!

Flipcharts and Slides

 I'M BACK! (sort of)

It's been awhile since I last posted. I was released from my Primary chorister calling but I'm back as a permanent sub. So that means I get to do whatever they need me to do each Sunday. And I've got to say, I'm loving it. Some weeks I'm teaching a class or in the Nursery or doing my favorite- doing the music! 

FLIPCHARTS and SLIDES

It warms my heart to see that my blog is still being viewed and helping others with the fantastic calling of Primary chorister. I love helping anyway I can. So when Camille from "Camille's Primary Ideas" told me there wasn't flipcharts for all the Primary songs this next year, I just had to add a few more flipcharts to my blog. But that's not all! I'm also adding them as SLIDES! If your church building is like many others in the U.S. and Canada and getting large screen TVs or projectors placed in your Primary room, SLIDE SHOWS are the way to go. That is if you're a little bit techy but if you're not you can still print the flipcharts.

Click HERE for Camille's Primary Ideas. She is the 'QUEEN-of-all-Ideas-Primary-Singing'!!

FREE

I've made a flipchart/slide for each of the songs on Camille's 2024 Primary song list. And the best part is it's all FREE for you to download. You can choose to download and print the flipcharts. Or download the Slides and use with PowerPoint or Google Drive. 

WATCH FOR THEM

I will be posting the January songs this week. But here's a teaser for one of them- 'The Iron Rod'.

Click HERE for the FLIPCHART.

Click HERE for the SLIDES

Happy Singing!

With Heavy Heart

I knew this day would come but that doesn't make it any easier.

After 3 wonderful years, I've been RELEASED from the BEST calling in the church!

It's going to be hard adjusting to my Sundays without my sweet kiddos. I hope I'll be back soon but I just wanted to leave you with a little gift before I go off to other adventures.

When I first got this calling I started compiling a file of all the ideas I have used in Primary. It's my GO-TO file. It's a collection of great ideas I've found on Pinterest, Facebook, Blogs, or ones I've dreamed up myself. They are all tried and tested with my little ones. I've tried to give credit where they came from but some I didn't write down and can't find it again. I'm so sorry if your idea is here and I didn't give you credit but THANK YOU!

Here is a sample of 3 out of the 32 pages in the file.

Click HERE to download the file.

THANKS to everyone for reading my blog and to everyone for your inspiring ideas!!

We CANNOT do this calling alone.

HAPPY SINGING!!

Nativity Pictures

I found the cutest Nativity clip art HERE. 

I just knew I had to use it for my Jr. Primary kids.

I'm still deciding whether to make them into stick puppets or headbands.

Click HERE to download the nativity pictures for the activities.

Happy Singing!

A Hodgepodge of Things

This post has a random bit of several things.

First, I know everyone is looking forward to next years theme and thinking about what songs to choose. Here is a document I created that helps me see what's been used or coming up.

For those that don't know, the Primary Program themes are rotated every 5 years. 

I like to choose songs that AREN'T in the rotation. That way I get to teach some new songs that aren't repeated.

Click HERE to download the chart.

Also, for this month's theme "Jesus Christ Is the Son of God", I choose 

'Tell Me the Stories of Jesus' and 'Jesus Once Was a Little Child' for my opening and closing songs. Here are some flip charts for them.

Click HERE to download Jesus Once Was a Little Child

I only did the first verse of this one.

Click HERE to download Tell Me the Stories of Jesus.

*Update I have added all 3 verses to the flip chart!!

If you're looking for some Christmas Singing Time ideas, here are some I've used and will be using again.

Check out the post HERE with the downloads.

I love bringing my Fisher Price Nativity and let the kids recreate it. You can read that post HERE.

One of mine and the kids most favorite is ''Tree-eacher'.

We decorate a teacher as a Christmas Tree.

You can read that post HERE.

What a wonderful time of year to be the Primary Chorister with such beautiful music to sing!

I sure LOVE my calling! I hope you do too.

Happy Singing!

Scatter and Gather

We are busy with Christmas songs. We've been ask to sing at the ward Christmas party, which is only 2 weeks away. Plus we are practicing to sing in Sacrament meeting just before Christmas. But I still want to do something with being thankful and showing gratitude. 

An idea hit me this morning how I can do both.

Back when I taught 'I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus' I found an idea called 'Scatter and Gather'. You can read that post HERE.

I'm going to use that same idea as we practice our Christmas songs only with turkey cards and the gatherers will have to tell us what they are thankful for.

This is a GREAT activity that is kind-of like hot and cold so you can sing the songs over and over in a fun way.

I've made a download with various cards so you can scatter and gather throughout the year.

Click HERE to download.

Happy Gathering!!

When He Comes Again

Now that Halloween is over it's time to start thinking about Christmas and what we'll be singing in Sacrament Meeting. There are some very beautiful songs out there. We did one last year called 'Could I Hold the Baby' by Rachel M. Goates. It was an all time favorite. You can read about it HERE and HERE.  

This year however, We have decided to go with a song from the Children's Songbook. We are doing 'When He Comes Again'. Now some may not think this is a Christmas song but it has a very wonderful message that we think applies. 

Here is my lesson plan:

Click HERE to download lesson plan.

I have made PICTURE cards for my JUNIOR kiddos.

Click HERE to download pictures. 

I have made a flip chart for teachers and SENIOR Primary.

Click HERE to download the flip chart.

And I wanted a little fuller accompaniment with some variations in it so I wrote a fairly easy one for my pianist.

Click HERE to download accompaniment.

That just about does it. I start to teach it this week. Wish me luck!

Happy Singing!!!