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!