In my ward the primary program is scheduled for mid-September. That means we only have about 4 months left to finish up the songs we will be singing. I like to do reviews along the way of all the songs we have learned to date to make sure that the children are remembering them from month to month, rather than wait until right before the program to cram. This is especially important for us since the program is in September, which means that many children will be missing in the month prior to the program for summer vacations.
I decided to spend a couple of weeks doing a fun review game I got from my mom, who is also the primary chorister in her ward. The game is called "The Song Hospital" and is a fun way to get the children excited about practicing and "fixing" any problems the songs may be having.
To play this review you first need to make the "Hospital" my mom found this idea HERE and you can click the link to find the graphics to make your hospital. This is what my mom's board looks like.
At the beginning of singing time I put on a white doctor's coat and hung a stethoscope around my neck. This really got the children's attention and they were eager to find out what was going on. I told the children that this week all of our songs got sick and I had to take them to the song hospital. Then I brought out my "hospital". All of the songs had the sick emoji in the envelope to start. I asked the children how many of them had been sick and had to go to the doctor before. I told them the doctor's job is to help people get better. Next, I brought out a few things that they might see a doctor use and explained to them how we were going to use them to help our songs get better.
Small flash light- Sometimes when we go to the doctor they look in our ears with a light to make sure they aren't infected. So today we need to look at our songs and make sure that we can hear the words and understand what is being said.
Tongue depressor- The doctor might have us open our mouths wide and say awww. So today we need to have our songs open their mouths big so they can be heard really well.
Stethoscope- The doctor listens to our hearts to make sure it is working properly and is healthy. We need to listen to our songs and make sure that they have a lot of "heart", this means that they have feeling and make people feel the message and the spirit.
I then told the children as they sang the song I would listen to see what needed to be "fixed" to make the songs feel better so they could leave the hospital. We started with the first song and as they sang I would decide what item best fit how they could make the song feel better and then we would sing it again to see if it worked. I only had the children sing the song about 3 times before deciding on it's final status. Either it would feel a little better, but need to stay in the hospital a little longer or feel better and get to go home. Then we went on to the next song. I planned to use this activity for 2 weeks in a row and then bring it back one more time as it gets closer to our program. This is what my board looked like at the end of our first week. I left everything the same to take it back the following week so the children could start from where they had left off.
To play this review you first need to make the "Hospital" my mom found this idea HERE and you can click the link to find the graphics to make your hospital. This is what my mom's board looks like.
At the beginning of singing time I put on a white doctor's coat and hung a stethoscope around my neck. This really got the children's attention and they were eager to find out what was going on. I told the children that this week all of our songs got sick and I had to take them to the song hospital. Then I brought out my "hospital". All of the songs had the sick emoji in the envelope to start. I asked the children how many of them had been sick and had to go to the doctor before. I told them the doctor's job is to help people get better. Next, I brought out a few things that they might see a doctor use and explained to them how we were going to use them to help our songs get better.
Small flash light- Sometimes when we go to the doctor they look in our ears with a light to make sure they aren't infected. So today we need to look at our songs and make sure that we can hear the words and understand what is being said.
Tongue depressor- The doctor might have us open our mouths wide and say awww. So today we need to have our songs open their mouths big so they can be heard really well.
Stethoscope- The doctor listens to our hearts to make sure it is working properly and is healthy. We need to listen to our songs and make sure that they have a lot of "heart", this means that they have feeling and make people feel the message and the spirit.
I then told the children as they sang the song I would listen to see what needed to be "fixed" to make the songs feel better so they could leave the hospital. We started with the first song and as they sang I would decide what item best fit how they could make the song feel better and then we would sing it again to see if it worked. I only had the children sing the song about 3 times before deciding on it's final status. Either it would feel a little better, but need to stay in the hospital a little longer or feel better and get to go home. Then we went on to the next song. I planned to use this activity for 2 weeks in a row and then bring it back one more time as it gets closer to our program. This is what my board looked like at the end of our first week. I left everything the same to take it back the following week so the children could start from where they had left off.
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