Go and Do!

In first Nephi chapter 3, Lehi sends his sons back to Jerusalem to obtain the brass plates from wicked King Laban.  Nephi's brothers murmured about this while Nephi's response was,

"I will GO and DO the things which the Lord has commanded".


Today our Primary is going to "GO and DO" some nice things while we sing!

There are two ways to carry out this Singing Time:


1-First you can print out THESE six Go and Do challenges.  Call up two children to go and do one of the challenges.  As they go and do the challenge, the Primary children sing a selected song.  The point is to have the 2 children that left the room to complete their challenge before the song is over.

Make sure there are 2 older children that go together, you could also send a teacher with them.  And no running!

2-The second way to do this Singing Time, is to hide small paper brass plates around the church before Primary, and have two children (send with a teacher if you feel needed) collect one at a time as the children sing a song during Singing Time.

Suggestions for places the small paper brass plates could be hidden for the children to find/collect are:  underneath the bathroom counter, under the coat rack, at the Library (give to librarian before Primary), under a trash can, under couch in the foyer, etc.  Remember to be back before the end of the song!




At the end of Singing Time, bare your testimony of having faith in the Lord in what He asks of you.  He will prepare a way just as He did for Nephi.  It is also good to have an attitude as Nephi did and be obedient as he was.



Now Go and Do your thing during YOUR Singing Time!!!! :) :) :)




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Nephi Was Blessed for Choosing The Right

This is a fun singing meter to use for this weeks Singing Time.  Draw the Promised land and Jerusalem on the board.  As the children sing their best move Nephi's Ship closer to the Promised land.  See if they can get there!!!

Don't forget to look at ALL the ideas from this week below!!!  We had fun thinking of things about Nephi and for the 2 up coming holidays!  We had SO many posts this week, they're not all on one page.  Click 'Older Posts' at the bottom to view them.  Thanks!

Sword of Laban and Bow of Nephi

This weeks sharing time is "Nephi was blessed for choosing the right".  So I thought it would be fun to incorporate stories of Nephi for singing time!  Didn't Nephi do such AMAZING things?

First tell the stories of Nephi in 1Ne. 4 and 1Ne. 16

Write song titles on pieces of paper and stick them on the board.  Choose a child to use "the bow of Nephi" and shoot the arrows to try to hit a song.  Sing that song.  Before singing, choose a special helper to use the "Sword of Laban" to lead the song!!!

Compass

For a handout this week, attach a compass to a handout that says, "If you choose the right, you will always be headed in the right direction". 

Who doesn't love handouts?

Book of Mormon Journey

This is a fun idea from Divine Secrets of a Primary Chorister found here.  It would be great to use this Sunday!!!  Check it out!

Liahona

This awesome Liahona is from the 2005 Primary Partners Sharing Time written by Mary H. Ross, Illustrated by Jennette Guymon-King.  It is copyrighted so we didn't scan it in to share- but we thought it was so cool that maybe you could make your own!
So this how it works (Quoted from the book),
"Help children imagine having the Liahona today.  Tell them, "If each of our families could have a Liahona today to guide us, how would we keep it going to get the help we need?"  Have children take turns drawing a card #1-10 and reading the action on the card.  Then dial the Liahona to see if that action makes us worthy of inspiration.  If the correlating number on the dial says "yes," that means we would be worthy to receive inspiration.  If there is a "no," this means the Liahona would not work as well because our choice was not a righteous choice."

So for singing time choose a child to pick a card.  On the card have a story about choosing the right or a story about not choosing the right.  The card number correlates with the number on the Liahona and the answer is on the opposite side (refer to pictures above).

Here are some story examples for you:

-Mary was very sleepy and tired.  It was late so she hurried and jumped into bed.  Is that choosing the right?

-When Joyce was sitting with her family at Sacrament meeting, she decided-I will sit reverently and try hard to listen to the talks.  Is that choosing the right?

-Kenneth wanted to play with Bill's puppet.  He decided to sneak the puppet while Bill was not home.  Is that choosing the right?

-Jenny had some earned money.  She wanted to buy a special toy.  She discovered that if she paid her tithing, she would not have enough money to buy it.  She decided to pay her tithing first and wait until she earned more money.  Did she choose the right?

After each card is picked and checked by the Liahona, review Choose the Right!!!

Cut out only one flap on the Liahona and write songs around the wheel.  Attach the wheel behind the Liahona with a brad.  Let the children spin/turn the wheel and then sing that song!!!

This Liahona is from the June 2010 Friend it can be found here and here

Nephi's Quiver (the thing that holds arrows)

1Nephi 16:23 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make out of wood a bow, and out of a straight stick, an arrow; wherefore, I did arm myself with a bow and an arrow, with a sling and with stones. And I said unto my father: Whither shall I go to obtain food?

For singing time pull the arrows out of the quiver and sing a song!!!

Tools to Build Ship

Print this activity out and cut around the squares.

For singing time, stick the tools on the board with the picture of Nephi and his family sailing to the Promised Land.  Explain that Nephi was commanded to build a boat and he had to make his own tools!  Let a child come choose a tool.  If they choose a tool that Nephi would have used/made, sing a song (ax, bellows, chisel, mallet, rope, wedge).  If they choose a modern day tool, have them tell how they can choose the right today!

This activity is found in the March 1988 Friend

Look for the Liahona!!!

Play hot and cold as you sing!  Hide the Liahona!  Send a child out in the hall (seeker) and let another child hide the liahona.  When the seeker comes back in, have the children start to sing.  When the seeker is close to finding the liahona have the children sing loud and vice versa when the seeker is far away.

Liahona Dot 2 Dot

For singing time you will need this dot to dot printed out (preferably on a large piece of paper), a pencil, and 2 dice.  Choose a child to come up and roll both dice.  What ever number they roll, they get to connect that many dots.  Sing a song you are reviewing after each roll and try to connect all the dots before times up!!!

This dot to dot is from the June 1987 Friend. 

Nephi's Puzzle

Here's a simple idea for a Nephi themed singing time.  Print this picture and cut a puzzle out of it.  Write songs on the back of each piece and scatter them around the Primary room.  One by one gather the pieces, sing the song, and put the picture back together!