Flipcharts & Resources for Specific Songs
Singing Time Flipcharts & Song-specific Resources
Flipcharts and related resources are listed in alphabetical order by song title.
List of Songs:
A Child's PrayerA Smile is Like the SunshineA Song of ThanksA Special Gift is KindnessA Special Gift is Kindness Actions
Gift – Pretend you are holding a gift and giving it to someone (use the ASL sign) Kindness – Hug self Happiness – Jump up and down Others – Spread hands wide Heart – Fake heart beat with hands Sings – Sing like an opera singer or La la la (@ end) As a Child of GodAs a Child of God Flipchart (B&W, doc)
As a Child of God Flipchart (B&W, pdf) As a Child of God Flipchart (Color, docx) As a Child of God Flipchart (Color, PDF) As I Search the Holy Scriptures, Hymn #277As I Search the Holy Scriptures Photo Flipchart (Color, PDF)
Away in a MangerAway in a Manger (ASL) (from Miss Marti's Kindergarten)
Away in a Manger Fill-in-the-Blank Activity (from Cherice Montgomery)
Away in a Manger Finger Drawing Activity (from Klysta Schoof)
Away in a Manger Put Phrases in Order Activity (from Primary Singing)
Away in a Manger Scarves Activity (from Camille's Primary Ideas)
BaptismBaptism Sing-a-Story (Verses 1 & 2) (Color, PDF)
Baptism Sing-a-Story (Verses 1 & 2) (Color, docx) Baptism Sing-a-Story (Verses 1 & 2) (Color, PDF) Behold, the Great Redeemer DieBehold, The Great Redeemer Die Flipchart (Color, PDF)
Behold, The Great Redeemer Die Flipchart (Color, pptx) Behold, The Great Redeemer Die Syllables (B&W, PDF) Birds in the TreeBook of Mormon StoriesActions:
Book: Make a book with your hand Teacher: Point to each teacher Me: Point to self Are about the Lamanites: Pretend to shoot a bow and arrow In ancient history: Throw hand over shoulder indicating the past Long ago…sea: Wave hand like sea Given the land: Right hand out palm up If they lived: Left hand out, palm up Righteously: Cross R over left & nod head Books of the New TestamentChildren All Over the WorldChristmas Bells1: Actions
2: Jinglebells or handbells (to actions above) Come, Follow MeCome, Follow Me (Images for Verse 1) (Color, Docx, Color, PDF)
Come, Follow Me Actions (for Verse 2): Enough = ASL Know = Point to head Follow, below = ASL, pt. Traveling, tears = Act out Extends = Arms out Holier spheres = pt. up, then arms in a circle Dare to Do RightDare to Do Right (Actions) (B&W, PDF)
Dare to Do Right Flipchart (B&W, PDF) Dare to Do Right Flipchart (B&W, pptx) Dare to Do Right Flipchart (Color, PDF) Dare to Do Right Flipchart, (Color, pptx) Every Star is Different1: Scarves
Every star is different - Make a star with the scarf And so is every child - Flick scarf up and down as though pointing to different children Some are bright and happy - Wave scarf in a semi-circle like a smiling mouth And some are meek and mild - Brush scarf on floor Every one is needed - Flick scarf right and left For just what he can do - Flick scarf forward and backward You're the only person - Spin scarf in a circle Who ever can be you - Toss scarf up and catch it 2: Actions Every – point star – Flash hands is different – Make hands into Ds and move apart And so is every child – Nod head and pat kids on head Some are bright and happy – Hop And some are meek and mild – Fold arms Every one is needed for just what he can do. – Hold up one finger You’re the only person who ever can be you. – Point to children I can shine for others – Smile and twist And let them feel my love – Hug self Follow the commandments – ASL follow That come from God above – ASL God I can help another – Link arms To learn to choose the right – Choose Having faith and courage – Muscle arms Will let my star shine bright. – Flash hands 3: Flashlight Limbo Game – Try to go under beam as it gets progressively lower 4: Share experiences a) Tell about a time when you "shined for others and let them feel your love" b) Tell about a time when you "followed the commandments" c) Tell about a time when you "helped someone else choose the right" Faith, p. 96Faith egg shakers
Follow the ProphetFor Health & StrengthFourth Article of FaithFourth Article of Faith (JPG)
Fourth Article of Faith Flipchart (B&W, PDF) Fourth Article of Faith Flipchart (B&W, pptx) Fourth Article of Faith Flipchart (Color photos, PDF) Fourth Article of Faith Flipchart (Color photos, pptx) Fun to DoGethsemaneGod's LoveHave a Very Happy BirthdayHello, Friends!Hello, Friends! Flipchart (B&W, Vertical, docx)
Hello, Friends! Flipchart (B&W, Vertical, pdf) Hello, Friends! Flipchart (Color, Horizontal, docx) Hello, Friends! Flipchart (Color, Horizontal, pdf) Hello, Friends! Flipchart (Color, Vertical, docx) Hello, Friends! Flipchart (Color, Vertical, pdf) Help Me, Dear FatherHelp Me Dear Father (B&W, PDF)
Help Me Dear Father (B&W, pptx) Help Me Dear Father (Color photos, PDF) Help Me Dear Father (Color photos, pptx) Help Me Dear Father (Watercolor, PDF) JR: First two lines only Here We Are TogetherHosannaI Am Like a Star
1: Finger Lights with Actions
2: Finger Light Drawing Game 3: Finger Light Spot It Game:
I Have Two EarsI Have Two Ears (Pictures Only, B&W, docx)
I Have Two Ears (Pictures Only, B&W, PDF) I Have Two Ears Matching Worksheet (B&W, docx) I Have Two Ears Matching Worksheet (Color, PDF) I Lived in HeavenI Lived in Heaven (Verse 2) Flipchart (Color, docx)
I Lived in Heaven (Verse 2) Flipchart (Color, PDF) I Love to See the TempleI Love to See the Temple Hear-Circle Activity (B&W, PDF)
I Love to See the Temple Popcorn Cards, Verse 1 (B&W, PDF) I Will Be ValiantIf the Savior Stood Beside MeIf the Savior Stood Beside Me (Picture Cues for all 3 verses) (PDF, B&W)
If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Actions for all 3 verses (PDF, B&W) If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Mouth Posters for Silly Singing for Verse 2) (PDF, Color) If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Colored Words for Verse 1, PDF) If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Colored Words for Verse 2, PDF) If You're Happy & You Know It1: If you're happy and you know it, freeze like this (show a yoga pose)
2: Modified words with activities: If you want to be like Jesus (x2)
If you want to be like Jesus It's Autumntime1: Sing with flipchart.
2: Sing with four corners:
Jesus Once Was a Little ChildJesus Said, Love EveryoneJesus Said Love Everyone Actions:
Jesus said - Point upward Love everyone – Hug self then spread arms wide Treat them kindly too – Hands on hips and nod When your heart is filled with love – Hand on heart Others will love you – Spread hands wide & hug self Jesus Said Love Everyone Flipchart (Color, docx) Jesus Said Love Everyone Flipchart(Color, PDF) Keep the CommandmentsKindness Begins with MeKindness Begins with Me Flipchart (B&W)
Kindness Begins with Me Flipchart (Color) Kindness Begins with Me [Hearts for Jumping Game] (Color, docx) Kindness Begins with Me [Hearts for Jumping Game] (Color, PDF) Listen, ListenLittle Purple PansiesLittle Purple Pansies (Verse 1) Flipchart (Color, B&W)
Little Purple Pansies (Verse 1) Flipchart (Color, PDF) Little Purple Pansies Image (Color, PDF) More Than EnoughMore Than Enough Clay Emoji Flipchart (Color, docx)
More Than Enough Clay Emoji Flipchart (Color, PDF) Mother, I Love You, p. 207My Heavenly Father Loves MeMy Heavenly Father Loves Me Sound Effects: At the end of each phrase, have the pianist pause so children can do the sound effect
Song of a bird: Flap arms as you say, "Tweet tweet!" Blue blue sky: Make a circle with the palm of your hand toward the sky as you sigh, "Ahhh (like a sigh)" Rain on my face: Children tap their fingers on their faces or on their chairs as they say, "Pitter patter" Wind as it rushes by: Children stand and spin in a circle with their arms outstretched as they say, "Whoosh!" Touch a velvet rose: Children sniff their fists and say, "Mmmm!" (as though they were smelling a rosebud) Walk by a lilac tree: Children hold both arms up with bent elbows (pretending to be trees) as they say, "Oooo!" Glad that I live in this beautiful world: Children grin and say, "It’s magnificent!" Heavenly Father created for me: Children hug themselves and say, "Thank you!" My Heavenly Father Loves Me Colored Words for Verse 2 (Color, docx)
My Heavenly Father Loves Me Colored Words for Verse 2 (Color, PDF) My Heavenly Father Loves Me Hear-Circle Activities (B&W, PDF)
My Heavenly Father Loves Me Icons (Color, docx) My Heavenly Father Loves Me Icons (Color, PDF) My Heavenly Father Loves Me Popcorn Cards (B&W, PDF) Nephi's CourageNephi's Courage Flipchart (Color, PDF)
1: Review Verse 1 with actions & then play Nephi Says: Say a line, they sing it and show the action if you said Nephi says (like Simon Says) 2: Verse 2: Play pass the boat, if the pianist stops the music when you have the boat, you choose an object that represents Laman & Lemuel’s actions for a sink/float test in a bucket of water 3: Clapping patterns (with hands, paper plates or rhythm sticks) a: Actions b: Easy clapping patterns (beat; rhythm) c: Harder patterns (taps and crosses) d: With a partner RepentanceSearch, Ponder, & PraySearch, Ponder, & Pray Actions (B&W, PDF)
Search, Ponder, & Pray Flipchart (B&W, docx) Search, Ponder, & Pray Flipchart (B&W, PDF) JR: 1: Chorus only SR: Dynamics: Legato/staccato, loud/soft, fast/slow) SmilesTeach Me to Walk in the Light1: ASL Flashlight Freeze Game
(Adapted from the Statue Spotlight Game) 2: Step Into the Light Game (Based on “Catch the Light” and “Flashlight Shuffle”) 3: Flashlight Shadow Puppets
Tell Me the Stories of JesusThe Books in the Book of Mormon1: Hand jive
2: Have children try to sing song before last bubble hits the ground 3: Have them try to sequence the names of the books before the last bubble hits the ground 4: Have children do a scripture chase to try to find a particular book as the song plays The Church of Jesus Christ, p. 77The Iron Rod1: Rhythm Sticks
2: Musical Rod (Like Musical Chairs: When the music stops, all children try to touch a rod (i.e., a rhythm stick lying on the floor), the last 2 to touch the rod sit down. 3: The Iron Rod Popcorn Singing Activity The Shepherd's CarolThe Shepherd's Carol Teaching Ideas (B&W, docx)
1: Sing with stick puppets 2: Spotlight the Stick Puppets (child spotlights whatever we are singing about w/ flashlight) 3: Sing as a round with color-coded flipchart for the parts The Spirit of GodThe Still Small VoiceThe Still Small Voice (Actions) (B&W, PDF)
The Still Small Voice Flipchart (B&W, docx) The Still Small Voice Flipchart (B&W, PDF) The Still Small Voice Magic Box (from Camille's Primary Ideas) voice: voice recorder (or mouth) speaks: mouth save: lifesaver or life preserver see: sunglasses right: CTR ring night: flashlight direct: rope or sign light: candle (or flashlight) Listen: ear voice: voice recorder (or mouth) Children try to recite Moroni 10:5 before bubbles hit the ground: 5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may a know the b truth of all things” (Moroni 10:3-5). The Things I DoTo Think About JesusTo Think About Jesus Actions (B&W, PDF)
To Think About Jesus Flipchart (B&W, PDF) To Think About Jesus Flipchart (Color, PDF) To Think About Jesus (Choosing Game) (PDF) You've Had a BirthdayWe Are DifferentWe Are Different Actions:
I know you - Point to self, then someone else And you know me - Point to the other person, then yourself We are as different – Stand back to back As the sun and the sea – Hands over head, then wave arms like ocean I know you - Point to self, then someone else And you know me - Point to the other person, then yourself And that’s the way it is – Arms spring upward Supposed to be – Hands on hips and nod I’ll help you and you’ll help me – Shake hands I love you – point, hug self, point You love me, point, hug self, point When I Am Baptized1: Ocean-themed When I Am Baptized Activities
2: Rainbow Scarves (or Wind Wands) with Dynamics: Show the musical symbols, then make connections to a rainstorm as follows: a: Legato: Make a rainbow w/ hand b: Staccato: Flick fingers then hop like raindrops c: Accent: Clap like lightening d: Diminuendo: Twirl, sit, then fold your arms 5: Rain or Shine Coin Toss Activity
a) Show me if you like rainy weather or sunny weather best by: Rain = Rainy fingers, shine = Holding arms up like sunshine b) Tape a raindrop on one side of a coin and a sun on the other, then choose a child to flip the coin c) If the coin lands on rain, use the Silly Singing page; If the coin lands on sun, use the Singing Surprises page below d) Roll the dice to see which activity to do while you sing the song 6: Make a Rainbow: If you are wearing the color I hold up, sing the song until I change colors. Alternatively: Assign each child a color. Post the words to the song (each in a different color). As we get to your color, sing that word.
7: Rainbow Races: Each child in the row takes turns singing a different word (like raindrops that make the rainbow) 8: Rainbow Density Experiment (Each time children sing a line of the song successfully, add a new layer of color to a clear glass as follows to assemble a liquid rainbow):
1: Purple (Karo syrup, dyed purple) 2: Blue (blue Dawn dish soap) 3: Green (Water, dyed green) 4: Yellow (Vegetable oil) 5: Orange (Skip this layer, it gets created when you add red) 6: Red (Rubbing alcohol, dyed red) 9: Fizzing Cups:
a) Fill three clear, plastic cups with water. b) Fill three clear, plastic cups with vinegar. c) Drop a different colors of food coloring onto plastic spoons (one color per spoon) and let them dry. d) Cover the colors on the spoon with baking soda. e) Allow a child to choose a spoon, carefully dump it into one of the cups, and stir. Whatever color the cup becomes determines how you'll sing the song. If the cup fizzes, the children get to do an extra fun activity as they sing or the child can choose the activity from a list you provide. |
Singing Time HelpsCTR Shields Choosing Activity (Children can shoot them with nerf guns)
Dance Move Signs (B&W, pptx)
Dance Move Signs (B&W, PDF) Dance Move Signs (Color, pptx) Dance Move Signs (Color, PDF) Smiles Smiling/Frowning Face (Church website)
Stop Sign (from Pixabay) Go Sign (from Pixabay) Traffic Lights for Singing Time (Color, docx) Traffic Lights for Singing Time (Color, PDF) |