Simply Spiritual

The Children's Songbook contains songs at varying difficulty levels. If you have a beginning pianist, here are some ideas: Easiest: p...

A fun thing to do on this song is to use rhythm instruments that sound like creaking wooden wheels. A guiro tone block or bumpy rhythm stick...

Jr primary: Walk in place during lines 1, 2, and 4 (or walk in a circle if your Primary is small). Stop and do actions for line 3: They w...

We believe (hands on heart) in being subject to kings (place an imaginary crown on your head) presidents (one arm across your body, palm u...

We believe (hands on heart) all that God has revealed (left arm goes out to the side -- this is the past) all that He does now reveal (two...

We believe (hands over heart) in the gift of tongues (point to mouth) prophecy (ASL - one hand over brow as if you're shading your eye...

Simple actions for the Sixth Article of Faith: We believe (hands over heart) In the same organization (hands on one side of your body ma...

1st verse:  We have been born as Nephi of old to goodly parents who love the Lord.  We sang this line, then I called on someone to name t...

Simple actions for this song: (The first two beats of each linee, pat your lap twice. The last two beats of each line get an action. You ...

Simple actions: We believe (hands on heart) that a man must be called of God (one arm reaches to heaven--just like "God" in Ao...

I made a poster with the words of the song. I underlined the rhyming words: ring, king, sing, bring. We talked about how voices usually ...

Thumbs up or thumbs down: Do you like to hear stories? Do you ever ask your mom or dad to tell you a story?  I love stories too! Today we...

Actions while you sing the song: We believe (hands on heart) That through the atonement of Christ (ASL for Jesus: point to nail prints in ha...

These are the actions we do while singing the song: We believe (hands over heart, since we believe things in our hearts) In God, the eternal...

This can be used in Primary or FHE.  Gather the following pictures and mix them out of order.  Ask the children which picture comes first?  ...

First introduce the chorus: This is a superhero song.  Pretend you are "Captain CTR"! What does CTR stand for?  That's right...

Simple actions: If you don't walk as most people do (walk your fingers up your arm) Some people walk away from you (have your fingers...

Discussion: Have the kids picture a wagon wheel as tall as they are.  Pretend it's stuck in the mud.  How would you get it out?  You co...

Simple actions to teach this song: Verse 1: Faith is knowing the sun will rise (Start on the ground in a ball; rise slowly with your arm...

This song can be taught very quickly by using the following actions: Each time you say the word "right", pump your right fist in...