"Choose the Right"- egg shakers and body percussion

I am so excited about this idea!!!!  We will be doing it today!

I am using it to teach the 3rd verse of "Choose the Right" but it could easily be applied to learning or reviewing any song...

Prep:

Watch these 2 clips... they will give you the idea of how this activity works!  The first one watch the entire way through, but the rumble ball one just watch the first minute or so...

Set Up:
Arrange chairs in a circle, one for each child and teacher.
(note: we have a large primary so I received permission to use the cultural hall and also I am doing all singing/sharing time, so I hope to be able to get through all the activities... adjustments may need to be made according to the time you have)

I have provided the information below in a printable and editable word document... 

just click on the link below:

PRINTABLE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINE

 Instructions:

 Sit all the children and teachers on chairs in a circle

Warm-Up:

“Give Said the Little Stream”  cs236 (clap on “gives” stand on “S” words)

Attention Activity:

Clap

Rub hands

Clap

Cup clap low

Alternate clap/ cup clap low

Pat legs

Rub legs

Stomp feet

Rub legs

Pat legs

Snap

Clap

Rub hands

Wiggle/shake fingers

Wave alternating hands

Flip hands back and forth

Pat neighbors hand

Slowly pat your own hand and then neighbors

Speed up

Start singing!

Echo sing verse (you sing a line- everyone else sings echo)

Sing chorus together

Sing song again all the way through

Egg pass- sing the song passing egg shakers one at a time until everyone has one

 Ball Activity:

Shake your eggs to fit the action of the ball

Toss ball in the air a few times

Bounce ball a few times

Roll ball across the ground

Bounce like basketball

Bounce ball and let it stop on own

(Invite a teacher or older child to bounce the ball)

Egg Shaker Activity:

Sing the song passing the egg to the right on word “right” and left on word “light”

Clap on word “choose”

Combine passing and clapping

Sing the song again and have them pass them in (just like they were passed out)

Keep singing until all the eggs are back in the basket

"Our Primary Colors"

As a welcome song in Primary I love to use the song, 

"Our Primary Colors" (cs 258)

It is a song I grew up singing and I feel it's one I want the children to learn before leaving Primary! :)  

Here is what I use to sing the song...

 These flags in red, yellow, and blue are BIG!  They are made out of a rayon type material and the letters are felt.  This project was completely hot glued, but could be sewn as well.

The visitor (and sometimes other helpers if their are not enough visitors) hold up each of the flags.  And we sing the song.  

If the primary children don't know the song well enough yet, I print and attach the words found below to the pole of the corresponding colored flag.  

Feel free to print them and use them as well!

Another little fun thing I like to do is bring in a triangle to play.  If you listen to the song you will hear a triangle played every time a color is sung.  So every time we sing "red", "yellow", or "blue" I ring the triangle.  Fun and engaging for the children... I hope your primaries have a chance to learn this song as well!