Program Review: Back to school

Since this is only my 2nd week back after a 5 week break for health issues, I really wanted to do something fun. All the primary kids are headed back to school next week, and I thought it would be fun to play a Primary program review game that went along with that milestone.

There are many variations of this activity all over online. I borrowed a few ideas, added in my own, and revised it to work for my primary. I am making this a 2 week activity as we won't be able to get through all 8 songs in one week. We will do 4 program songs and 1 fun song each week.

This Sunday, August 25th, will be our 1st week. The base of this revision came from a version of these ideas posted on Sugardoodle by Erika Soelberg, and Melanie on The Crazy Chorister.


Prep:

1 Backpack

A cup with enough pencils for each child to have one. Put a  sticker on 10 of them.

8-10 folders with different subjects listed on the front of the folder....and the song and activity listed on a paper on the inside of the folder.

Any other props that are needed for the activities that go with the songs. 



Subjects: (These are the 5 subjects I will be doing this week Aug. 25th)


Biology: "My Heavenly Father Loves Me"-- Have the folder filled with different picture clues such as a bird, blue sky, rain, wind...etc. Have the child try and guess the song from the pictures. When they have guessed correctly, sing the song together. (Items needed for this: Picture helps)


Reading: "The Golden Plates" -- Call 2 kids up and have them sit in 2 chairs in front of the table. Put a bell on the table in between them, and hand each of them a Book of Mormon.
The primary sings the 1st verse of the song, while the 2 children will race to see who can find the book of Mormon, and ring the bell before the verse is finished. Then the primary will sing the 2nd verse while the 2 children race to find the book of 4th Nephi before the verse is up. (Items needed for this: 2 book of Mormons, and a bell)


Math: "When I am baptized"-- Count on your hands how many times we sing the word "I" in this song. (Answer: 10)


Language Class: "A child's Prayer"-- Line 5 chairs up in the front of the room. Call 5 helpers up and ask them to sit on the chairs. Ask the first child in the row to whisper their favorite primary song the the child next to them. While the primary sings the song, have them continue playing the telephone game. After the song is finished ask the last child what the 1st child's favorite song was.


Art: "I love to see the Temple"-- Call 1 child up and allow them to see the title of the song.  Give them 1 minute to draw a picture on the chalkboard that will help the primary guess the title. When the correct answer has been given, sing the song. (Items needed: Chalk and eraser)


Presentation:

Explain that this time of year is always fun because you get to start a new school year. Well, we are getting ready to start a new Program and we need to review:) Hand out the pencil cup and have the children pick a pencil. Tell the children to check their pencils for a star. (I didn't have stars so I used pink hearts and put them on the bottom of the pencil, but gold stars would blend in better to the yellow pencil.) The children with the stickers on their pencils will be "Teachers helpers". They will come to the front of the room and pick a subject folder out of your backpack. Then, you choose helpers out of the primary to come and do the activity for that folder. 

I will post the 5 subjects for next weeks (September 1st) Early next week. Just make sure that you write down the names of the other 5 kids that were "Teachers helpers" that didn't get a turn this week. Because they will be the 5 for next weeks subjects. 

I am so excited to do this. 

Good luck, let me know how this goes in your primary:)

Here are some of the pictures I took of the things I am using:
I got the folders at Walmart for $0.50ea. I got 3 boxes of 20 pencils from Walmart for $0.97ea. I just used whatever stickers I had, and borrowed my daughters old backpack. I got the bell out of one of my board games.




Here is a close up of the bottom of the pencils so you can see I put the pink heart stickers at the bottom and then mixed them with the others and put them in a cup so the kids couldn't see which had a sticker and which didn't.


This is the folder for the Biology activity. These are the picture helps to help them guess the song. 

February 4th - 8th

Here are the Q and A with the kids for the 4th-8th. I am horrible, I know! 'I will post daily' I don't know why I try these things. Life gets in the way and I am lucky if I post every week.

I love how on the 7th, Brayden's 3 things are all food. Of course, Trin's are all non-food and Kaleb's has nothing to do with the question yet again! Any who, enjoy:)

February 4th: Outside the weather is?
Triniti- Cold
Brayden- Snow
Kaleb- Um, weathers!


February 5th: What are you obsessively listening to?
Triniti- My MP3 player!
Brayden- The scriptures.
Kaleb- Um, Church.


February 6th: Are you seeking Contentment or Excitement?
Triniti- Contentment.
Brayden- Excitement of course!
Kaleb- Excitement!


February 7th: What are three things you have to buy?
Triniti- Kindle, crayons and a dress.
Brayden- Watermelon, cake and Ice cream.
Kaleb- Um, I want to be like a grown up!


February 8th: Are you in love?
Triniti- Nope.
Brayden- In love? N.O. Definitely not!!!
Kaleb- Uh- huh! With my ball. Mine sparkle ball!

My apologies!!

This was a bad week to commit to posting every day! I have Brayden's 6th birthday party; Angry Bird's style:) I have fallen behind by a few days worth of the Q and A so I will get caught up now! Keep in mind their ages (Trin- 8, Brayden-6 and Kaleb- 4) Ok, you ready? Here goes...

January 31st: Who do you want to be?
Triniti- Dancer, artist, or singer!
Brayden- A cowboy and a Police man! I will take down the bad guys, I will take them way down!
Kaleb- You have the remote...I gonna throw up on you!


February 1st: What is your resolution for tomorrow?
Triniti- To try to get my room clean.
Brayden- Playing with my birthday stuff!
Kaleb- My Motorcycle!


February 2nd: Who do you live with?
Triniti- Mom, Dad, Brayden, Kaleb and Asha!
Brayden-Triniti, Kaleb, Mom, Dad, Asha, and most important, ME!
Kaleb- With Jesus


February 3rd: On a scale from one to ten, how sad are you? Why?
Triniti- I would be #2 but it is private why.
Brayden- I'm on #1 because i'm a happy boy!
Kaleb- #1

Q & A a day!

My sister and brother in law are in Cambodia for the next 2 years with the Peace Corps. For Christmas, they gave us a book/journal called "Q & A a day." I love this book! It has 5 years worth of entry's in it. Every day it asks you a different question. We have had so much fun implementing this into our daily routine. The kids have been loving it! I decided that I would start posting the questions and the kids answers everyday; here on the blog. Some are sweet, some are serious and some are just plain random! Here are some of the best ones up to date. Watch for tomorrows! Enjoy:)



Jan. 1st : What is your mission?
Brayden- To be like Jesus!
Kaleb- Chili's!
Triniti- To try to do my best on earth.


January 2nd: Can people change?
Brayden- Yes because it's their choices, not ours. You can choose to be bad or not. And we can be sad for them and take a deep breath in. And I love my family.
Kaleb- Yes 'cause they're gonna be privacy!
Triniti- Yes people can change if they choose to.


January 4th: The best part of today?
Brayden- Going bowling and laser tagging with daddy for my birthday. Going to school and learning.
Kaleb- Sam and Hal sleepover!
Triniti- When we went to Chili's for dinner on Brayden's birthday.


January 7th: You are lucky; how so or not so?
Brayden- Because we get to open presents.
Kaleb- Um, Grandma Welch's. 'Cause sleepover with them.
Triniti- Because we get to have a late Christmas.


January 8th: What song is stuck in your head?
Brayden- "I love to see the temple", "I am a child of God" and "As a child of God."
Kaleb- Um, Candy Canes!
Triniti- "As a child of God."


January 9th: Was today typical? Why or why not?
Brayden- Because it was special because we got to do homework.
Kaleb- Because Amy and Terry give me Lightning McQueen.
Triniti- It was pretty special because I got to go on my email account and email people.


January 10th: Write down something that inspired you today.
Brayden- Because I get to go to school and learn stuff!
Kaleb- Cake!! And Santa give me my car.
Triniti- Art. I want to be an artist.


January 12th: What's your favorite accessory?
Brayden- Being like Jesus.
Kaleb- Big Marshmallow!
Triniti- My fuzzy caterpillar socks and scriptures.


January 13th: Where do you want to travel next?
Brayden- The forest!
Kaleb- Um, leader!
Triniti- Up to Heavenly Father!


January 18th: What was peaceful about today?
Brayden-When mommy didn't throw up.
Kaleb- Um, throwing up.
Triniti- This day was not peaceful at all! Throwing up is not peaceful, it's gross!


January 19th: List 3 foods you ate today.
Brayden- Cake, Ice cream and bread
Kaleb- Candy, cake and ice cream
Triniti- Cake, ice cream and ice cream cake.

Christmas stress!

So, those of you who know me well, know that I LOVE Christmas! I hate to be stressed around the holiday so I try to buy things throughout the year when they are on sale.

On top of that, every year I do some homemade gifts too. I like to know my plans for Christmas gifting by March. Then I just start buying supplies and whatever I need while I am buying all the non-homemade stuff.

For me, Planning = no stress around the holidays. Who would like to guess how that worked out for me and my procrastinating bum this year?

Let me put it to you like this...

I have 5 sewing projects, 5 craft projects, 2 scrapbooking things and 6 canning.

Things completed...

2 sewing projects.
6 canning

In my defense I am very close to finishing the 5 craft projects and I have just started the scrapbooking stuff.

Next year's goal: Give my self a month per homemade project to complete it! And stop picking so many long projects! Seriously, what was I thinking?!

Hmmm? Whats that you say?......Oh, set a goal, and then actually reach it. Intriguing concept!


Childish rant over, you may now return to your daily activities.

Here is the second shot that I am posting for the contest.I cropped the original and rotated it before applying actions to it. Here is the amazing action set I used for this photo. MCP fusion set

Actions used on photo: MCP fusion set: Timeless, Cozy, Sunkissed.

So I am entering the amazing contest with MCP actions and so I have a couple pictures of my daughter in her baptism dress for the blog. You can find the awesome actions used on this photo at MCP fusion set

Actions used on photo: MCP fusion set - lighten up, Jenna's sweet shop, Crave, Magic Markers.