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"You never just 'sing' these songs . . . this children's praise and worship music was designed for movement, memorization and fun! Even your non-singers will want to part of the 'action'!"
Cathy...............................................................................
| Researchers are discovering that
we learn best when exposed to a variety of
teaching & learning styles. Setting Christian
concepts and Bible verses to music helps us
process, store and recall what we've learned. The
church may now offer hands-on music experiences
that help their kids learn, memorize, and apply
God's Word to their lives. This music collection
was created with multiple intelligences and multi-dimensional
learning in mind! |
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The Action Pack - a collection designed with rhythm and passing in mind.
Click here to order or hear short samples of the songs in The Action Pack.
You may use this collection (or many of my individual praise and worship songs) for opening worship OR have your "traveling musicians" bring the music into every classroom.
Ideas for incorporating The Action Pack songs into your classroom or the Workshop Rotation Model™:
"Pass the Love" - Stand and sit on the word "PASS" OR form circle groups and pass plastic cups on the word "PASS". Have kids talk about what "we" can do to pass/share the love that God has given us with other people. Write new verses for the song and sing again.
"Never, Ever Changes" - Teach the claps OR form circle groups and pass plastic cups on the "C" words. Have small circle groups create skits that show Jesus' love for people in the New Testament is the same love we experience today (showed kindness to sick people, welcomed the children, spent time with people who weren't popular, forgave people, etc.) Sing song again.
"Jesus, We Will Sing" & "Sing for Joy" - Sing the songs, add the claps, rhythm options or passing options. Make PVC rhythm sticks to use with the songs OR have the kids write new verses for the songs OR draw pictures of blessings in their lives that are worth singing about. Sing song again.
"Let the Spirit Lead" - Make PVC rhythm sticks and use the rhythm sticks with this song. Take time to think, journal, and pray about where God's Spirit is calling "me" to serve this week. Sing song again.
| "Part of the Family" - Sing the refrain while passing rhythm eggs and then do a puppet show/skit that reminds us of all the "families" we're part of (our family at home, our classroom "family", our Boy Scout "family", our church "family", our neighborhood "family", our soccer team "family", our choir "family", etc.) and our "jobs" in those "families". Come up with a cheer for each family. Sing refrain after each cheer. |
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"You'll
Find It" - Sing a verse passing rhythm
eggs and stop for a Bible search. Pair kids off and
pass out a Bible to each pair. Locate the 10 commandments
(Exodus 20), verses about worry (Philippians 4:6 or
Matthew 6:31-33), verses about forgiveness (Matthew 6:12-14)
verses about neighbors (Luke 10:36-37) and verses about
"everything . . . it's there and even more" (hair
- Matthew 10:30, how to be first - Matthew 20:27, being
afraid - Hebrews 13:6, listening - James 1:19, what love
is - I Corinthians 13:4-7 . . . use a concordance and
look up verses on any word the kids bring up). Sing song
again.
"Trust Me"
- Learn the sign language for the refrain. Pair kids up.
Blind-fold one person and have the other person be the
guide for a "trust walk" through an obstacle
course in the room or around the church. At the end of
the trust walk, switch roles and do the trust walk again.
Talk about what it was like to be blind-folded and why it
is important to listen to and trust your guide. Is it
hard to trust God? Why/why not? Sing song again.
"Splash
Around" - Do song with claps, jumps and
swims. Pass out 6-10 balloons or beach balls. CHALLENGE:
Try to keep the balloons or beach balls in the air until
the song ends. Just like it takes all of us working
together to keep the balloons or beach balls in the air,
it takes all of us working together to share the love
& peace & joy that God has "splashed"
on us. Sing song again.
For a $30 collection of
Bible verses that have been set to music and/or a beat,
check out Verses
You'll Remember or
More
Verses You'll Remember.
For a $30 collection of
children's songs celebrating the promises of God,
read all about
Each and Every
Day.
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