Music Memory Game/Back to School - 8/18

I know I'm getting way ahead in my planning, but I always want to write these plans down before I forget them.  It's funny though, often I will be stressing on Friday or Saturday thinking I don't have enough planned, and then I will check the blog and remember all the stuff I've already planned and it's always more than enough!  Obviously I am not a great last-minute planner!

I figure that August 18 (since our Stake Conference is the last Sunday in August) will be a good time for a "Back to School" activity.  This idea is from LiveCraftEat HERE and from Sofia's Primary Ideas HERE.

The main activity will be refreshing their memorizing skills with a MUSIC MEMORY GAME - naturally with PROGRAM SONGS.  Our Primary Friends will take turns trying to match a song, and once they get the match we will sing it.

Here are the JPEGS of my Matching Game; the PDF is HERE.  Print the cards and mount them on different-colored cardstock or colored paper; use small magnets to attach them to the board.

 

The songs:

 

Lead Me/Guide Me: I Am a Child of God

Bird/Butterflies: My Heavenly Father Loves Me

One missionary each card: I Want to Be a Missionary Now

Family/Infinity: Families Can Be Together Forever

I Want to/Live the Gospel: I Want to Live the Gospel

Child Praying/He is There: A Child's Prayer

Rainbow/Baptism Picture: When I Am Baptized

Savior and boy: If the Savior Stood Beside Me

Church Logo: I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ

 

Some School-Related Activities to use while singing (all from Sofia's):

 

Balance an apple on your head or back of your hand

Art! Art! Art! Draw a picture on a piece of paper on your forehead of a cat.

Solve math problems on a calculator- as a  side note, the Holy Ghost is like a calculator! Yup! It's true, He just makes solving problems easier!

Book stacking & balancing into towers

Write the words of the song in the air with your finger pencil

Eraser toss into a pencil case

Pass the pencil using your elbows

And of course you can't forget P.E! Jog in place, knees high!!