Teach I Will Follow God’s Plan using an idea found in the 2011 Sharing Time Outline. Since this song is so visual, it makes sense to use picture depicting the various words found throughout the song!
- Show a wrapped gift (pictured above is a decorative box with a lid).
- Inside this box is a most precious gift. All the money in the world can’t buy it, yet we each have one. Listen as I sing (or you and the teachers sing – which is what I usually do – or listen on CD), and discover what this precious gift is. [My life]
- Open the box and show a paper that reads “my life” (I taped the document to the bottom of the box so I can show the box to the primary). Point out that our lives are precious gifts from Heavenly Father.
Singing Time Idea
Pass out pictures to the primary. Post the words like I do HERE.
- Placing the pictures at the front of the primary room on a board with a magnet
- Hold their picture at the front of the room as they try to stand in order
- Make a circle with the children and they can move around as they try to stand in order in the circle.
Decide what method will work best for your primary.
If every child won’t get a turn to hold a picture this time, they will have a chance to do so as you proceed with the lesson.
Categorize
- My Life
- My Choice
- I Will
Sing through the song and have the kids decide which category their picture falls under. Have the children place the correct picture, in order, under each category using a magnets or tape. Quickly discuss each picture and its category as the pictures are placed on the board.
Also, use these discussion questions from in A Children’s Songbook Companion:
- Where did my life begin? [in heaven]
- What was my choice? [to come to this lovely home on earth]
- For what will I seek? [For God’s light to direct me from birth]
- What can I follow? [God’s Plan for me]
- What two things will I hold fast? [His word and his love] Explain that to hold fast means to hold on tightly
- I will work and I will pray, and where will I always walk? [In his way]
- Then how will I feel on earth and in my home above? [Happy]
Bear Testimony
More Singing Time Ideas
Check out even MORE singing time ideas for teaching I Will Follow God’s Plan HERE.
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These printables are filed on my Resource Library page under Song Title > I Will Follow God’s Plan.
13 thoughts on “I Will Follow God’s Plan”
Great idea! I'd love the file. lindsaywalden@hotmail.com
thanks!
Sorry Lindsey, I just attached links to the pictures instead of emailing out a file. I think it will be easier!!
Thanks! I am using your pictures for our singing time this Sunday!
Is there any way to get the files for the pictures? The link is broken in the post.
Hi Linne,
That was my mistake, thank you for notifying me – I've fixed the link!
~Camille
Thank you!
Thank you for this! It's perfect for this Sunday. I'm going to have to double some pictures up. We don't have that many kids in our branch!
II just thought that I would let you know that your link for your lesson plan is a lesson plan for the song Autumn Time not I Will Follow God's Plan.
Thanks Camille for your amazing blog. My life as a chorister was dark and stressful before I discovered this resource :). In this post your go to lesson plan links to a lesson plan for the wrong song. I created my own I will follow God's plan go to lesson plan by just copying and pasting your post into a separate doc.
Hi Unknown & Dallas,
Thank you for letting me know! I just corrected my post with the correct document. And Dallas, I appreciate you sharing your document with me!!
~Camille
Hi, Camille,
When I look at this plan, there aren't any pictures available on the initial page. I can see all your typing, but that is all.
I’m not sure I quite understand what you are seeing but maybe try viewing the post in a different web browser to see if that helps. Are you able to access and download all the documents?
I can't even begin to tell you how helpful your lesson ideas are for this working mama, just trying to do a half-decent job at my calling on top of everything else. THANK YOU!