Check out these 2 simple singing time review activities. These are helpful in a pinch when reviewing any songs your Primary needs to practice!
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These 2 singing time review activities are my GO-TO’s when I need something and need it fast! Whether we have a little extra time in singing time, my lesson plan is failing miserably or we just need a change of pace.
Hot 'N Cold Singing Time Review
This note stays in the back of my singing time binder – ALWAYS! It’s a simple clip art image of a note, printed on card stock and laminated. When we play, I put a piece of tape on the back so it can be stuck around the room.
To play, a child goes out into the hallway. Meanwhile, another child hides the note somewhere in the Primary room. The child in the hallway is called back in. In order to find the note, the Primary sings softer and louder to guide him/her to the note.
The louder the Primary sings, the closer the child is to the note. The softer the Primary sings, the further away child is to the note.
The kids LOVE this activity and will sing any song over and over again until each child has had a turn or you run out of time.
Here’s a second activity that I played with my Primary a few weeks ago…
Word King/Queen Singing Time Review
For this activity, you need any type of crown:
- Make one out of construction paper
- Grab a free one from Burger King and cover it in tin foil and add jewels
- Find a pre-made crown like this one (Amazon affiliate link):
For Older Primary Children
Write the words of a song on the board. Pick a child to come be the king or queen and wear the crown. The child stands so they cannot see the board.
Choose a word from the song and circle it. The Primary then sings the song but does not sing the word that is circled. The word king/queen has to figure out what word was not sung.
Once the word is determined, erase that word. Repeat with a new king/queen, new word, erasing until most of the song is erased.
For Younger Primary Children
Send a child out into the hallway. Tell the rest of the Primary what the word is. Post the words using this flip chart format as needed. When the word in the song is sung, sing it very loudly. This makes it easier for the young king/queen to figure out.
Repeat until all children have had a turn.
What are your Favorite Singing Time Review Activities?
Do you have a favorite activity or two in singing time that you rely on in a pinch? Leave a comment with your ideas and suggestions!
More Singing Time Review Activities
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6 thoughts on “Hot & Cold and Word King/Queen Singing Time Review”
I love the Quing idea. Will definitely be using it. Thank you!!
Cute! We do a similar game called "Word Nerd." I have one of the kiddos wear nerdy glasses (I use the 3-D glasses with the lens' removed) and tape the word that we will not be singing to the glasses so they can't see them. They look like a nerd wearing the glasses, thus the name. The kids sing the entire song, minus the word on the glasses. Probably my Primary's favorite game of all time!
Where do you tape the word on the glasses? Right in front of their eyes? This sounds fun! 🙂
I have the best pair of huge, clown glasses that I'll have to try with this! Thanks for the idea!!
~Camille
Last week I had a simple spinner game – taped different styles of singing on it : baby, hum, opera, crocodile etc. It was a HUGE hit- especially "opera" w/ the big kids.
What is it about singing opera? My senior kids love to sing opera "like me". Um…I'm going to take that as a compliment. 🙂 Love the spinner idea!