The Primary Song The Priesthood is Restored makes a very important proclamation! And anything that’s important merits a trumpet! Have your primary kids “trumpet” along as they learn this energetic primary song! You won’t regret it!
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Attention Getter:
The priesthood was on the earth when Jesus was here, but then it was taken away. In 1829 the priesthood was restored to Joseph Smith by John the Baptist and Peter, James and John. Pretty amazing, right?
If you listen to the accompaniment to this song, there’s a fanfare at the beginning and throughout the song. The trumpets are announcing that the priesthood has been restored!
Make a “Trumpet”
Notice that the accompaniment recorded by the church uses actual trumpets. I thought it would be fun to have the kids create their own simple “trumpets” so to speak!
As I was researching ideas, I thought of homemade kazoos made from toilet paper rolls like these one here:
They look fun and easy enough! Just make sure to have the kids hum into them and not blow! But then I saw these homemade popsicle kazoos and fell in love!
All you need to make the popsicle kazoos are craft/popsicle sticks, a large rubber band, 2 smaller rubber bands and a plastic straw:
Here are the supplies from Amazon if that helps (Amazon affiliate links):
Or Walmart works great too which is where I usually purchase my craft supplies :).
Activity
I suggest passing out kazoo kits that contain all the supplies to make a kazoo (I’ll hand out baggies containing supplies after sacrament meeting). Then have your primary kids watch the video of how to create their own kazoo. They can decorate their kazoos using supplies around their house if they like.
If you’d rather just hand out pre-made kazoos, these from Amazon are inexpensive (also an affiliate link):
Once everyone is armed with a kazoo, no matter the method, they can play along to the sing-along video of The Priesthood is Restored here:
I like to email our primary families with links for all the how-to videos and the sing-along video. But you could also print out instructions.
If you are at church for singing time, use a flip chart of the images (like this one HERE) as your primary kazoos along with the piano. You and the teachers sing.
If your primary can’t sing during singing time, I’m sure kazooing isn’t possible either. But don’t let that deter you! Make the kazoos as part of the activity as they listen to the music. Then let them go home to play their kazoos with the music!
Encourage the children to take a deep breath before each phrase so they can hold their kazoo notes for the entire phrase through to the long ending notes!
Easy and fun! If you want to break up the kazooing, assign children to kazoo on different words or phrases (like maybe the words that are held long – restored, man and again) and then sing the other words or phrases.
Enrichment Questions
As they are kazooing along, they can also answer these questions:
- The priesthood was brought back to the earth. The song doesn’t use those words. Listen to find the word that means “brought back.” [Restored]
- What was made known to man? [The truth (meaning the fullness of the gospel)]
- To whom has God spoken? [To the earth (to people living on the earth)]
- What is here again? [Power]
- What does the word “power” mean in this song? [The priesthood which is the power or authority to act in God’s name]
- Which 3 words are held the longest? [Restored, man, again]
Bear testimony that the priesthood is one of the greatest gifts we have on earth because it gives men and boys the authority to do what Heavenly Father or Jesus would do if they were here. We always want to live worthy to receive the blessings of the priesthood.
If kazooing doesn’t tickle your fancy, I also really like this singing time idea HERE for teaching The Priesthood is Restored. Also, Holly shared her simplified ASL signs for this song here if that helps as well:
Make sure to check out more of my lesson plans for Music for Singing time 2021 HERE.
10 thoughts on “The Priesthood is Restored”
So the frequency of the ads throughout the content of the instructions on turkey website sure are annoying, and disruptive – especially when trying to view via phone. I’m guessing it’s how you make money to support your website.
I have signed up for your membership Plan. Is there a possibility of placing a login option directly on your menu?
Hi Julianne!
Thank you for the feedback. I’ll try and get a login screen from my homepage and to remove the ads from my singing time schedule – those are great suggestions!
~Camille
Our primary presidency has been trying to figure out what to do for singing time since we don’t do it virtually or in-person. Your website is so helpful and encouraging! Thank you for sharing your ideas and putting the effort into this wonderful website!
Hi Aimee!
Thank you for your kind comment! I always wonder if I’m helping anyone, especially now when singing time isn’t happening.
~Camille
Hi Camille – just a quick note to say thank you! Music leader is my favourite calling and I’ve been drawing inspiration from your website for years! As for your above comment – you are definitely helping! We are going back to face to face primary this week (Australia) and I’m going to do this song this week. I think the kids will love it.
Hi Steph!
Thanks for saying hi all the way from Australia! I’m so envious you get to start in person singing time! Yay for you and your primary kids! Maybe one day Utah will get back to normal. And thank YOU for your kind comment – I need all the encouragement I can get ;).
~Camille
Hi Camille, I love your website. However I have be trying and trying to get the puppet figures and other things and I cannot make it work. What am I doing wrong????? I have downloaded the “Manuals Directory” . No matter what I do, I have not been successful. I also love the things Susan Fitch has to offer, BUT I have little people that cannot read and I love your art. Any suggestions?
Susie
Hi Susan!
Sorry for the confusion! I’m not sure what “Manuals Directory” is – maybe an advertisement? So don’t download that or click on it. Since you have signed up for my Singing Time Schedule, the files you need for the puppets (I’m assuming you are referring to Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” are part of my January singing time schedule and filed there. Login and you should be able to access any of the images you are looking for. I’ve also emailed you all the links you should need.
I hope that helps! If not, let me know and I’ll send you whatever you need. Thanks for joining my Singing Time Schedule! I’m so happy you’re here :).
~Camille
hi from Northern Ireland i love your website and my kids loved the kazoos last week that we are doing this week again thank you for all do its hard sometimes trying to think of things to share with them.
Christine
Hi Christine!
Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out and comment! It means the world to me. It’s so fun to think that my material is reaching Northern Ireland :). We’ve loved the kazoos as well. And I agree, it’s VERY hard to come up with engaging ideas for singing time week after week. I’m so happy you find my material helpful.
~Camille