The Primary song, I Will Follow God’s Plan teaches children all about Heavenly Father’s plan for them. Use these I Will Follow God’s Plan singing time ideas to help them understand this fundamental gospel message!
With years of actual planning and leading Primary singing time, I can vouch that these ideas really work! You’ll save prep time while still making singing time meaningful, and easy to teach every single week.
A favorite idea shared below is the game board (although it does require a little planning ahead). But you really can’t go wrong with any of these ideas!
So make sure to check out these I Will Follow God’s Plan singing time ideas as well (click on the link to jump to that section):
This information comes from Stories from The Children’s Songbook by Sister Pat Graham.
Mabel Gabbott wrote a text with this title in answer to a request for a new song for the Merrie Miss classes in Primary. Her words were given to Vanja Watkins. While she was working on the project, some additional ideas were given to her, and the text was adjusted and added to. When she spoke to Mabel about the changes, she agreed with the additions but requested that only Vanja’s name appear as author. Sister Watkins said, “With just one name on the song, it appears that I did the whole thing, and I didn’t. Mabel deserves the credit for being the originator of the text and I would like that to be known.”
Both of these women have given so freely of their talents and truly are not concerned with who gets the credit.
…The words originally were “I will” but Correlation suggested “I can” instead, which was how the song was first published. This applied to “I Can Be Valiant” as well. In March of 1986, our committee discussed the possibility of changing the words “I can” to “I will” as requested by the composer. There was concern about the impact on other materials and curriculum. In the 1988 October Conference, President Michaelene (MY-kul-een) Grassli announced the change and discussed the importance of making commitments.
Find the sheet music to I Will Follow God’s Plan on the Church’s website. It’s the perfect depiction of Heavenly Father’s plan for us:
My life is a gift; my life has a plan. My life has a purpose; in heav’n it began. My choice was to come to this lovely home on earth And seek for God’s light to direct me from birth.
I will follow God’s plan for me, Holding fast to his word and his love. I will work, and I will pray; I will always walk in his way. Then I will be happy on earth And in my home above.
You may also want to check out the sing along video for I Will Follow God’s Plan. It’s a great way for you to easily become more familiar with it or to show to your Primary during singing time.
Find I Will Follow God’s Plan lyrics in a printable flip chart format so you can easily post the words in your Primary!
Or this I Will Follow God’s Plan flip chart with pictures is also available to download:
These printables are also filed on the Resource Library page under Song Title > I Will Follow God’s Plan.
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Use this game board to review or teach I Will Follow God’s Plan in singing time! Your Primary will LOVE choosing the right picture to go in the colored spaces in order to advance in the game!
Teach I Will Follow God’s Plan with a pre-existence story from the January 2022 Friend. This sing-a-story singing time idea helps your Primary understand the plan of salvation by using a simple storybook format.
Teach I Will Follow God’s Plan using a fun idea inspired by the 2011 Sharing Time Outline! Because this song is so visual, using pictures to represent the key words and phrases helps children quickly understand the message and remember the lyrics as they sing.
This handbell chart utilizes simple chording on the chorus. Make sure to check out more details for using handbells in singing time.
These printables are filed on the Resource Library page under Song Title > I Will Follow God’s Plan.
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Merry Bells also has a handbell chart YouTube Video for I Will Follow God’s Plan:
A Children’s Songbook Companion contains a singing time lesson plan for every single song in the Children’s Songbook including I Will Follow God’s Plan.
These printables are filed on the Resource Library page under Song Title > I Will Follow God’s Plan.
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ASL is always a great option as well! Check out this simplified ASL video for teaching I Will Follow God’s Plan:
Then make sure to check out my post for more helpful tips for teaching sign language in singing time!
The 2011 February Friend magazine suggests a fun activity called What Is Missing? It shares:
Use either a tray with objects and words, or a poster with pictures and words to play a “What Is Missing?” game.
Prayerfully select words and objects to represent the meaning of the song lyrics. Teach the song by pointing out the words and objects one at a time. After repeating the song several times, review the song by having one child go out of the room and another choose a word or object to remove.
When the first child returns to the room, all of the Primary children sing the song while the first child figures out what is missing. Repeat the game several times. (For younger children, use fewer words and only sing half of the song at a time.)
TIP: Use the images from the game board above and hang them on the board to simplify the activity.
Or these actions are simple and clever too!
Alison shared on the PML FB group a simple activity to do while you sing I Will Follow God’s Plan:
Have all the kids sit in a circle. Give them each an egg shaker. Get them to remember the color of their egg.Every time you sing the word ‘my’ they pass it to the right, when we sing the word ‘I’ pass it to the left. By the end of the song they should have their original colored egg in their hand.(Each of those words are sung 5 times so should get back to where it started).
How are you teaching I Will Follow God’s Plan in singing time? Leave a comment with your suggestions and ideas!
These printables are filed on my Resource Library page under Song Title > I Will Follow God’s Plan.
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