Bring Come, Follow Me into singing time with this Moses and the Singing Staff Primary singing time review activity! Children will learn about Moses’ staff while using their own “staff” to create actions as they sing and review Primary songs.
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Dorshan shared an idea in the PML Facebook group about Moses holding up his staff, and I absolutely loved how simple it was! That idea became the inspiration behind this activity.
Singing Staff
For this activity, each child needs some type of staff (unsharpened pencil, chopstick, tree branch, etc.) like these (Amazon affiliate link)
Moses and the Singing Staff Printables
For this review activity, you need these 10 cards featuring stories about Moses and his staff and a movement activity on the back:
- It Becomes a Serpent (Exodus 4): Hold the staff in the middle and wiggle it back and forth to resemble a snake
while you sing. - A Sign Before Pharaoh (Exodus 7): Follow the music leader with your staff as they draw shapes and signs in the air
as you sing (heart, +, circle, ,=swirls, 4/4, star, ?etc). - Water Turned to Blood (Exodus 7): Make a stirring motion with
your staff as you sing. As you stir faster, sing faster, as you stir slower, sing
slower. - Plague of Frogs (Exodus 8): Make the frogs hop with your staff as you sing.
- Plague of Gnats (Exodus 8): Swat at the gnats by leading the music with your staff while you sing.
- Plague of Hail (Exodus 9): Sing staccato and create rain drops in the air with your staff while you sing.
- Plague of Locusts (Exodus 10): Step on Locusts by pointing to one on the ground and then stomping
on it as you sing. - Parting the Red Sea (Exodus 14): Divide the chairs down the middle of the Primary room and take turns walking through the parted red sea
while you sing. - Water from the Rock (Exodus 17): Tap staff on the chair in front of you to the beat while you sing.
- Held Up During Battle (Exodus 17): Hold arms stretched outward for the duration of the entire song.
The cards print 2 to a page like this:
And they also contain the activity on the backside:
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Moses and the Singing Staff Review Activity
Before Primary, hang the cards on the board (pictures facing outward) and write “Moses and the Singing Staff Review”.
Explain to the Primary that Moses had a staff, like a shepherd’s walking stick. Heavenly Father used it as a sign of His power to help Moses lead and protect the people. Tell the Primary that you’re going to learn about all the ways Moses used his staff that are found in the scriptures.
Remove the first card, read it and briefly describe the story (or read about it directly from the scriptures). Jennifer shared her quick write-up for each of these if it helps:
- Staff became a serpent (Exodus 4):
The Lord showed Moses a miracle to help him and others believe. Moses threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. Then the Lord helped Moses pick it up, and it became a staff again. - A sign before Pharaoh (Exodus 7):
When Moses and Aaron spoke to Pharaoh, the Lord told them to show a sign. Aaron threw down the staff, and it became a serpent—showing that God’s power is real and greater than Pharaoh’s. - Water turned to blood (Exodus 7):
The Lord told Moses and Aaron to use the staff as a sign. They lifted the staff and struck the water, and the water in Egypt changed—so Pharaoh would know the Lord was speaking. - Plague of frogs (Exodus 8):
The Lord told Moses to have Aaron stretch out the staff over the rivers and ponds. Frogs came into the land, reminding Pharaoh that he should listen and let God’s people go. - Plague of gnats/lice (Exodus 8):
The Lord told Aaron to strike the dust with the staff. The dust became tiny biting insects, and even Pharaoh’s helpers said they could see “the finger of God” in it.
Plague of hail (Exodus 9): - Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven as the Lord commanded. Then a terrible hailstorm came, showing God’s power and giving Pharaoh another chance to choose what was right.
- Plague of locusts (Exodus 10):
Moses stretched out his staff over the land. The Lord sent locusts that covered the country, showing again that the Lord was serious about freeing His people. - Parting the Red Sea (Exodus 14):
With the Egyptian army close behind, the Lord told Moses to lift his staff and stretch out his hand over the sea. The water divided, and the Israelites walked through on dry ground—because the Lord made a way. - Water from the rock (Exodus 17):
The people were thirsty, and the Lord told Moses to take his staff and strike a rock. Water came out so everyone could drink, teaching that the Lord can provide what we need. - Staff held up during battle (Exodus 17):
During a battle, Moses stood where he could be seen and held up the “rod of God.” When his hands got tired, Aaron and Hur helped hold them up—and Israel was strengthened. It reminds us that God helps us, and we help each other too.
Then read the activity on the back then sing any song (or parts of a song) as you do that activity.
Repeat with a new card and a new song (or parts of a song) until all the cards have been sung.
Bear Testimony
Bear testimony that the staff reminded people that Heavenly Father was helping Moses. Heavenly Father helps us too when we follow Him.
Demonstration Video
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