On the 4th Sunday of each month, I do a review of all the Primary Program songs we've learned thus far!
So today we did a "Commandment Challenge" (I used the concept of "Truth or Consequences" that I found here.) I said that just as there are consequences for not keeping the commandments, there are consequences for not getting the question right! (the only reason I chose "Commandment" as the "theme" is because the theme for this Sunday's Sharing Time lesson was about following the commandments. This could easily be adapted to any theme!)
Here's how it worked:
- I chose one kid from my popsicle stick jar for each round.
- They chose a teacher to challenge. Both came to the front.
- I asked the kid the question and said their Primary friends could help them!
- I then asked the teacher their question and said no one could help them, heh heh.
- Whoever got it wrong had to do the consequence (keeping my globe beach ball up in the air as we sang the song verse after each question --- this consequence was chosen because in February we did a lot of "world" stuff because MY Heavenly Father Loves Me is all about the world etc.)
I hinted to the teachers that this "might be rigged against the teachers, a little" to give them a heads up that they shouldn't feel badly if they couldn't answer it. Because the whole point was that the kids' questions were pretty easy, about the songs, and the teachers questions were pretty hard! So the teachers would always have to do the consequence!
It was a blast to see them each trying to do it. One of the male teachers was able to keep it in the air the whole time, even employing the use of his head and feet!
Here's what I did for Junior, and Senior (question 1 = kid, question 2 = teacher)
JUNIOR
For
the song “I am a Child of God”
1)
In the first verse, Heavenly Father has given you an earthly home with parents
____ and ____?
2) How many languages has this song been
translated into? Over 90
SING THE FIRST VERSE
For
the song “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”
1)
In the first verse, what do we feel as
it rushes by?
2)
What is the fastest recorded wind speed for Seattle, and what year did it happen? 66 mph, Nov. 13, 1981
SING THE FIRST VERSE
For
the song “Keep the Commandments”
1)
It says in “Keep the Commandments” that “He will send _______” what?
2)
We read about Moses, the Prophet who brought to pass the 10 Commandments, in
the Book of Exodus. How many WORDS are in the book of Exodus? 32,685
SING "KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS" IN FULL
For
the song “I am a Child of God”
1)
In the second verse, we sing “I am a child of God, and so my needs are great,
help me to ___________”??
2)
How do you say “I am a Child of God” in Swedish? Jag är
Guds lilla barn
SING THE SECOND VERSE
For
the song “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”
1)
In the second verse, it says “He gave me my eyes that I might see” _______?
2)
How long does the average blink last? The
average blink lasts for about 1/10th of a second.
SING THE SECOND VERSE
For
the song “I am a Child of God”
1)
In the third verse, we sing “I am a child of God, Rich blessings are
__________”
2)
Rich blessings can be found in the temple. When was the Seattle Temple
announced? 11/15/75
SING THE THIRD VERSE
For
the song “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”
1)
In the first verse we sing, “I’m glad that I live in ____________”
2)
What is exact the world’s population as of Saturday night? 6,973,738,433
SING THE FIRST VERSE
SENIOR
For
the song “I am a Child of God”
1)
In the first verse, Heavenly Father has given you an earthly home with parents
____ and ____?
2) How many languages has this song been
translated into? Over 90
SING THE FIRST VERSE
For
the song “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”
1)
In the first verse, we sing about what type of flower and what type of
flowering tree
2)
At Temple Square
in Salt Lake City,
how many varieties of plants are in bloom there? Over 700
SING THE FIRST VERSE
For
the song “Keep the Commandments”
1)
It says in “Keep the Commandments” that “He will send _______” what?
2)
We read about Moses, the Prophet who brought to pass the 10 Commandments, in
the Book of Exodus. How many WORDS are in the book of Exodus? 32,685
SING "KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS" IN FULL
For
the song “I am a Child of God”
1)
In the second verse, we sing “I am a child of God, and so my needs are great,
help me to ___________”??
2)
How do you say “I am a Child of God” in Swedish? Jag är
Guds lilla barn
For
the song “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”
1)
In the second verse we sing, “He gave me my ears that I might hear
____________”
2)
How many bones are in our ear and how small are they? Three, all 3 could fit on a penny
SING THE SECOND VERSE
For
the song “I am a Child of God”
1)
In the third verse, we sing, “I am a child of God, rich blessings are in store,
If I ____________”
2)
Rich blessings can be found in the temple. When was the Seattle Temple
announced? 11/15/75
SING THE THIRD VERSE
For
the song “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”
1)
At the end of the song we sing, “He gave me my _____, my ______, my ________”
2) What is exact the
world’s population as of Saturday night? 6,973,738,433
SING THE SECOND VERSE
