We thank you, ___________

So there was this week I had something planned. And I didn't follow the plan. If you know me, I like my plans and it's NOT like me at all to ever deviate from a plan! But I did. And it turned out great.

After hearing a High Councilman talk in Sacrament about what he used to do in a family night where someone would sit in a chair and the others in the family would say nice things about them, my Primary Music plan was thrown out the window and instead an impromptu Music Time was full of thankfulness for Primary Teachers and Leaders. A few lyric tweaks to "For Health and Strength" and my creative kids came up with fun songs to individually thank their Teachers.

I asked the kids for 3 words to describe their Teacher. Each Teacher's song was different and adorable, but something similar to this one from Junior Primary; ♪ ... "For teaching, loving and bringing me treats - we thank you, Sister _____ ..." ♫

HOW TO DO THIS EASY SINGING TIME:

1. Get chalk and an eraser
2. Invite a Teacher to sit in a chair up front
3. Ask the children what nice thing this Teacher does for them
4. Figure out some words that will work and write them on the board
5. Sing the song (we sang it 3 times in a row)
6. Repeat

Thanksgiving Fill-In-The-Blanks

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Change the words and have the kids fill in the blanks using the songs "Here We are Together" or "For Health and Strength". Just write the words on the board and fit them into the songs. Or don't write them down at all. Easy peasy.

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HERE WE ARE TOGETHER -
We're thankful for our blessings, our blessings, our blessings. We're thankful for our blessings this Thanksgiving Day. There's _______ and _______ and ______ and _______. We're thankful for our blessings this Thanksgiving Day.

FOR HEALTH AND STRENGTH:
For _________ and _________ and _____ _____ _____ (three words, or a 3-syllable word), we praise thy name oh Lord.


*Idea from the ladies in the LDS Choristers FB Group.