ACROSTIC WORDS for Praise To The Man V1

I wrote an acrostic poem for Praise To the Man in the last 10 minutes of Sacrament Meeting. I used the man himself, and words from the first verse and chorus.

PREP:

• Chalk (maybe 2 colors)
• Hymnbooks
• Words (below)

LESSON:

1. Sing Praise to the Man.
2. Ask what man this song is about?
3. Write the name JOSEPH SMITH vertically on the board.
4. Ask the kids to help you find words in the first verse to fill in the Joseph Smith's name. (May want to hand out hymn books)
5. First, look for the letter J.
6. Define/discuss the word. (Because there are some hard words in this song!)
7. Sing to that point/end of that phrase (some are in weird spots).
8. Repeat steps 5-8

   Jehovah

   Open the last

diSpensation

   Extol

   Praise

   Hail

   Seer

   Mingling

vaIn

   Traitors and Tyrants

   Hero

Clap It Out

This is an idea for Praise To the Man for Senior Primary.

It looks like a game. But it's really a way to define those tough words in Praise To the Man. Tell the kids you're going to clap out all of the big words in the first verse...

*Sing through the Verse one time first. Then,

1. Have a child choose a definition wordstrip. 
2. Find the word for that definition somewhere in the Verse.
3. Write the word on the board. Tape the definition next to it.
4. Talk it out. Discuss the word and it's definition.
5. Now, "Clap it Out" of the song. .... When singing, clap the syllables of that word.
6. Repeat and repeat until all the big words are being "clapped out" as you sing.
   
   (The secret is that, although they are clapping the words/syllables, they are still thinking them in their heads - and you are getting them to sing over and over again.)

Verse 1 Definitions → Words:
Conversed with a Higher Source → Communed
Heavenly Father? / Jesus? → Jehovah
Called to Holy Office → Anointed
Proclaimer of the word of God → Prophet
Group of time → Dispensation
Praise enthusiastically → Extol
Feel deep respect and admiration → Revere


PREP:

• Definitions on wordstrips
• Chalk to write each "hard" word on the board as we talk about it.
• Tape / magnets