Studies have shown that students learn much faster when their attention is directed to the subject at hand. If they are on their phones, or reading something else, or writing notes to a neighbor, they might be listening, but they aren’t retaining much at all. If their attention is directed to the topic, such as […]

The directed listening method really works! Here is what one primary music leader wrote about it: “I wanted to let you know that I was able to teach the chorus and two verses of, “If I Were There”, in our Primary singing time last week using the directed listening method. The children had never heard

Think back at your time in Primary. What songs did you love singing? How did they make you feel? Have you taught any of those to your Primary children yet? Now is a great time to do that! And when you do, be sure to bear a one sentence testimony about the doctrine in that

Consider choosing what you want to do in Primary on the Sunday BEFORE you present it. This gives you time during the week to think about it and refine it and practice it. When I was a Primary President, I had a thought about what I should do for a specific sharing time. (Yes, this

I was asked to do a directed listening script for I Am Like a Star. I thought I already did one, but I can’t find it! So here is another one that hopefully will be similar to the one I did before. There are several steps that you will want to take. First, have a

As you put together your plan for the next few months, add in some directed listening plans with all of your other great ideas! If you search this group and the other group, I have several directed listening posts available that explain what it is and how to do it. Then add in these multisensory

Thought for the day: You are enough!  What that means is, you don’t have to do it all! I hear of people being overwhelmed and tired and feeling like there is so much information that they will not ever be able to read it all much less incorporate it into their music times. To quote

Directed Listening Post! I was asked to substitute as Primary music leader this last Sunday ten minutes before church started! And I am the organist! So I didn’t have a lot of time. But I looked up the songs and decided to do the directed listening method on Have I Done Any Good – a

The directed listening method really works! Here is what one primary music leader wrote about it: “I wanted to let you know that I was able to teach the chorus and two verses of, “If I Were There”, in our Primary singing time last week using the directed listening method. The children had never heard

Think back at your time in Primary. What songs did you love singing? How did they make you feel? Have you taught any of those to your Primary children yet? Now is a great time to do that! And when you do, be sure to bear a one sentence testimony about the doctrine in that