Wednesday, August 31, 2011

0 Re: [primusic] Re: Kids not motivated

 

I was also going to say, that sometimes you need to talk to the kids individually after church, and explain how their behavior is affecting others, ask them if there's a particular reason they don't sing or like singing time, and how they COULD be a huge example and hero to the younger kids by participating,  maybe throw in some leadership ideas, and ask them if they think they could help their class by being an example.  I've never done that, but was on the verge of doing it in my BH class just before I got released and called to this.  Good luck, I'm sorry!

Beth
Cedar Hills, UT

From: rosette lambson <rudjl@sbcglobal.net>
To: primusic@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [primusic] Re: Kids not motivated

 
have you talk to their parents? Just explain the situation, maybe that will help.  Sr kids thinks it's childish to do the kids stuff.  They think they're to old to do any kids stuff anymore.  Do you separate the Sr & Jr. during singing time? Maybe you have to separate them.ANyway,  I know sometimes it's so frustrating. Good Luck...

Rosette, Inglewood. CA

--- On Wed, 8/31/11, kmj5472 <kmj5472@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: kmj5472 <kmj5472@yahoo.com>
Subject: [primusic] Re: Kids not motivated
To: primusic@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 10:01 AM

 
I can empathize with you. Last week Sr. Primary was quite the challenge for me. During opening exercises I have the children stand and we sing an article of faith. There was an entire row of 10 year old girls (about 8 of them) who refused to stand let along sing, even though their teacher was encouraging them to do so. Then later on during the closing song I had to stop right in the middle of the song and remind the entire primary that the closing song is to help us prepare for the closing prayer and invite the spirit. Instead of singing, there were children walking around, talking, bugging their neighbor and just being very irreverent. I felt horrible afterwards, like I was a mean lady giving a lecture.
We have a very large Sr. Primary with upwards to 60 children and sometimes I feel like no matter what I do they won't sing. To be fair, my cute 7-8 year olds do sing and try hard to participate, but the older kids, boys and girls, will often refuse to participate. I want the children to enjoy primary and learn to feel the spirit, but I cannot not seem to make them understand that they have to do their part and that the example of the older children definitely has an impact on the younger children. It is very frustrating and I'm trying hard not to resent those children who week after week refuse to participate and are now causing others to do the same.

Kerstin
Utah



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