February - "Choose the Right" hymn 239

February will be here before you know it and it is time to get ready for a new song. 

As I have said before, I start teaching the part of the song that makes the strongest point which is the chorus or the part of the song that gets sung at the end of each verse.  This song is very familiar and the kids have at least heard the ending many times durning sacrament meeting so it is another easy one to teach. 

Here is what I have come up with: 

1. Start singing, "Choose the right, choose the right..." and ask the kids what picture goes with those words.  (I use chalk on the board for these kinds of exercises).  Guide them to the insignia on the CTR ring.  Draw that on the board twice.
2. Sing the next part, "let wisdom mark the way before".  Ask the children again what would be a good picture.  It can be whatever you think they will remember best, but I draw a bulls eye with an arrow pointing to the middle with the word "wisdom" written above the shaft of the arrow. 
3. "In it's light..."  The kids will probably say a light bulb. 
4. "Choose the right..."  CTR ring insignia
5. "And God will bless you ever more..."  a drawing of a present is a good representation. 

Here is a little game that kids like.  You can erase and draw the pictures again out of order and have the children sing them out of order with the correct flowing tune or they can sing each part with it's accompanying tune.  Kids LOVE this game and think it is very funny.  Then have them put the pictures in the right order.

You can do this with the rest of the verses as well.  Ask the kids what would be a good picture to go with each prase, sing the verse a few times, and then mix it up, and put it back together again. Rememeber the pictures and put them on paper for the next week.  And DON'T try to do the entire song in one day (unless your kids are really up for it).  Little bites are better so they don't get music indigestion.  LOL!

Good luck and HAVE FUN!