Will you be teaching I Want to Be a Missionary Now (archives) this year? If so, you’re going to love this post with our collection of fun and engaging I Want to Be a Missionary Now Singing Time ideas. There’s something for everyone with enough variety and using different learning styles that you’ll be able to engage with all of the children in your Primary room!
I Want to Be a Missionary Now is one of the songs recommended to be taught as part of the July Book of Mormon Primary Songs List! I love this cute and fun song and think it’s a perfect one to spend a little time with during the summer, even if you don’t include it in your Primary Program.
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I Want to Be a Missionary Now Teaching Packet
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I Want to Be a Missionary Now Flip Charts
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9 I Want to Be a Missionary Now Singing Time Ideas
This post will help you find all of my I Want to Be a Missionary Now teaching ideas around this blog. Plus, I’m also sharing additional favorite lesson plans from other Primary music leaders at the end of this post!
1. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Directional Marching
Get up and get moving with this fun and engaging I Want to Be a Missionary Now Directional Marching activity! You’ll pick out a pattern to follow and march around the room like a missionary!
2. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Rhythm Sticks
Let’s tap along with the melody using this I Want to Be a Missionary Now Rhythm Sticks lesson plan! It’s a fun way to add in movement using these two easy rhythm sticks actions.
3. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Word Wave
Recreate a classic crowd-favorite experience from the ballpark as you create a “wave” this time with the letters of a keyword in this I Want to Be a Missionary Now Word Wave activity! It’ll be a fun, different, and memorable experience in your Primary room!
4. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Guest Performance
Invite a special guest to come join your Primary one week and hear a unique take on this song performed! I like to use the current ward missionaries for this I Want to Be a Missionary Now Guest Performance activity, but you could pull in anyone from the ward leadership you’d like to have more involved in your Primary room.
5. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Melody Map
You’ll really enjoy this I Want to Be a Missionary Now Melody Map lesson plan! It’s a great melody to track with it’s up and down movements, plus add keyword graphics to add engagement to finding the melody!
6. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Missionary Meals
Take a cultural experience to several different fun missions around the world in this I Want to Be a Missionary Now Missionary Meals activity! You’ll learn a little about the foods you might eat and have fun with lots of singing repetition, too!
7. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Foreign Language
Next up, practice like a missionary with this I Want to Be a Missionary Now Foreign Language activity! You’ll translate one or two lines of the song and sing them in a different language for a great challenge and group activity.
8. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Mission Objects
Challenge the kiddos with a memory task to see and have to remember a set of I Want to Be a Missionary Now Mission Objects! Or, use the second version of this activity to have them finish the drawing of these common mission objects to teach the kids a bit more about mission life!
9. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Sing-Along Video
Learn this song or help teach your children with this fun I Want to Be a Missionary Now Sing-Along Video! It’s perfect as a first introduce to teaching this song. You can also send the link to this sing along video to the families in your ward for them to practice and enjoy singing this song at home.
12 More Ways to Teach I Want to Be a Missionary Now
If you’re looking for even more inspiration, I’ve sourced some of my favorite ideas for other Primary Music Leaders to help you teach this song in fun and varied ways.
1. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Q&A with Kids!
You’ll love this adorable video with answers to questions about missionaries! It would open up a great discussion with your own Primary children with what the missionaries do as you teach this song.
2. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Knock Knock
Here’s a fun idea to use the spaces in the melody to add some actions knocking and other actions! Start the video at 13:00 to see this activity.
3. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Plate & Stick Pattern
You can follow along with this rhythm activity that uses a paper plate and a rhythm stick for a different pattern to try! Start the video at 7:55.
Rhythm sticks are a very versatile instrument to use in Primary and the boys especially love using them! You can pick up a set of rhythm sticks on Amazon here. To get even more use out of your set of rhythm sticks, I have this really cool set of printable Rhythm Sticks pattern cards to help you come up with varied sequences!
4. I Want to Be a Missionary Now – Body Rhythm
Add in some fun movement that follows along with the beat. Start this video at 4:18 to skip to this song rhythm pattern!
5. Missionary Unscramble (Facebook Group)
6. ASL Video (YouTube)
7. Box Band (YouTube)
8. Follow the Missionary Tag (i heart primary music)
9. Cup Patterns (Facebook)
10. Cup Tap & Pass (Facebook)
11. Musical Heights (Facebook)
12. Missionary Dress-up (Facebook)
For more activities, see these Jesus Has Risen Singing Time ideas!
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What other fun I Want to Be a Missionary Now singing time ideas have you tried? We’d love to see your fun ideas! Share them in the comments to add to this list.
