3rd Article of Faith: Wind wands
I stand in front of the children and say "Here is the pattern." I begin to move the wind wand.
Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (Switch sides)
Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle
Snake on the floor (left)
Snake on the floor (right)
Snake on the floor (left)
Snake on the floor (right)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3cWmwHl3RQ "What did you see? What was the pattern? Can you use words to describe it as I do it again?"I repeat the pattern while the children say what words describe the pattern. (It doesn't have to be what I've called it here.)"Pretend you have a wind wand and do the pattern with me." I sing the song (We believe that through the Atonement...) and do the wind wand pattern again as I sing. The children copy my movements even though they don't have a wind wand.Ask several adults to pass out the wind wands. Make sure the children know to use them appropriately (not touching anyone else with their wind wand). If you only have a few wind wands, ask some children to come to the front and do the pattern with you as you sing. Tell the others we will take turns. When you have finished, ask the children with wind wands to give it someone else who has never had the wind wands yet. Do this three or four times, each time singing the song and doing the wind wand pattern with new children.If you have enough for the whole Primary, ask the children to move to a place where their ribbons will not touch another person (that takes some doing.) Sing the song and do the pattern. Now ask the children if there are three people who know the pattern well enough to come and lead the whole group. Sing the song, having those children lead the group in the wind wand pattern.
The colors and movement of the ribbon to the steady beat, the physical big motor movement, and the song added in make this a magical experience. It is great for the practice of steady beat. It is great for kinesthetic movement of the body to the song. It is great for stimulation by color and movement to associate with the song. And it is fun!