I Want to be a Missionary Now

Today we learned "I Want to be a Missionary Now" for primary singing time.  I used the flip chart created by Kathleen White found here.  We had the missionaries visiting for the lesson and this song was perfect.  I usually spend the first 10 minutes teaching the song, then we do some kind of activity to keep it interesting.  So for today's activity, I had the kids dress up as missionaries while we sang the song.  Technically, they were already dressed as missionaries (church clothes), but they like this sort of thing so we do what they like!

For the boys:  White shirt, tie, belt, name tag, Book of Mormon  

For the girls:  Shirt or dress that has buttons, scarf, watch, name tag, Book of Mormon. (The watch could be substituted for something else - gloves, necklace, bracelets, etc., but you want it to take about as much time as a belt for a boy)

In Junior Primary we raced to see if they could get dressed before we sang all three verses.  The buttons proved tricky so we only did one button.  In Senior Primary, we raced boys vs. girls and they had to go knock on the door like a missionary to see who got there first.  To add some fun, we also turned around and sang it facing the back wall while they dressed so (1) the kids would focus on singing the song and (2) it would be a surprise to see who finished first.

To mix it up I threw in other songs so it didn't get boring singing the same song the whole time:

I Will Be Valiant with my own flip chart I made using artwork by Susan Fitch (find it here)

The Church of Jesus Christ with a flip chart made by Susan Fitch (find it here)

I Want to Be A Missionary Now flip chart by Kathleen White here

I Hope They Call Me on a Mission I don't have a flip chart that I really like for this one yet

Elder and Sister Missionary Artwork by Susan Fitch