Activity 3

CAMPFIRE SONGS

Who: this activity is for youth in grades 6-12 in a church youth group 

Activity - making lists of favorite "campfire songs," sharing lists with the youth minister, and then leading a chosen campfire song through a video recording. 

• the youth at this church go to summer camp each year, and at that camp they spend each night singing songs around the campfire. Some of these songs are silly, some are more somber and meaningful, but each create important memories for these youth. The songs are often sung throughout the year by many of these youth, and to reminisce on this community time spent at summer camp may promote feelings of positivity and joy.

SEL: this activity includes SEL competencies of social awareness (by respecting others in their unique and personal video performances), and relationship skills (by social engagement through the videos, teamwork in the videos that include siblings or those in one's socially distant bubble, and communication). 

Task Analysis:

• the youth minister will instruct each student to make a list of their favorite summer camp campfire songs 

• students will share these with the youth minister, then pick a favorite and video themselves - alone or with family or friends - performing their song (most of these songs have motions and dance moves that go along with them) 

  • those who pick sillier songs with motions can be as silly as they want, do the motions as over the top as they so choose, or just sing the song in their video. 

  • those who choose a slower song without motions can choose to simply sing the song in their video or accompany themselves with an instrument of their choice.

  • videos can include more than one person, more than one instrument or voice, etc. (while following social distancing guidelines). 

  • students will send these videos to the youth minister, via dropbox through a link he provides, and he will compile them into one large catalog of recorded campfire songs for the youth to watch and sing along to at home. 

Materials:

• smartphone, camera, computer, ipad, or other video recording device to record and watch videos 

• email, text, google, or other communication messenger to share videos 

Supporting multimedia:

examples of songs they may choose

• light the fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-80EzeM0FI 

• pass it on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tadZ8nCLBsI 

• set a fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jzqq4B8H2Q