Children love variety. Teach the song in three or four different ways to help the children remember the songs long term. Here are some ideas.
Younger Children
Draw a simple melody map - the children do specific movements on certain symbols
Paper Plates - Swish, tap, and flip flop cymbal taps in a pattern
Rhythm Stick pattern - clicking and behind the back as you sing
Action Word Actions - actions that show the word with our hands and actions
Older Children
Draw a simple melody map - the children figure out what the symbols mean as you sing the song
Eraser Pass - the children one by one erase a word that is not in the song and hand it off to another child before I finish singing the song 7 times.
Rhythm Stick Exchange - tap, tap, hold exchange as I sing.
Paper Plates - Swish, tap, and flip flop cymbal taps in a complicated pattern.
You might also consider this activity with the CTR ring emblem.