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Reading Re on the Staff

Introduction to Re

Day 103of 180
Week 21of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify the note 're' on the musical staff

2

Read simple melodies using do, re, and mi

3

Develop confidence in musical notation

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 95:1

“Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!”

— Psalm 95:1 (WEB)

Celebrates making music to praise God, connecting musical learning with worship

📦 Materials Needed

  • Staff paper
  • Pencil
  • BibleMouse hand signs poster
  • Bells or xylophone (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Quickly review do-re-mi hand signs from previous lessons

💭 Review Question: Where does 're' live on our musical staff?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce 're' position on the musical staff

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Re sits between do and mi
  • Re is always on the second line or second space
  • Practice identifying re with hand sign and staff notation
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me the hand sign for 're'?
  • What color would help you remember where 're' lives?
3Activity: Re Treasure Hunt (10 min)
literacy

Find and mark 're' on staff paper

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a simple staff with 3-4 notes
  2. Circle all the 're' notes
  3. Practice singing the notes you've drawn
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-drawn staff with clear 're' markings

Challenge: Create your own melody using do, re, mi

4Closing (3 min)

Sing a simple do-re-mi scale together

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where does 're' live on our staff?
  • What hand sign represents 're'?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play 'Hot Cross Buns' using our new note!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade musicians are learning basic musical literacy

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of positive encouragement
  • Make learning feel like a fun game
  • Don't worry about perfect execution
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing staff lines and spaces

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in pointing to 're' on the staff

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library staff notation worksheets
  • Practice re hand sign while singing praise songs

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