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What Is Worship?

Worship Through Song

Day 136of 180
Week 28of 36
25Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that worship means giving God honor

2

Recognize music as a way to praise God

3

Express joy in learning about worshiping God

Psalm 95:1

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

Psalm 95:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates how music is a form of worship and praising God

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Simple musical instrument (tambourine or bell)
  • BibleMouse Worship Song Collection
  • Blank paper
  • Crayons

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse lesson! Last time we learned about musical patterns, and today we'll discover how music can help us worship God.

💭 Review Question: What fun musical pattern did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Worship is a special way we show God how much we love Him. Just like we show our parents we love them by giving hugs or making drawings, we can show God we love Him by singing and making music!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Worship means giving God the highest praise
  • We can worship with our voices and instruments
  • God loves to hear us sing to Him
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some ways we can worship God?
  • How does singing make you feel happy?
3Activity: Praise and Worship Circle (10 min)
interactive worship

Children will create a worship moment by singing, playing simple instruments, and drawing what worship means to them.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sing a simple worship song together
  2. Pass around the tambourine, letting each child play
  3. Draw a picture of how they love God
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just sing and play instrument

Challenge: Create own simple worship song

4Closing (3 min)

Recap our learning about worship and music

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about worship today?
  • How can you worship God this week?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn a special song about God's greatness!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally enthusiastic about music and can easily connect emotional expression to worship

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be enthusiastic about worship
  • Encourage free expression of praise
  • Don't worry about perfect singing
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel shy about singing or playing instruments

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Genuine joy and engagement during musical worship

Extension Activities

  • Create a family worship time using BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Make a 'Praise God' art poster
  • Learn hand motions to accompany worship song

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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