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Engine Starts and Stops

Quarter Rest - The Silent Beat

Day 33of 180
Week 7of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that silence is an important part of music rhythm

2

Sing 'Engine, Engine Number Nine' with correct rhythmic rests

3

Develop listening skills and musical awareness

📖 Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

Just as music has times of sound and silence, life has different rhythms and seasons

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Rhythm Cards
  • Percussion instrument (optional)
  • World English Bible
  • Marker or pointer
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Quickly review yesterday's quarter rest symbol. Ask child to show the rest symbol they learned.

💭 Review Question: What does a quarter rest tell us to do in music?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how rests are like 'pauses' in music - moments of intentional silence

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Rests are just as important as sounds in music
  • Silence helps us listen and prepare for the next sound
  • In our BibleMouse lesson today, we'll learn how to 'stop' and 'start' like an engine
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of times when being quiet is important?
  • How does silence help us listen?
3Activity: Engine, Engine Number Nine (10 min)
song learning

Learn and practice song with rhythmic rests

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sing 'Engine, Engine Number Nine' slowly
  2. Demonstrate where to be silent (quarter rest)
  3. Practice song with child, exaggerating the 'stops'
  4. Use body percussion (clapping, patting) to feel rhythm
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Sing very slowly, help child feel the rest

Challenge: Create own rhythm patterns using rests

4Closing (3 min)

Recap how rests are important in music

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about silence in music?
  • Where did we hear rests in our song?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create rhythm 'conversations' using notes and rests

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children often struggle with being still, so rests are a great musical concept to explore

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be enthusiastic about the 'silent' moments
  • Use exaggerated movements during rests
  • Praise child's listening and stopping
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying still during rests can be challenging for active first graders

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child understanding that silence is part of the music

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Rhythm Cards to create additional rest patterns
  • Practice 'freeze dance' to reinforce concept of stopping and starting

Ready for Tomorrow?

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