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Creating Tempo Stories

Fast and Slow - Tempo

Day 70of 180
Week 14of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how tempo changes the mood of music

2

Create a simple musical story using different tempos

3

Develop listening and creative expression skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 98:4

“Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all the earth! Break out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!”

— Psalm 98:4 (WEB)

Demonstrates how music can express different emotions and rhythms, just like our tempo story activity

📦 Materials Needed

  • Movement scarves
  • Simple percussion instruments (optional)
  • Metronome or tempo app
  • Paper and crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's recorder tempo lesson. Ask child to demonstrate fast and slow beats from previous lesson.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you played your recorder fast and slow yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how tempo tells a story in music. Different speeds create different feelings.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Fast tempo can sound exciting or playful
  • Slow tempo can sound calm or sad
  • Musicians use tempo to help listeners feel the emotion of a song
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sounds fast to you?
  • What music makes you feel happy?
3Activity: Tempo Story Adventure (10 min)
creative

Create a musical story using different tempos to show what's happening

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a simple story (like a day in the life or an animal adventure)
  2. Use different tempos to show what's happening
  3. Use voice, body movements, or instruments
  4. Example: Slow tempo for sleeping, fast tempo for running
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps create story, child performs

Challenge: Child creates entire story independently

4Closing (3 min)

Perform tempo stories for family. Discuss how tempo changed the feeling.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What tempo did you use for the exciting part?
  • How did changing speed make your story more interesting?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about John Newton and how music can tell stories of God's grace

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Tempo is how fast or slow music is played. Young children naturally understand this through movement.

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated movements to help demonstrate tempos
  • Encourage creativity and don't worry about perfection
  • Make it fun and playful!
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it challenging to change tempo consistently

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to change speed intentionally and expressively

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Record tempo stories to share with family
  • Create a tempo story using BibleMouse movement scarves
  • Draw pictures of the story to accompany musical performance

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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