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Standing Tall to Sing

Breath and Posture

Day 102of 180
Week 21of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand proper singing posture

2

Practice standing tall while singing

3

Recognize how good posture helps our voice praise God

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 95:1

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

— Psalm 95:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates the joy and confidence of praising God through music, which is supported by good posture

📦 Materials Needed

  • mirror
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • feather or tissue paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music lesson! Let's remember how we learned about breathing yesterday and now we'll learn how to stand when we sing.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you breathe deeply like we practiced yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we're learning to stand tall when we sing, just like brave soldiers for Jesus!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Feet flat on the ground
  • Shoulders relaxed
  • Head held high
  • Smile while you sing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think standing straight helps us sing better?
  • How does singing make Jesus happy?
3Activity: Singing Soldier Posture (8 min)
technique

Practice standing like a strong, happy singer who loves Jesus

📝 Instructions:
  1. Stand in front of a mirror
  2. Put feet shoulder-width apart
  3. Relax your shoulders
  4. Lift your head
  5. Take a deep breath
  6. Sing a praise song
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child adjust posture with gentle guidance

Challenge: Try singing while holding a light feather on top of head to ensure good posture

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate your beautiful singing posture!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about standing when we sing?
  • How does good posture help our voice?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play fun breath control games!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning body awareness and control

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, positive encouragement
  • Make posture practice feel like a fun game
  • Demonstrate each posture step yourself
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to stay still or remember all posture points

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Willingness to try, basic posture improvement

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of child's singing posture for BibleMouse portfolio
  • Practice posture while singing a favorite worship song

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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