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Playing Up and Down

High and Low on Instruments

Day 107of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that musical notes can move up and down on an instrument

2

Play simple ascending and descending patterns on a xylophone

3

Develop listening skills and follow musical directions

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 148:1

“Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!”

— Psalm 148:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates musical movement from low to high, just like our instrument exploration today

📦 Materials Needed

  • Xylophone or bells
  • Wooden mallet
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Music
  • Optional: hand-drawn mountain/valley visual
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remind children about yesterday's lesson on high and low sounds

💭 Review Question: Can you show me with your hand how a high sound moves? How about a low sound?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce xylophone and demonstrate moving up and down

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Just like God's love reaches from the lowest valley to the highest mountain, music can travel up and down
  • When we play up, our sounds get higher
  • When we play down, our sounds get lower
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when I move my mallet from left to right?
  • Can you hear how the sound changes?
3Activity: Musical Mountain Climb (8 min)
hands-on

Children play simple up and down patterns on xylophone

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start at the lowest note
  2. Gently tap each note moving right
  3. Then return, tapping each note moving left
  4. Try to keep a steady rhythm
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps guide child's hand

Challenge: Create a simple ascending/descending melody

4Closing (3 min)

Review musical direction and praise

📝 Review Questions:
  • What direction did we play today?
  • Was our music going up or down?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how melodies can move in different directions

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are developing spatial and auditory skills through musical exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encouraging
  • Let child explore instrument freely
  • Praise effort over perfect performance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining gentle mallet control and understanding directional concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to follow basic rhythmic patterns and directional instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a mountain and trace the musical journey
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for musical direction worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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