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Do Lord Remember Me

High and Low on Instruments

Day 109of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize call-and-response song structure

2

Sing 'Do Lord Remember Me' spiritual with basic pitch changes

3

Understand God's personal care for each child

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:1-3

“Yahweh, you have searched me, and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.”

— Psalm 139:1-3 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intimate knowledge of each individual, matching the song's theme of being personally remembered

📦 Materials Needed

  • Xylophone or bells
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Music
  • Pictures showing high and low notes
  • Audio track of 'Do Lord Remember Me'
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about melodic direction with playful hand movements

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how a melody moves up? Down?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce 'Do Lord Remember Me' as a special spiritual song about God's love

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Some songs have a special 'call and response' pattern
  • One person sings a line, and others answer back
  • This song shows how God knows and remembers each of us
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean that God remembers you?
  • How do you feel knowing God knows your name?
3Activity: Do Lord Remember Me Musical Game (8 min)
song learning

Learn song with movement and simple instrument accompaniment

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to BibleMouse audio track
  2. Practice call-and-response sections
  3. Use xylophone to play high and low notes matching song
  4. Move hands up and down with pitch changes
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just sing along with track, minimal movement

Challenge: Create own call-and-response verses about God's love

4Closing (3 min)

Review song and discuss God's personal care

📝 Review Questions:
  • What special pattern did our song have?
  • How does God show He remembers us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how God knows each of us by name

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Spirituals are important cultural music expressing faith during challenging times

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be enthusiastic to help child engage
  • Focus on enjoyment, not perfect performance
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional context
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find call-and-response structure confusing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about learning, attempting to sing along

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of yourself with God
  • Practice saying 'God knows my name' in different voices
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for related coloring pages

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