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Beauty All Around

Listening to Classical Music

Day 119of 180
Week 24of 36
20Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Recognize how music can celebrate God's creation

2

Learn simple lyrics about God's beautiful world

3

Develop gentle, reverent attitude toward creation

Psalm 104:24

Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

Celebrates God's beautiful creation through music and observation

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Song Collection
  • World English Bible
  • Simple musical instrument (optional)
  • Colored paper
  • Crayons

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Sing yesterday's movement song, remind children about exploring music and feelings

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about moving to music yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce hymn about God's creation, explain how music helps us praise God

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Music can help us thank God for beautiful world
  • Every sound is a gift from God
  • We can worship through singing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What beautiful things did God make?
  • How does music make you feel happy?
3Activity: Creation Celebration Song (8 min)
song learning

Learn simple hymn about God's world, draw pictures while singing

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to hymn first
  2. Sing slowly together
  3. Draw picture of something in God's creation
  4. Sing again while drawing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just draw while parent sings

Challenge: Try to write one word about creation

4Closing (3 min)

Review song, talk about beautiful things God made

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about God's creation?
  • What was your favorite part of our song?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how music shows us God's beautiful world

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children connect emotionally to music about creation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Sing gently and expressively
  • Encourage child's natural curiosity
  • Don't worry about perfect singing
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused during slower songs

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement, attempt to sing along

Extension Activities

  • Create nature sound orchestra using household items
  • Take short walk to observe God's creation

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