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Fast, Medium, Slow

Tempo Changes

Day 136of 180
Week 28of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that music can be played at different speeds

2

Identify fast, medium, and slow tempos

3

Develop listening and movement skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 150:3-5

“Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with the psaltery and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe!”

— Psalm 150:3-5 (WEB)

Demonstrates the joyful variety of musical expression and how different instruments and rhythms can praise God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempo cards
  • Musical instruments (optional)
  • Open floor space
  • Music player
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Music
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Let's remember how we sang about baby Jesus in our last lesson and now we'll explore how music can change its speed.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember a song we sang about Jesus?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we'll learn about music tempos - how music can be fast like a running bunny, medium like a walking friend, or slow like a sleepy turtle.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Fast tempo makes us feel excited and energetic
  • Slow tempo helps us feel calm and peaceful
  • Medium tempo feels just right for walking or playing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sounds fast to you?
  • What sounds slow to you?
3Activity: Tempo Movement Game (8 min)
listening and movement

Listen to different music and move according to the speed

📝 Instructions:
  1. When music is fast, hop like a bunny
  2. When music is medium, walk in place
  3. When music is slow, move like a gentle cloud
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use visual tempo cards to guide movement

Challenge: Let child choose their own movements for each tempo

4Closing (3 min)

Praise God for creating music with so many wonderful ways to enjoy it!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What tempo did you like best?
  • How did the different speeds make you feel?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how music can speed up and slow down even within one song!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Tempo introduces children to musical variation and emotional expression

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated movements to help child understand
  • Make it playful and fun
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get confused switching between tempos quickly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to change movement with music speed

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create tempo cards using BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Practice tempo changes with simple instruments
  • Listen to worship music and discuss how tempo changes mood

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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