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When the Spirit Moves

Percussion Ensemble

Day 149of 180
Week 30of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how music can express praise and worship

2

Learn basic percussion movements synchronized with singing

3

Respond joyfully to God's Spirit through music

📖 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 how various instruments can be used to praise God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tambourine
  • Small hand drums
  • Rhythm sticks
  • BibleMouse Song Collection
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather children and review previous percussion lessons

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

Introduce concept of praising God through music and movement

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves when we praise Him with joy
  • Music can help us express our love for God
  • The Holy Spirit moves us to worship
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How does music make you feel happy?
  • What sounds remind you of God's love?
3Activity: Spirit Movement Percussion (8 min)
song learning

Learn simple percussion movements to accompany worship song

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to BibleMouse worship track
  2. Follow teacher's percussion movements
  3. Play instruments in time with music
  4. Celebrate God's presence through music
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only one type of instrument

Challenge: Create personal percussion variations

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on how music helps us worship

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about praising God?
  • How can music show God we love Him?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll celebrate our percussion skills in a full ensemble performance

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Musical worship is a powerful way to connect with God's Spirit

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage free, joyful movement
  • Model enthusiastic participation
  • Focus on enjoyment over perfect technique
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel self-conscious about moving/singing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Spontaneous joy and engagement with music

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a home worship time using BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Draw pictures of how music makes them feel about God

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