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Speed Up, Slow Down

Fast and Slow Music

Day 17of 180
Week 4of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the difference between fast and slow musical tempos

2

Maintain a steady beat while playing instruments at different speeds

3

Practice listening and following musical instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 95:1

“Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!”

— Psalm 95:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates how music can be joyful and energetic, just like our fast and slow instrument play

📦 Materials Needed

  • Rhythm instruments (tambourine, shaker, or homemade instrument)
  • Audio player
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Music
  • Toy car or ball
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Remember how we learned about moving fast and slow yesterday?

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you moved fast during yesterday's lesson?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we'll explore how music can move quickly or slowly, just like our movements.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sometimes music is like a racing car - zoom, zoom!
  • Other times, music is like a gentle turtle - slow and steady
  • We can play our instruments to match different speeds
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sounds fast to you?
  • What sounds slow?
3Activity: Musical Speed Race (8 min)
instrument play

Play instruments following different tempo cues

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to the music and play your instrument
  2. When music is fast, play quickly
  3. When music is slow, play gently
  4. Watch the toy car/ball to help you understand speed
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent demonstrates fast and slow playing first

Challenge: Child leads tempo changes for family

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember that God loves our joyful music!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What speeds did we play today?
  • How did our instruments sound?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll have a musical freeze dance!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Tempo awareness is crucial for musical development

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated movements to demonstrate fast and slow
  • Make it playful and fun
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may find it challenging to change tempo quickly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to match music speed

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create homemade shakers to use in future lessons
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for rhythm worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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