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Notes on Lines and Spaces

Meeting the Music Staff

Day 28of 180
Week 6of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify lines and spaces on a music staff

2

Move body to demonstrate note placement

3

Develop listening and following directions skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 150:3

“Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with the psaltery and harp!”

— Psalm 150:3 (WEB)

Introduces musical instruments and celebrates making music to praise God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large floor staff (tape or drawn)
  • Stuffed animal or toy
  • BibleMouse Music Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's treble clef lesson by drawing the clef in the air

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what we learned about the treble clef yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce how notes live on lines and spaces of the music staff

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Our music staff is like a little house for notes
  • Notes can sit right on the lines
  • Notes can also sit in the spaces between lines
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where do you think a note might like to rest?
  • Can you point to a line on our staff?
3Activity: Note Hop Adventure (8 min)
movement and visual

Children will become living notes, hopping on lines and in spaces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Create a large floor staff using tape or chalk
  2. Have child stand on different lines and spaces
  3. Use stuffed animal to demonstrate 'note' placement
  4. Play 'Note Hop' where parent calls out 'line' or 'space'
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child move to correct spot

Challenge: Child gives instructions to parent or sibling

4Closing (3 min)

Recap note placement and sing a simple praise song

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about notes today?
  • Show me where a note can sit!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll meet a special friend who climbed a tree to see Jesus!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children learn best through movement and play

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Keep instructions simple and fun
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Use lots of enthusiasm
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between lines and spaces

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to follow instructions and demonstrate basic understanding

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse Music Journal page about today's lesson
  • Practice drawing staff lines at home
  • Listen to classical music and talk about instruments

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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