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Peace, Love, and Joy

Instruments of Praise

Day 39of 180
Week 8of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn motions and lyrics to 'I've Got Peace Like a River'

2

Understand basic concepts of peace, love, and joy from Scripture

3

Practice expressing worship through music and movement

📖 Scripture Connection

Galatians 5:22-23

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

— Galatians 5:22-23 (WEB)

Directly relates to the song's themes of peace, love, and joy as gifts from God

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Song Collection audio track
  • Small space for movement
  • Optional: rhythm instruments
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Briefly review yesterday's lesson about musical notes and instruments

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

Introduce the song 'I've Got Peace Like a River' and discuss the spiritual gifts of peace, love, and joy

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gives us special gifts called the fruits of the Spirit
  • Peace is like a calm river that God provides
  • Love and joy are wonderful gifts from God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does peace feel like to you?
  • How can we show God's love to others?
3Activity: Peace, Love, and Joy Motions (8 min)
song learning

Learn song with corresponding hand motions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection track
  2. Practice motions for 'peace' (wave hands like a river)
  3. Practice motions for 'love' (cross arms over heart)
  4. Practice motions for 'joy' (jump and clap)
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on just one motion at a time

Challenge: Add rhythm instruments to accompany the song

4Closing (3 min)

Review song and discuss how God gives us peace

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the three words we learned about today?
  • How does God give us peace?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about playing instruments to worship God

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The song teaches children about spiritual gifts in a fun, engaging way

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be enthusiastic about the motions
  • Encourage child to participate, even if not perfect
  • Use gentle, positive reinforcement
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it challenging to remember all motions at once

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and attempt to follow motions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of what peace looks like
  • Create a simple praise dance using the learned motions
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for related coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

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