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Singing for Jesus

Discovering My Singing Voice

Day 5of 180
Week 1of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Sing 'This Little Light of Mine' with confidence

2

Understand how singing can praise God

3

Practice using voice to share God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 5:16

“Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”

— Matthew 5:16 (WEB)

Connects directly to the song's message of sharing God's light through our actions and voices

📦 Materials Needed

  • Mirror
  • Stuffed animal or puppet
  • BibleMouse Song Collection audio track
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather in front of the mirror and practice big smiles! Remind your little one about yesterday's lesson of 'This Little Light of Mine'.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how we hold up our 'light' in the song?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today, we'll explore how our voices can be a special way to praise Jesus and share His love.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves to hear us sing
  • Our voices are a gift from God
  • Singing can make people happy and tell them about Jesus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes you happy when you sing?
  • How can singing show God's love?
3Activity: Shine Your Light Singing (8 min)
worship and discussion

Practice 'This Little Light of Mine' with full motions and big voices

📝 Instructions:
  1. Stand tall and proud
  2. Sing each verse with big hand motions
  3. Use your stuffed animal as an audience
  4. Sing to Jesus like He's right in front of you!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Sing with parent doing motions together

Challenge: Try leading the song for family members

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate your beautiful singing and God's love!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about singing today?
  • How can our voices make Jesus happy?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how music has a special heartbeat!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are developing pitch awareness and confidence in singing

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Make singing feel like a joyful celebration
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional guidance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children may feel shy about singing loudly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, attempting motions, trying to match pitch

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Record a video of your child singing to share with family
  • Create a simple rhythm instrument to accompany the song
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for song-related coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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