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Making Music

Sound All Around

Day 170of 180
Week 34of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that different objects can create musical sounds

2

Create simple homemade musical instruments

3

Develop appreciation for how God created sound

📖 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 pipes!”

— Psalm 150:3-5 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's love of music and various instruments

📦 Materials Needed

  • Empty plastic containers
  • Rubber bands
  • Dried beans or rice
  • Wooden spoon
  • Water
  • Small glass jars
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about different sound pitches

💭 Review Question: What sounds did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Exploring how different objects make music

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Musical sounds come from vibrations
  • We can make instruments from everyday objects
  • God gave us the ability to create beautiful sounds
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sounds do you like to hear?
  • Can you think of different ways to make music?
3Activity: BibleMouse Musical Instruments Workshop (10 min)
project

Create three simple musical instruments

📝 Instructions:
  1. Make a shaker by filling a plastic container with dried beans
  2. Create a rubber band guitar using a small box and rubber bands
  3. Fill glass jars with different water levels to make a water xylophone
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents help with instrument assembly

Challenge: Child decorates instruments and experiments with sounds

4Closing (3 min)

Play instruments and discuss the sounds

📝 Review Questions:
  • What instrument did you enjoy making most?
  • How are the sounds different?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play review games about living things

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children explore sound through physical interaction

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage exploration and creativity
  • Let child experiment with instrument sounds
  • Supervise closely during craft activity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining focus and following multi-step instructions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about creating music

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Record a family music video with homemade instruments
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for instrument coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

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