Listening to God's Music
Recognize simple phrases from 'This Is My Father's World'
Sing along with basic hand motions
Appreciate God's beautiful creation through music
“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”
— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)Connects to the hymn's theme of God's wonderful world and His creative power
Listen to nature sounds from yesterday's lesson. Ask, 'Can you hear God's world?'
Introduce simple phrases from 'This Is My Father's World'
Learn first two lines of hymn with simple hand motions
Simpler: Just listen to the song and point to pictures
Challenge: Try to sing along with more of the lyrics
Review what we learned about God's world
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn a fun song about the Bible!
Hymn teaches children about God's creation through music
Short attention span, difficulty with full lyrics
Child attempting to sing or do hand motions