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High-Low Roller Coaster

High and Low Review

Day 98of 180
Week 20of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize high and low musical sounds

2

Move hands up and down to match musical pitch

3

Experience joy in musical expression

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 150:3-5

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

— Psalm 150:3-5 (WEB)

Celebrates musical expression and different sounds

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bells
  • Scarves
  • BibleMouse high/low picture cards
  • Audio player
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's low sounds lesson with a quick 'down low' movement game

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how we sang low sounds yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce roller coaster concept of musical sounds

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Music can go up like a roller coaster
  • Some sounds are high, some are low
  • We can use our hands to show the sound's journey
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does a high sound feel like?
  • Can you show me a high sound with your hands?
3Activity: Roller Coaster Sound Ride (6 min)
visual singing

Children follow musical pitch with hand movements

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to the music
  2. Move hands up when sound goes high
  3. Move hands down when sound goes low
  4. Use scarves to make movements more fun
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent demonstrates movements first

Challenge: Children create their own roller coaster movements

4Closing (3 min)

Review high and low sound movements

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did our hands do today?
  • Were the sounds high or low?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about deep and wide sounds with a fountain song!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children learn best through playful, physical engagement with music

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated hand movements
  • Make sounds fun and dramatic
  • Praise all attempts at participation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused and understanding abstract musical concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to match hand movements to musical pitch

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional musical activities
  • Practice high/low sounds during playtime

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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