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Drawing to Fast Music

Music and Art Together

Day 146of 180
Week 30of 36
20Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand how music can inspire art movements

2

Create artwork using quick, energetic drawing motions

3

Develop fine motor skills through musical art exploration

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 pipe!

Psalm 150:3-5 (WEB)

Celebrates the joy of music and creative expression as a way to praise God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large white paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Music player
  • Upbeat, fast-tempo music

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we made our celebration banner yesterday and talk about how music can make us feel happy and excited.

💭 Review Question: What colors did you use on your banner yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today, we'll learn how music can help us create amazing artwork! Just like David praised God with different instruments in the Bible, we can praise God through our art.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Music can make us feel different emotions
  • Fast music makes us want to move quickly
  • We can draw how the music makes us feel
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does fast music sound like?
  • How does fast music make your body feel?
3Activity: Musical Drawing Celebration (8 min)
hands-on

Create artwork by drawing quickly and energetically while listening to fast music

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out your large paper
  2. Choose crayons or markers
  3. Listen to the fast music
  4. Move your hand quickly across the paper
  5. Let the music guide your drawing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use one or two colors, draw big shapes

Challenge: Try to draw shapes that match the music's rhythm

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our musical drawings and talk about how the music helped us create art!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did the music help you draw?
  • How did the music make you feel?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll explore how slow music can create different kinds of art

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally responsive to music and movement

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Choose upbeat, child-friendly music
  • Encourage free expression
  • Focus on enjoyment, not perfect artwork
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel unsure about how to draw to music

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, movement, and enjoyment of the creative process

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse music and art journal
  • Explore different musical styles and their artistic impacts

Ready for Tomorrow?

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