📖

Shake, Scrape, and Strike

Instrument Families

Day 101of 180
Week 21of 36
15Minutes
← Day 100Day 101 of 180Day 102 →
🖨️ Download Worksheet (PDF)
🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify three different ways to play percussion instruments

2

Demonstrate basic playing techniques for shaking, scraping, and striking

3

Develop listening skills and musical exploration

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 150:5

“Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with resounding cymbals!”

— Psalm 150:5 (WEB)

Demonstrates the joy of making music to praise God using different instruments and techniques

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tambourine
  • Wooden rhythm sticks
  • Egg shakers
  • Sand blocks
  • BibleMouse Instrument Exploration Mat
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Let's remember how we marched and played instruments yesterday when we learned about Joshua's battle.

💭 Review Question: What instrument did you play yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today, we're going to explore how we can make music by shaking, scraping, and striking different instruments!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Some instruments we shake like egg shakers
  • Some instruments we scrape like sand blocks
  • Some instruments we strike like rhythm sticks
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me how you might shake an instrument?
  • What sound does scraping make?
3Activity: Percussion Exploration Station (6 min)
hands-on

Rotate through different instruments, exploring three playing techniques

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to the different sounds each instrument makes
  2. Try shaking the egg shakers
  3. Gently scrape the sand blocks
  4. Tap rhythm sticks together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on just shaking instruments

Challenge: Create a simple rhythm using all three techniques

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember how we can praise God with the music we make!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What ways did we play instruments today?
  • Which instrument was your favorite?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a fun game sorting our instruments

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Percussion instruments help children develop rhythm, coordination, and listening skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate each technique before letting child explore
  • Encourage gentle playing
  • Make it fun and playful!
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might need help controlling instrument volume and technique

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to distinguish between shaking, scraping, and striking

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a simple praise song using learned techniques
  • Draw pictures of instruments in BibleMouse Printables Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

Continue to Day 102 →Back to Music