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Music Makes Us Move

Moving to Music

Day 131of 180
Week 27of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize how different music styles inspire different movements

2

Explore body movement as a form of musical expression

3

Develop joy and creativity in responding to music

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 150:4

“Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe!”

— Psalm 150:4 (WEB)

Demonstrates that moving to music can be a form of worship and praise

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bluetooth speaker or music player
  • Colorful scarves
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK4 Music
  • Various music samples (classical, march, lively worship)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Let's remember how we marched confidently yesterday and now we'll explore how music makes our bodies want to move!

💭 Review Question: What kind of movement did we do in our last lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Music tells a story with sound, and our bodies can help tell that story by moving!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Some music makes us want to march like soldiers
  • Some music makes us want to sway gently
  • Some music makes us want to jump and dance
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does your body want to do when you hear a loud drum?
  • How do you move when you hear a soft, slow song?
3Activity: Musical Movement Exploration (6 min)
movement

Use different music styles to inspire different movements

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to each music sample
  2. Move your body however the music makes you feel
  3. Use scarves to enhance movement if desired
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent demonstrates movements first

Challenge: Child creates their own unique movements

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate how wonderfully God made our bodies to enjoy music!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite way to move today?
  • How can moving to music make us happy?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll continue exploring how different music makes us move in different ways!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing body awareness and musical responsiveness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be enthusiastic and join in the movements
  • Praise child's creativity in movement
  • Don't correct 'proper' movement - celebrate expression
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might feel shy about moving freely

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Spontaneous joy and willingness to try new movements

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Record child's musical movements to watch together
  • Create a family dance time using BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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