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Choosing Our Instruments

Joyful Noise

Day 68of 180
Week 14of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify different musical instruments

2

Explore how instruments can create joyful sounds

3

Develop appreciation for musical worship

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 100:1

“Make a joyful noise to Yahweh, all you lands!”

— Psalm 100:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates how we can use instruments to praise God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Various musical instruments (rhythm sticks, tambourine, bells, small drums)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK4 Music
  • Psalm 100 picture
  • Audio player
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about singing joyfully from Psalm 100

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about making a joyful noise to God?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce different instruments and their sounds

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves when we praise Him with music
  • Different instruments can sound happy and exciting
  • We can use instruments to worship God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Which instrument sounds the most joyful to you?
  • How can we use these sounds to praise God?
3Activity: Instrument Exploration (6 min)
hands-on

Children will explore different instruments and create joyful sounds

📝 Instructions:
  1. Pass out various instruments to children
  2. Demonstrate how to play each instrument gently
  3. Encourage children to make 'joyful noises'
  4. Play the Psalm 100 song while children experiment
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only 2-3 simple instruments

Challenge: Create a simple rhythm pattern together

4Closing (3 min)

Recap how we can use music to praise God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What instruments did we play today?
  • How can we make a joyful noise to God?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create a big orchestra of joyful sounds!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally drawn to making music and exploring sounds

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage gentle instrument handling
  • Focus on joy and praise, not perfect musical technique
  • Let children explore freely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get overly excited and play instruments too loudly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and enjoyment of musical exploration

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Record children's 'joyful noise' to share with family
  • Create simple rhythm patterns together
  • Draw pictures of favorite instruments from today's lesson

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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