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Picture Notation Review

Review and Midyear Celebration

Day 89of 180
Week 18of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Create simple picture notation for familiar songs

2

Follow picture notation to play/sing a song

3

Demonstrate joy in musical worship

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 95:1

“Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!”

— Psalm 95:1 (WEB)

Celebrates musical expression of praise and worship

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large white paper
  • Colored markers
  • Simple percussion instruments
  • BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Clipboard or hard surface for drawing
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Let's review our favorite songs from this semester.

💭 Review Question: What song have you most enjoyed playing this year?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll learn how to create picture notation - a fun way to remember how to play songs!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Pictures can represent different sounds
  • We can create our own musical 'map'
  • Music is a special way to praise God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What pictures might show loud sounds?
  • How can we draw a picture for a drum beat?
3Activity: Picture Notation Creation (6 min)
hands-on

Create a simple picture notation for 'Jesus Loves Me'

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a sun for loud parts
  2. Draw clouds for soft parts
  3. Use wavy lines for long notes
  4. Create a simple 'map' of the song
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw notation

Challenge: Child creates entire notation independently

4Closing (3 min)

Perform our picture notation song together

📝 Review Questions:
  • What pictures did you use?
  • How does making music make you feel?

Coming up: Tomorrow is our Midyear Music Celebration!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Picture notation helps children understand musical structure creatively

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be encouraging and praise creativity
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
  • Let child lead the musical exploration
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated if notation isn't 'perfect'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, basic understanding of sound representation

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create picture notation for another familiar song
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional music worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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