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Instrument Freeze

Stopping and Starting

Day 97of 180
Week 20of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Develop listening skills by responding to musical cues

2

Practice self-control through starting and stopping instrument play

3

Understand the importance of following instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

Just as music has times to play and times to stop, God's wisdom teaches us there is a right time for everything

📦 Materials Needed

  • Rhythm sticks
  • Small drums
  • Freeze dance music
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK4 Music
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Let's remember how we learned about David's worship music yesterday.

💭 Review Question: What instrument did we talk about in our last lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll learn about listening carefully and controlling our music play.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Music has special rules, just like we have rules in God's family
  • Sometimes we play, sometimes we stop - just like in life
  • Listening is an important way we show respect
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me how you listen carefully?
  • What happens when we don't listen?
3Activity: Instrument Freeze Game (6 min)
hands-on

Children play instruments and freeze when music stops

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your rhythm sticks or drum
  2. Play when the music plays
  3. FREEZE when the music stops!
  4. Listen carefully for the music cues
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use slower music with clear start/stop signals

Challenge: Add more complex rhythm patterns

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate how well we listened and followed instructions!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about listening?
  • How can we use listening to honor God?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Joshua and his amazing musical story!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson develops self-regulation and musical awareness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use positive, encouraging language
  • Demonstrate the freeze action yourself
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may find it hard to stop immediately

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to pause and restart on musical cue

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a home 'freeze dance' time with family
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for music-themed coloring

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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