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 Week Six  Reed   we are starting down the other side of the mountain as we learn the 6th Commandment this week. The instrument(s) this week is the double reed, the oboe along with the Pan flute you can use both or choose. In this weeks lesson we will talk about the STAFF using candy canes and about the GOOD SHEPHERD.  The Bible hero this week is JOSEPH and his coat of many colors. It is important that you talk about Forgiveness this week, and use this example of sin and forgiveness.  The children learn about light and darkness. It is great to have a candle or flash light around. The song in the exercise is This little light of mine.

THE BLACK BOARD ERASER (Sorry for Sin)
Introduce the talk by telling the children you are going to do some arithmetic on the blackboard. Write 2+2=5. Children will be quick to point out that you have made a mistake. Take the eraser and say, “luckily I brought something with me to change my wrong answer.” Write, “I hate you.” Tell them that is also a mistake, “The Bible say we must say, “I love you.” The eraser takes away a word and leaves a blank space where a new one can be written. Is there anyone here who has never made a mistake? David made a mistake. He was supposed to be out fighting and he saw a women taking a bath and although he had a Mrs David already, he wanted her as well. When he found out that she was expecting a child, he had her husband killed in a battle. Later in life he realised that he had made a mistake. The Bible calls our mistakes sin. We usually feel sorry when we sin, David did. What do you think he did? He said sorry to God (Ps 32). What does God do about our mistakes? (Demonstrate on the blackboard how God erases our sins.) Why can God do that? Because Jesus died for our sins. Jesus is like the eraser. He is able to wipe all our sins away. Challenge: Next time you make a mistake, and reach for an eraser, remember that Jesus is our eraser. He has the power to wipe our sins away so that we can correct our sins. (Give children an opportunity to say sorry to God for their mistakes.

  Week Seven  Bells   There were bells attatched to the preists robes in the bible.  This week we will be crafting bells out of clay flower pots so you should make sure you purchase them before. We will be learning about the Bible hero Joshua . On our journey down the mountain we are now learning the 7th Commandment. The children are going up the keyboard and will be learning about the CROSS UNDER. This also is a time to incorporate the CROSS and about how Jesus gave his life for us all.  Remember to have ink PINS around for the exercise. Also talk some about the Dove and that it is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.  Make sure that you incorporate the fact that our GOD is a GOD of promises, by using the RAINBOW coloring page from the Library. 

  Week Eight  Shofar The journey down the mountain is nearly over as this week we will be learning the 8th Commandment.  The handcrafted musical instrument is the SHOFAR and the TEMPLE TRUMPET your choice to do.  The BIble hero is Joshua  Again it is important for you to take some time and prepare for each weeks lesson. The materials that you use are provided in the Library and you have several choices. The children learn what a fanfare is and about how more then one note can be put together. The children will be coming down the keyboard this week as they learn to play from 1  to  8   or   C  to  C    and back down. This week is the CROSS UNDER as they come down the keyboard. Also if you can it is neat to give them out little wooden cross keychains which they will take home and give to their parents and perhaps explain about a CROSS over and a CROSS under but perhaps the CROSS of JESUS christ was the bridge for us to Cross over rather then go under.             

 Week Nine  hand cymbals  Almost back to the bottom of the mountain as we learn the 9th Commandment. The craft is the hand cymbals. Remember that it is important that you have the children sign the Commandment Banner each week.  The children now are learning about CHORDS and how the LEFT hand comes into the picture in music.        

Week Ten   String Instruments  Back HOME. This week we have come back down the mountain and are back home as we learn the final of the 10 Commandments. This is a time for you to review all of them. The Instrument this week is my favorite it is the LUTE or guitar like instrument. It is made from a plastic snow shovel and the kids go wild about it. There is only THREE stings on this lute and it is important that you talk about the Holy Spirit  this week and about the number 3. This project takes some preperation before class and allow yourself enough time to complete the instrument.    

Week Eleven   NP Review  Week 11 is a time for review of the Heros that the children have learned about, along with the 10 Commandments and the music.  It is also a time for you to make somekind of craft for them to give their parents.               

 Week  Twelve    Graduation time the final week. This is a time for you to teach the children about the 12 heros of Gods Disciples To talk about Fishers of men and what that means. Even though they are children they can make a difference in another childs life or even an adult. As for the music part of this final lesson we will be talking about Whole steps and Half steps. This is a preperation for Level 2 upcoming leading into SCALES.   You can also take time here for those who have missed a week in the crafting of the instrument to make up. You will have to make arrangements this week for parents or volunteers to be present to assit you especially if there are many children needing to craft a missed instrument.  

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