Kindergarten · 3 units · 19 lessons · 190 questions
Music
A gentle 19-lesson introduction to sound, beat, singing, and simple instruments, built around familiar hymns.
About this course
Kindergarten music is a short, friendly first look at what music is. Your student starts with the plainest ideas -- loud and quiet, fast and slow, high and low -- then learns to clap a steady beat and make simple rhythm patterns. The middle of the course is singing, and the songs are the ones most families already know: "Jesus Loves Me," "This Little Light of Mine," "Amazing Grace," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," plus "Old MacDonald" and the ABC song for fun. The last unit turns to instruments -- shakers, drums, bells, triangles -- and shows how to make homemade ones from rice in a bottle, pots and pans, or rubber bands stretched over a box.
There are 19 lessons in three units, so this is a light subject rather than a daily one. A lesson is short by design: a prayer, a few sentences of very simple reading with one idea in it, a hands-on singing or clapping activity, and a ten-question quiz that grades itself. Each lesson is estimated at about 20 minutes and ends with the same small assignment -- sing today's song to someone in the family. Psalm 150:6 and Psalm 33:3 come up again and again, and the closing thought of nearly every lesson is that music is a way to praise God.
One honest note about what this course is and is not. It is entirely text-based. There are no audio recordings, no sung examples, and no play-along tracks, so the singing happens because you sing it together, not because the screen plays it. No instrument is required and none is assumed -- the only instruments mentioned are the homemade kind. At this age the reading is beyond most students working alone, so plan to sit with your student, read the short lesson aloud, do the clapping or singing with them, and help with the quiz.
What the course covers
Loud and quiet, fast and slow, high and low
Keeping a steady beat by clapping
Simple rhythm patterns
Sounds in God's creation
Familiar hymns and worship songs
Children's songs and singing together
Shakers, drums, bells, and triangles
Homemade instruments from household items
Instrument families
Music as praise to God
What your student will be able to do
Tell the difference between loud and quiet, fast and slow, high and low sounds
Clap and keep a steady beat
Sing several well-known hymns and children's songs from memory
Name common rhythm instruments and what they sound like
Make a simple instrument from things already in the house
Scope and sequence
All 3 units of Music for Kindergarten, in the order they are taught.
All 19 lesson titles are listed here — nothing is withheld until you download. Open a unit to read its contents.
Unit 1: Sound and Rhythm 6 lessons
1Loud and Quiet10 q
2Fast and Slow10 q
3High and Low10 q
4Clapping a Beat10 q
5Making Rhythms10 q
6Sounds God Made10 q
Unit 2: Singing 7 lessons
1Jesus Loves Me10 q
2This Little Light of Mine10 q
3Amazing Grace10 q
4He's Got the Whole World10 q
5Old MacDonald10 q
6ABC Song Review10 q
7Singing Together10 q
Unit 3: Instruments 6 lessons
1Shakers and Drums10 q
2Bells and Triangles10 q
3Homemade Instruments10 q
4Instrument Families10 q
5Making Music Together10 q
6Music Praises God10 q
One whole lesson, exactly as it comes
This is a real lesson taken from the middle of the course — the teaching text, the practice, the homework, and the first three quiz questions with their answers. It is not a marketing excerpt.
Unit 2: Singing · Lesson 4
He's Got the Whole World
20 minutes
What this lesson is for
The student will explore musical concepts in He's Got the Whole World
The student will participate in singing or rhythm activities
Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
Psalm 33:3
He's Got the Whole World
Today's Verse:"Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise." — Psalm 33:3
Parent: Read this to your child.
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a song that tells us God is in control! The words say: "He's got the whole world in His hands."
What does this mean? God is so big and so powerful that He holds the whole world in His hands. Nothing is too big for God! He holds the whole earth. He holds the sun and the moon. He holds mountains, oceans, birds, and trees. He holds you and me! We are all safe in God's hands.
Most wonderfully, God holds YOU and ME in His hands. You are precious to God. God loves you and keeps you safe. When you are scared or sad, remember: God has got you in His hands. He is taking care of you. You are not alone.
Singing this song helps us remember that God is always in control. We don't have to worry because God is in control. He is so big and so good. We can feel peaceful knowing that God has the whole world—and us—in His hands.
Nothing is too big for God to handle. No problem, no worry, no fear is too big for Him. We can trust Him completely!
Ask your child: Who holds the whole world? Who holds you and me?
Activity — Trusting God
Sing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" together happily.
Look at the world around you and point to things God holds: sky, trees, pets, family members.
Say: "God has the whole world in His hands, and He has me in His hands too."
When your child feels worried, sing this song to remind them God is in control.
During prayer, sing this song and thank God for holding you and your family safely.
Sing it while going about your day to remember God's care.
Homework
Sing today's song to someone in your family.
Note for the parent
This lesson on He's Got the Whole World should take about 20 minutes. Stay nearby to help with reading and questions. Praise effort and progress.
The first three of this lesson's 10 questions
The song says 'He's got the whole world' where?
In the sky
On a shelf
In a boat
In His hands
Show the answer
Answer: In His hands
Who is in control of the whole world according to this song?
Scientists
Kings
God
Computers
Show the answer
Answer: God
Does God hold you and me in His hands?
Only big people
Yes, the song says so!
No
Only church people
Show the answer
Answer: Yes, the song says so!
Another 7 questions follow in the lesson itself, each one graded the moment it is answered.
What comes with the download
19 full lessons
Across 3 units, each with objectives, a teaching passage written to be read aloud, guided practice, and homework.
190 quiz questions
Graded the instant they are answered, each with the explanation of why that answer is right.
A gradebook that works
Every score kept, a running average maintained, and a breakdown unit by unit — all in the file itself, nothing sent anywhere.
Progress and attendance
Tick lessons off as they are finished, watch the completion bar fill, and mark days present, absent, or excused.
Report card and certificate
Both printable, with your student's name, the grades, and the dates already filled in.
Backup you control
Export every record to a file you keep, and read it back later. A lost browser cache cannot take the year with it.
An answer key
Hidden from the student by default, there for the parent marking the work.
Nothing that phones home
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What you will need
Drawn from the materials named across all 19 lessons of this course. Most families already own most of it.
No lesson in this course names a material of its own, so there is nothing to buy before you begin. The Kindergarten supply list gathers what the rest of the year needs.
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