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God Answers Prayer

Hannah Prays for a Baby

Day 144of 180
Week 29of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God hears and answers prayers

2

Retell the story of Hannah and Samuel

3

Practice expressing gratitude to God

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Samuel 1:20

“When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I have asked him of Yahweh.'”

— 1 Samuel 1:20 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's faithfulness in answering heartfelt prayers

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Baby doll
  • Praying hands cutout
  • Coloring sheets from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse lesson! Let's remember what we learned yesterday about Hannah's promise to God.

💭 Review Question: What special promise did Hannah make to God?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn how God answered Hannah's prayer with a special baby named Samuel.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Hannah prayed with all her heart
  • God heard her prayer
  • God gave her a baby boy named Samuel
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Hannah felt when God gave her a baby?
  • What can we learn about prayer from Hannah's story?
3Activity: Samuel's Story Dramatization (10 min)
storytelling

Act out the story of Hannah receiving Samuel using the baby doll

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use baby doll to represent Samuel
  2. Parent reads Scripture from World English Bible
  3. Child acts out Hannah's joy
  4. Take turns retelling the story
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use simple hand motions to tell the story

Challenge: Child narrates the story while acting it out

4Closing (3 min)

Review the story and God's love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was Samuel's mother's name?
  • How did God answer Hannah's prayer?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for hearing our prayers and loving us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Hannah kept her promise to God

💎 Memory Verse

1 Samuel 3:10

“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”

— 1 Samuel 3:10 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper Game: Parent whispers verse, child repeats, gradually getting louder

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Hannah's story shows persistence in prayer and trusting God

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Encourage child to share their own prayer experiences
  • Validate all emotions in prayer
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding that God answers prayers in His own way

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and understanding of God's love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a prayer journal in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Draw a picture of Hannah thanking God
  • Sing a thank you prayer from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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