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Lunch for Thousands

Jesus Does Miracles

Day 158of 180
Week 32of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus can do amazing things

2

Retell the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people

3

Learn that God provides for people's needs

📖 Scripture Connection

John 6:1-14

“After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.”

— John 6:1-14 (WEB)

Demonstrates Jesus' miraculous power and compassion

📦 Materials Needed

  • 5 paper bread cutouts
  • 2 paper fish cutouts
  • Large blue blanket or sheet
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson is about a time Jesus did something amazing with just a little food!

💭 Review Question: What miracle did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Jesus saw a huge crowd of people who were hungry. His disciples thought they couldn't feed everyone, but Jesus knew God could do something special.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A boy had 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish
  • Jesus thanked God for the food
  • Everyone ate until they were full
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the people felt?
  • What would you do if you were that boy?
3Activity: Miracle Lunch Reenactment (10 min)
storytelling

Children will act out the miracle using paper bread and fish

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue blanket as 'ground'
  2. Give some children bread and fish cutouts
  3. Have children sit in groups
  4. Parent tells story while children 'share' food
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer children in groups

Challenge: Children narrate parts of the story

4Closing (3 min)

Jesus can do amazing things, even with something small!

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many loaves of bread did Jesus use?
  • What happened to the food?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for showing us Your power and love.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Jesus walking on water!

💎 Memory Verse

John 20:31

“These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.”

— John 20:31 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Hopscotch: Draw a hopscotch board with each square containing a word from the verse. Child hops and says each word while jumping

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This miracle shows Jesus' divine power and care for people

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use enthusiastic storytelling
  • Encourage children to imagine being there
  • Connect miracle to God's provision
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get distracted during storytelling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and understanding of God's power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of the miracle in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Count bread and fish while singing a counting song

Ready for Tomorrow?

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