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Two Different Reports

The Twelve Spies

Day 63of 180
Week 13of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God helps us be brave

2

Recognize the difference between trusting God and being afraid

3

Learn how Joshua and Caleb showed courage

📖 Scripture Connection

Numbers 13:30

“Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, 'Let's go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.'”

— Numbers 13:30 (WEB)

Shows how trusting God gives courage in difficult situations

📦 Materials Needed

  • Binoculars (real or pretend)
  • Large picture of grape cluster
  • Picture of giants
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse adventure begins! Remind children about yesterday's spy mission

💭 Review Question: What special things did the spies see in the Promised Land?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn about two different ways of looking at God's promises

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Ten spies saw big challenges and got scared
  • Joshua and Caleb saw God's promise and were brave
  • God wants us to trust Him, not be afraid
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What made the other spies afraid?
  • How did Joshua and Caleb show courage?
3Activity: Brave Explorer Challenge (10 min)
interactive discussion

Use binoculars to 'explore' the room, talk about being brave like Joshua and Caleb

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take turns looking through 'spy binoculars'
  2. Describe something that looks scary
  3. Explain how God can help you be brave
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just look through binoculars and name something

Challenge: Create a short story about being brave

4Closing (3 min)

Recap lesson about trusting God

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who trusted God in our story?
  • How can we be brave like Joshua and Caleb?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us be brave and trust You, even when things look scary

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how the people chose to be afraid instead of trusting God

💎 Memory Verse

Deuteronomy 6:5

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

— Deuteronomy 6:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: God's Love Hop: Create a hopscotch grid with verse words, hop and say each word

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson teaches the importance of faith over fear

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use calm, encouraging tone
  • Validate children's feelings about being scared
  • Emphasize God's help and protection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand abstract concept of trusting God

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child expressing understanding of being brave with God's help

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of Joshua and Caleb being brave
  • Act out the spy story using BibleMouse costume props
  • Sing a courage song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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