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Choices Every Day

Making Choices

Day 141of 180
Week 29of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that we make choices throughout the day

2

Understand different types of choices

3

Learn that choices have consequences

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

God helps us make good choices when we trust Him

📦 Materials Needed

  • Paper dolls or clothing cutouts
  • Picture cards showing different daily activities
  • Colored markers
  • Storybook about making choices
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children in a circle. Ask them to share one choice they made this morning.

💭 Review Question: What is a choice?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain that choices are decisions we make every day. Some choices are big, some are small.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Choosing what to wear
  • Choosing what to eat
  • Choosing how to be kind
  • Choosing to listen to parents
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What choice did you make today that was hard?
  • How can God help us make good choices?
3Activity: Choice Dress-Up (8 min)
hands-on

Children will make choices about clothing and discuss their decisions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out paper dolls and clothing cutouts
  2. Ask each child to dress their doll
  3. Discuss why they made each choice
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps choose clothing

Challenge: Children explain reasoning for each clothing choice

4Closing (2 min)

Remind children that God helps us make good choices

📝 Review Questions:
  • What choices did we talk about today?
  • Who can help us make good choices?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, please help us make good choices today. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how choices have consequences

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions: Point to heart, then make a 'thinking' gesture, then open hands like receiving help

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning decision-making skills and understanding consequences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use positive language about choices
  • Encourage children to think before deciding
  • Model good decision-making
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may have difficulty understanding long-term consequences

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child demonstrates thinking before making a choice

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a choice journal
  • Play 'Would You Rather' game with simple choices
  • Make a poster about good choices

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