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Wise Choices Honor God

Making Choices

Day 145of 180
Week 29of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God wants to help us make good choices

2

Learn to ask God for wisdom when making decisions

3

Create a personal choice decision chart

📖 Scripture Connection

James 1:5

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.”

— James 1:5 (WEB)

God wants to help us make wise choices by giving us wisdom when we ask

📦 Materials Needed

  • Decision chart template
  • Colored markers
  • Stickers
  • Bible
  • Poster board
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and talk about making choices. Ask them to share a recent choice they made.

💭 Review Question: What is a choice you made today?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain that God wants to help us make good choices. He gives us wisdom when we ask Him.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves us and wants to help us
  • We can always ask God for help
  • Wise choices show we trust God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes a choice good?
  • How can God help us choose?
  • Who can we talk to about hard choices?
3Activity: My Wise Choice Chart (10 min)
hands-on

Students create a personal decision chart with steps for making wise choices

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big chart on poster board
  2. Write steps like: 1. Pray 2. Think 3. Ask for help 4. Choose
  3. Decorate with stickers and colors
  4. Share charts with friends
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-draw chart for students to color

Challenge: Write reasons for each step of decision-making

4Closing (2 min)

Review what we learned about making wise choices

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who can help us make good choices?
  • What should we do first when making a choice?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, please help us make wise choices that make You happy.

Coming up: Next week, we'll learn more about being kind to others

💎 Memory Verse

James 1:5

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally.”

— James 1:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions: Point up (ask God), spread hands wide (gives liberally)

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are developing decision-making skills and learning to seek guidance

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage asking for God's help in daily choices
  • Model seeking wisdom through prayer
  • Praise good decision-making
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may struggle to pause and think before choosing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child asking for help or pausing before making a choice

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a family decision-making prayer time
  • Practice decision-making scenarios at home
  • Make a prayer journal for tracking wise choices

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