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Tabernacle Building: 3D Shapes in the Bible

Composing Three-Dimensional Shapes

Day 115of 180
Week 23of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and name basic 3D shapes (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone)

2

Understand how 3D shapes were used in building the tabernacle

3

Develop appreciation for biblical architectural design

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 36:1

“Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work skillfully in all the work of the sanctuary, according to all that Yahweh has commanded.”

— Exodus 36:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates how God gives people special skills for creating beautiful, precise designs

📦 Materials Needed

  • Building blocks
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Colored tape
  • Scissors (parent-supervised)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson explores how 3D shapes helped build God's special dwelling place!

💭 Review Question: What 3D shapes did we learn about yesterday when we made clay creations?
2Teaching (10 min)

In the Bible, God gave very specific instructions for building the tabernacle. Just like we use different shapes to build things, the workers used precise shapes to create a beautiful place to worship.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The tabernacle had many 3D shapes like cubes, cylinders, and cones
  • Each shape had a special purpose in the design
  • God cares about details and beautiful craftsmanship
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What shapes do you see when you look at buildings?
  • How might different 3D shapes make a building strong?
3Activity: Tabernacle Shape Builder (12 min)
project

Create a simple model of the tabernacle using 3D shapes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather your building blocks and boxes
  2. Use cubes for walls and bases
  3. Use cylinders for columns
  4. Use cones for special decorative elements
  5. Work carefully and think about how each shape fits
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on creating just 2-3 shapes

Challenge: Add more detailed architectural elements

4Closing (3 min)

Review the 3D shapes we used in our tabernacle model

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shapes did you use?
  • How do these shapes help make strong buildings?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about equal shares and what makes things fair!

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The tabernacle was a portable dwelling place for God's presence among the Israelites

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in shape placement
  • Focus on exploration, not perfect construction
  • Use this as an opportunity to discuss God's creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if shapes don't fit perfectly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to identify and name 3D shapes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for tabernacle coloring pages
  • Read a children's book about the tabernacle from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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