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Stewardship: Managing God's Gifts

Money: Counting Coins

Day 155of 180
Week 31of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic concept of money as a gift from God

2

Practice identifying and counting coins

3

Learn simple principles of giving and saving

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:9-10

“Honor Yahweh with your wealth, and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”

— Proverbs 3:9-10 (WEB)

Teaches children that money is a blessing to be managed responsibly and given back to God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play coins
  • Piggy bank
  • Coin sorting mat
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Blank paper
  • Colored pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson is about how God gives us special gifts, including money! Let's explore how we can be good helpers with what God provides.

💭 Review Question: What coins did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Money is a tool God gives us to help others and take care of our family. Just like we take care of toys, we can learn to take care of money.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God provides for our needs
  • We can save some money
  • We can give some money to help others
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What can we do with money?
  • How can we be kind with money?
3Activity: Coin Stewardship Sorting (12 min)
hands-on sorting

Sort coins into three sections: Saving, Giving, Spending

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your play coins
  2. Make three piles on your sorting mat
  3. Put some coins in 'Saving' (piggy bank)
  4. Put some coins in 'Giving' (church/helping others)
  5. Keep some coins for 'Spending' on needs
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Sort just 5 coins

Challenge: Calculate percentages for each category

4Closing (3 min)

Remember, God loves a cheerful giver! Money is a gift we can use to help others.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about money today?
  • How can we be kind with money?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about telling time on clocks!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First grade is about introducing financial concepts gently and biblically

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, positive language about money
  • Show excitement about giving
  • Keep explanations simple
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may want to keep all money for themselves

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Moments of generosity and curiosity about money

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of how you can help someone with money
  • Practice counting coins from BibleMouse Printables Library

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