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A Mother's Love Revealed

Solomon's Wisdom in Action

Day 68of 180
Week 14of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how true love protects others

2

Recognize Solomon's God-given wisdom

3

Learn that selfless love puts others first

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Kings 3:26-27

“Then the woman whose child was the living one said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, 'Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!' But the other said, 'He shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide him!' Then the king answered, 'Give her the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.'”

— 1 Kings 3:26-27 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's wisdom through Solomon and reveals the depth of a mother's love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Baby doll
  • Two scarves
  • Sword picture
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how real love protects others!

💭 Review Question: What happened in yesterday's story about King Solomon?
2Teaching (8 min)

Solomon showed amazing wisdom from God. Two mothers came to him with a big problem about one baby.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gave Solomon special wisdom to solve difficult problems
  • The true mother loved her child so much she would give him away to save his life
  • Real love means putting others first
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What would you do to protect someone you love?
  • How can we show love like the mother in this story?
3Activity: Love Protects (10 min)
role-play

Use baby doll to act out the story, showing different reactions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Divide into two groups
  2. One group acts as the loving mother
  3. Other group acts as the selfish mother
  4. Discuss how each person showed love
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use puppets to tell the story

Challenge: Write a short story about protecting someone you love

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson about love and wisdom

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Solomon do?
  • How did the real mother show love?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us to love others like You love us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how everyone heard about Solomon's wisdom

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 9:10

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

— Proverbs 9:10 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Wisdom Dance: Children stand and do a movement for each word, creating a fun physical memory tool

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows how God gives wisdom to those who seek Him

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle voice when discussing difficult concepts
  • Encourage children to share their own experiences of love
  • Connect the story to God's love for us
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find it hard to understand selfless love

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Empathy and understanding in child's responses

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse journal drawing of the story
  • Memorize memory verse using BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Discuss ways to show love in family

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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