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The Widow's Mite: Giving from the Heart

Money: Coins and Their Values

Day 84of 180
Week 17of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the value of coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)

2

Recognize that monetary value differs from spiritual value

3

Develop empathy and understanding of sacrificial giving

📖 Scripture Connection

Mark 12:41-44

“Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much. A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which make a penny.”

— Mark 12:41-44 (WEB)

Demonstrates that God values the heart of the giver more than the amount given

📦 Materials Needed

  • Coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters)
  • Small clear jar
  • World English Bible
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math lesson! Let's review what we learned about coins yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me different ways to make 25 cents?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll learn about a special Bible story that teaches us about giving

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus watched people putting money in the temple treasury
  • Rich people gave large amounts of money
  • A poor widow gave just two small coins
  • Jesus said she gave more than anyone else because she gave everything she had
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think makes a gift special?
  • Is a gift about how much money it's worth?
3Activity: Widow's Mite Giving Activity (12 min)
interactive demonstration

Create a giving demonstration using coins

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather different coins
  2. Have child sort coins by value
  3. Discuss the story of the widow's offering
  4. Let child choose coins to 'give'
  5. Talk about the meaning behind the giving
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child sort coins by size and color

Challenge: Calculate total value of different coin combinations

4Closing (3 min)

Review the lesson's key points

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about giving?
  • What coins did we use today?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about making different amounts with coins

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson connects math skills with spiritual learning

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Allow child to explore coins hands-on
  • Connect mathematical concepts to biblical principles
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may focus on coin value rather than the spiritual lesson

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of giving from the heart

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a savings jar for giving to others
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for coin-counting worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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