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Writing Your Own Psalm

Psalms: Songs for Every Feeling

Day 90of 180
Week 18of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that psalms express real human emotions to God

2

Create a personal psalm using biblical psalm structures

3

Recognize that God welcomes honest communication

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 34:8

“Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.”

— Psalm 34:8 (WEB)

Encourages personal expression and relationship with God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible
  • Journal or writing paper
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Psalm Type Chart
  • Emotion cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll turn our psalm learning into a personal adventure!

💭 Review Question: What different types of psalms have we learned about this week?
2Teaching (8 min)

Psalms are like letters to God - they can be praise, asking for help, or sharing feelings

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Psalms show God wants to hear ALL our feelings
  • We can write psalms just like David did
  • There's no 'wrong' way to talk to God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What feelings do you think David had when writing psalms?
  • How does God feel when we're honest with Him?
3Activity: My Personal Psalm (10 min)
creative writing

Students will write their own psalm using a simple template

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose an emotion from the emotion cards
  2. Start with 'Dear God...'
  3. Write 3-4 lines about how you feel
  4. End with a line of praise or trust
  5. Decorate your psalm with meaningful colors
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fill-in-the-blank psalm template

Challenge: Write psalm in poetic form with rhyming

4Closing (3 min)

Share psalms if comfortable, celebrate honesty with God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about talking to God?
  • How can a psalm help when you're feeling sad or happy?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for listening to our hearts

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore what wisdom really means

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 1:1-2

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

— Psalm 1:1-2 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Psalm Verse Dance: Create simple hand motions for each phrase, moving as you recite

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Psalms demonstrate that all emotions are valid before God

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be encouraging, not critical of child's writing
  • Model vulnerability in sharing your own feelings
  • Emphasize God's love and acceptance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel self-conscious about writing or sharing emotions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Willingness to express genuine feelings, understanding of God's love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a psalm set to music
  • Illustrate your psalm
  • Share psalm with a family member

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