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God Gave Me Family

My Family

Day 51of 180
Week 11of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that families are a gift from God

2

Recognize different family members

3

Begin to appreciate family love

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 127:3

“Children are a heritage from Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”

— Psalm 127:3 (WEB)

Demonstrates that children are a special blessing from God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons
  • Family photos (optional)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse lesson! Let's talk about the special people God gives us to love.

💭 Review Question: Who did we draw pictures of yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Families are a wonderful gift from God. Each family is special and unique.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God creates families to love and care for each other
  • Families can look different but are all special
  • Every family member is important
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Who is in your family?
  • What do you love about your family?
3Activity: Family Circle (12 min)
discussion

Children will draw a circle and add family members inside

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your drawing paper
  2. Draw a big circle in the middle of the page
  3. Draw the people in your family inside the circle
  4. Use different colors for each person
  5. Share your drawing with a grown-up
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw stick figures of family members

Challenge: Label family members' names if possible

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember how special our families are!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who did you draw in your family circle?
  • How does God show love through families?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about drawing people of different sizes

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children may draw family members abstractly or incompletely - this is normal development

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encouraging
  • Help child identify family members if needed
  • Celebrate their artwork, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might feel sad about complex family situations

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and joy in talking about family

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a family photo together
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about families
  • Sing a family love song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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