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God's Beautiful Rainbow Promise

The Great Flood and God's Rainbow

Day 50of 180
Week 10of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God made a promise after the flood

2

Recognize the rainbow as God's special sign of His promise

3

Develop appreciation for God's faithfulness

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 9:13

“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's promise of protection and faithfulness

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons or markers
  • Cotton balls
  • Craft sticks
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather children and ask, 'Do you remember what happened to Noah and his family in our last BibleMouse lesson?'

💭 Review Question: What did Noah do after the flood waters went away?
2Teaching (7 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about God's special promise after the flood.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God saved Noah and his family from the big flood
  • God promised never to flood the whole earth again
  • God put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of His promise
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in a rainbow?
  • How does a rainbow make you feel?
3Activity: Rainbow Promise Craft (8 min)
craft

Create a rainbow craft to remember God's promise

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of blue construction paper
  2. Draw cloud shapes at the bottom of the page
  3. Tear or cut colored paper into rainbow arches
  4. Glue the rainbow arches above the clouds
  5. Add cotton ball clouds
  6. Write 'God's Promise' at the top
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut rainbow strips for younger children

Challenge: Add Bible verse to the bottom of the craft

4Closing (3 min)

Review the lesson and God's promise

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God promise Noah?
  • What is the sign of God's promise?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for Your promise and for always loving us.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how people started talking after the flood

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 9:13

“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Rainbow Promise Dance: Children act out the verse, raising their arms like a rainbow when saying 'rainbow in the clouds'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson helps children understand God's faithfulness and covenant

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Encourage questions
  • Make the lesson interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find it hard to understand abstract concepts of promises

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to recall the rainbow as God's promise sign

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Watch a BibleMouse video about Noah's story
  • Read additional books about rainbows from the BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library
  • Go outside and look for a real rainbow together

Ready for Tomorrow?

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