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Trapped at the Red Sea

The Passover and Red Sea

Day 89of 180
Week 18of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand God protects His people

2

Learn how God can make a way where there seems to be no way

3

Begin to trust God during scary situations

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 14:13-14

“Moses said to the people, 'Don't be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see again. Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.'”

— Exodus 14:13-14 (WEB)

Shows God's protection and promise to fight for His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue fabric or blue paper
  • Brown paper or cardboard for 'ground'
  • Toy people or paper dolls
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God rescued His people when they seemed trapped!

💭 Review Question: What happened yesterday when Pharaoh chased God's people?
2Teaching (7 min)

God's people were scared. Pharaoh's army was behind them, and a huge sea was in front of them. But God had a special plan!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The people were very afraid
  • They thought they might be captured
  • God told them to be brave and trust Him
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever felt scared?
  • What helps you be brave?
3Activity: Red Sea Rescue Dramatic Play (8 min)
storytelling

Create a simple Red Sea scene where children act out the story

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue fabric to represent the sea
  2. Use brown paper for 'ground'
  3. Have children move toy people across 'dry ground'
  4. Dramatically show water walls on both sides
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent moves figures while child watches

Challenge: Child narrates the story while moving figures

4Closing (3 min)

God always has a plan, even when things look impossible!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who was chasing God's people?
  • How did God help them?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always protecting us.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see how God made a dry path through the sea!

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 14:14

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

— Exodus 14:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Red Sea Wave Memorization: Children stand in a line. When saying 'The Lord will fight for you', they wave their arms like water. When saying 'you need only to be still', they freeze completely.

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows God's miraculous protection and faithfulness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use calm, reassuring tone
  • Emphasize God's love and protection
  • Allow child to express feelings about being scared
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find the concept of miraculous rescue abstract

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and understanding of God's care

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for Red Sea coloring pages
  • Sing 'God Is So Good' from BibleMouse Song Collection

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