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Bread from Heaven

God Provides in the Wilderness

Day 93of 180
Week 19of 36
20Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God provided food for the Israelites in the wilderness

2

Recognize God's care and provision for His people

3

Develop trust in God's ability to meet our needs

Exodus 16:15

When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, 'What is it?' For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, 'This is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat.'

Exodus 16:15 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's miraculous provision for His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • Cotton balls
  • White paper
  • Glue sticks
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Bible
  • World English Bible
  • Blue water cups

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're learning how God took care of His hungry people in the desert!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about the Israelites being hungry yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

God sent special bread called manna from heaven every morning. The people would wake up and find small, white flakes covering the ground - just like magical bread!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God heard the people's hunger
  • Manna was sweet like honey
  • God provided exactly what they needed
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the people felt when they saw food?
  • What does God do when we are in need?
3Activity: Manna Craft (8 min)
hands-on

Create a manna collection scene using cotton balls and paper

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread glue on white paper
  2. Gently place cotton balls to represent manna
  3. Talk about how God provides while crafting
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps place cotton balls

Challenge: Child counts and places specific number of 'manna' pieces

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's special bread

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was the special bread called?
  • Who sent the manna?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for always taking care of us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about quail - the meat God sent for dinner!

Exodus 14:14

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

Exodus 14:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Manna Verse Dance - Children stand still while repeating the verse, then do a little 'bread catching' motion when saying 'fight for you'

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Manna was a miraculous daily provision showing God's consistent care

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, enthusiastic tone
  • Encourage questions
  • Connect lesson to child's daily experiences of being fed
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of miraculous provision

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's wonder and excitement about God's love

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables Library: Manna coloring page
  • Sing 'God Provides' from BibleMouse Song Collection

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