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Water from a Rock

God Provides in the Wilderness

Day 95of 180
Week 19of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God provides for His people's needs

2

Recall the story of Moses getting water from a rock

3

Develop trust that God takes care of us

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 17:6

“Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb. You shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.”

— Exodus 17:6 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's miraculous provision for His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue paper or cloth
  • Small rock
  • Pitcher of water
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade K Bible
  • World English Bible
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God gave water to thirsty people in a dry desert!

💭 Review Question: What special food did God give the Israelites yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

The Israelites were traveling in the desert and became very thirsty. They complained to Moses, but God had a special plan!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • People were tired and thirsty
  • They didn't have water to drink
  • God told Moses to hit a rock
  • Water came rushing out of the rock!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think the people felt when they were thirsty?
  • What did God do to help them?
3Activity: Water from the Rock Craft (8 min)
storytelling

Create a simple craft showing water coming from a rock

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a brown rock on blue paper
  2. Use cotton balls to make water streams
  3. Glue cotton 'water' coming from rock
  4. Tell the story while crafting
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with cutting and gluing

Challenge: Child writes simple words like 'God' or 'water'

4Closing (3 min)

Review the amazing way God took care of His people

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who helped the people get water?
  • What did Moses do to the rock?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for always taking care of us, just like You took care of the Israelites!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about when Israel wanted a king

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 14:14

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

— Exodus 14:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Rock Hop Memory Verse Game: Place paper 'rocks' on floor with words of verse, child hops from rock to rock while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson shows God's miraculous provision during the Exodus journey

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic voice when telling the story
  • Encourage child to act out parts of the story
  • Connect lesson to times God has provided for your family
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might struggle to understand abstract concept of miraculous provision

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's ability to help in impossible situations

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional rock-themed coloring pages
  • Sing a water or provision-themed song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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