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How Does It Feel?

Describing Words

Day 109of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify texture adjectives like soft, hard, rough, and smooth

2

Use descriptive words to explain how something feels

3

Understand that describing words help us learn about God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

God created things with many different textures for us to explore and enjoy

📦 Materials Needed

  • Texture samples (sandpaper, cotton ball, silk, wooden block)
  • Blindfold
  • Primary writing paper
  • Pencils
  • Texture word cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children in a circle. Introduce the day's lesson about texture words by showing different textured items.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what soft means?
2Teaching (7 min)

Explore different textures and how describing words help us understand the world God created

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Texture words tell us how something feels when we touch it
  • God made things with different textures to be interesting
  • Describing words help us share what we experience
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does soft feel like?
  • What makes something rough?
  • How can describing words help us talk about God's creation?
3Activity: Texture Mystery Box (5 min)
sensory activity

Children feel objects in a blindfolded texture exploration

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place different textured items in a box
  2. Blindfold each child
  3. Let them reach in and describe what they feel
  4. Guess the texture before removing blindfold
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer, more distinct textures

Challenge: Add more complex texture comparisons

4Closing (3 min)

Reflect on how God creates things with amazing textures

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite texture today?
  • Can you name a soft thing God created?
  • Why are describing words helpful?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for making a world with so many wonderful textures to explore and enjoy.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about describing God's amazing creation!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:19

“Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.”

— Proverbs 3:19 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Texture Touch and Say

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Texture adjectives help children develop sensory vocabulary and observational skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage descriptive language at home
  • Let children explore textures safely
  • Model using describing words
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might find it challenging to articulate specific texture differences

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to use multiple texture words, excitement about describing things

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a texture scrapbook
  • Go on a texture hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures with texture descriptions

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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