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Counting God's Blessings

Plural Nouns

Day 145of 180
Week 29of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify plural nouns by recognizing words that describe more than one thing

2

Create sentences using plural nouns

3

Express gratitude by listing God's blessings

📖 Scripture Connection

Ephesians 1:3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”

— Ephesians 1:3 (WEB)

Learning about multiple blessings from God's Word

📦 Materials Needed

  • Primary writing paper
  • Pencils
  • Colorful crayons
  • Picture of a blessing jar
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and show a picture of a blessing jar. Explain that today we'll count God's many blessings using plural nouns.

💭 Review Question: Can you name something you're thankful for?
2Teaching (5 min)

Teach about plural nouns by showing how we can talk about multiple blessings God gives us.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Plural nouns are words that mean more than one thing
  • We add -s or -es to make words plural
  • God gives us many blessings to be thankful for
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What blessings can you think of?
  • How many blessings can you count?
3Activity: Blessings Counting Sheet (7 min)
writing project

Students create a 'Blessings Counting' page with plural nouns

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a large jar on the paper
  2. Inside the jar, write and draw 3-5 plural blessings
  3. Use words like 'friends', 'toys', 'hugs'
  4. Color the drawing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw and circle plural blessings

Challenge: Write a sentence about each blessing

4Closing (3 min)

Share blessings and review plural noun concept

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes a noun plural?
  • Can you name a plural noun from your drawing?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for all the wonderful blessings You give us every day.

Coming up: Next week, we'll learn more about describing words

💎 Memory Verse

1 Thessalonians 5:18

“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Repeat verse while counting blessings on fingers

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to recognize and form plural nouns while practicing gratitude

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in listing blessings
  • Help child understand adding -s makes words plural
  • Make counting blessings a fun family activity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Differentiating between singular and plural nouns

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to add -s to nouns and list multiple items

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a family blessing jar at home
  • Practice counting blessings during dinner
  • Make a photo album of plural blessings

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