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Muscles Help Me Move

My Amazing Body

Day 49of 180
Week 10of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that muscles help us move our body

2

Demonstrate how muscles work with bones

3

Appreciate God's amazing design of human movement

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Celebrates God's intricate design of human bodies and movement

📦 Materials Needed

  • Body outline poster
  • Mirror
  • Soft ball or bean bag
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's review what we learned about bones yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you point to where your bones are in your body?
2Teaching (8 min)

Muscles are like special helpers that work with our bones to help us move. When you want to lift something or wave hello, your muscles do the work!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Muscles are soft and stretchy
  • Muscles help us move our arms, legs, and body
  • Different muscles do different jobs
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What movements can you do with your muscles?
  • Can you show me how your muscles help you move?
3Activity: Muscle Movement Freeze Dance (10 min)
game

A fun game to explore how muscles help us move and stop

📝 Instructions:
  1. Play music and dance
  2. When music stops, freeze in place
  3. Talk about which muscles helped you dance and stop
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Slower music, shorter dance periods

Challenge: Add more complex movements like jumping or spinning

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember how wonderfully God made our bodies!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did muscles help you do today?
  • How do muscles work with bones?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how our body can grow and heal

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning basic body awareness and movement

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of movement and demonstration
  • Encourage child to explore their own body movements
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying still during explanations, understanding abstract concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child mimicking movements, showing curiosity about body functions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw muscles on body outline poster from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Practice lifting different weighted objects to feel muscle work

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