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God Made the Sun

Sunlight and Warmth

Day 81of 180
Week 17of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created the sun

2

Recognize the sun provides light and warmth

3

Develop wonder and appreciation for God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:16

“God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.”

— Genesis 1:16 (WEB)

Direct biblical reference to God creating the sun, perfectly matching our lesson's theme

📦 Materials Needed

  • Thermometer
  • Sunny window or outdoor space
  • White and black paper
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God made the sun to give us light and warmth!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about ramps yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Let's talk about the amazing sun God created!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made the sun on the fourth day of creation
  • The sun gives us light during the day
  • The sun helps plants grow and keeps us warm
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What color is the sun?
  • Can you feel the sun's warmth?
3Activity: Sunlight Warmth Experiment (10 min)
observation

Let's see how the sun makes things warm!

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place white and black paper in sunlight
  2. Use thermometer to check temperature of each
  3. Feel the difference with your hand
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just touch the papers and describe how they feel

Challenge: Record temperature differences in BibleMouse Science Journal

4Closing (3 min)

Praise God for creating the wonderful sun!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made the sun?
  • What does the sun do for us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how sunlight makes things warm

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally curious about the sun and light

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Allow child to touch and explore
  • Connect scientific observation to God's design
🤔 Common Struggles:

May have trouble sitting still during observation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about God's creation, basic understanding of sun's purpose

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of the sun in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Sing a creation song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a picture book about sunlight from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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