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Sunny Days

Weather All Around Us

Day 92of 180
Week 19of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify characteristics of sunny weather

2

Observe and describe sunlight and warmth

3

Appreciate God's creation of sunshine

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 19:1

“The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.”

— Psalm 19:1 (WEB)

Helps children recognize God's design in creating sunshine and weather

📦 Materials Needed

  • Weather chart
  • Thermometer
  • White paper
  • Crayons
  • Sunglasses (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's talk about the sunny day outside.

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

Exploring sunny weather and how the sun makes things bright and warm

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The sun is a big, bright ball of light in the sky
  • Sunshine makes things warm and helps plants grow
  • We can see clearly on sunny days
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does sunshine feel like?
  • Can you see your shadow on a sunny day?
3Activity: Sunshine Explorers (10 min)
hands-on

Create a sunny day drawing and measure temperature

📝 Instructions:
  1. Go outside and feel the sunshine
  2. Use the thermometer to check how warm it is
  3. Draw a picture of a sunny day using yellow and bright colors
  4. Mark the temperature on your BibleMouse weather chart
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw with help from parent

Challenge: Write the temperature number on the drawing

4Closing (3 min)

Review our sunny day discoveries

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes a day sunny?
  • How does sunshine help us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore cloudy days and how they're different from sunny days

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning to observe and describe weather

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Encourage outdoor exploration
  • Make learning fun and interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have trouble understanding abstract weather concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about observing weather, ability to describe sunshine

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for weather-themed coloring pages
  • Sing a sunshine song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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