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God's People Need Help!

Walking Through the Sea

Day 116of 180
Week 24of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God helps people when they are scared

2

Recognize that God protects His people

3

Begin to learn about trusting God in difficult situations

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 14:10

“As Pharaoh approached, the children of Israel looked up, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid.”

— Exodus 14:10 (WEB)

Shows God's people feeling scared and needing help

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue fabric or blanket
  • Toy people or small figurines
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK3 Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember our last BibleMouse lesson about Moses! Can you show me how Moses listened to God?

💭 Review Question: What special job did God give Moses?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we're learning about a time when God's people were very scared. They were trapped between a big sea and a mean army!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The people were afraid
  • They didn't know what to do
  • God was going to help them
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever felt scared?
  • Who helps you when you're scared?
3Activity: Trapped by the Sea (6 min)
storytelling

Create a simple sea scene using blue fabric. Use toy people to show the Israelites trapped between the sea and the army.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue fabric on floor to be 'the sea'
  2. Place toy people on one side
  3. Show how the people felt scared
  4. Demonstrate their worry with sad faces
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just use fabric and point to people

Challenge: Let child move the toy people and tell part of the story

4Closing (3 min)

Remember our memory verse: God is our helper!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Were God's people scared?
  • Who was going to help them?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that You help us when we are scared.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see how God helps Moses!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 46:1

“God is our helper!”

— Psalm 46:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along motion game where children jump and shout 'God is our helper!' while doing a protective gesture

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's protection during the Exodus

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice to keep attention
  • Make scary/worried faces to help child understand emotions
  • Comfort child if they seem anxious about the story
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might feel scared by the idea of being trapped

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of feeling safe with God

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Coloring page of sea scene
  • Sing 'God is My Helper' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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