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What Is a Friend?

Jesus Is My Friend

Day 156of 180
Week 32of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that a friend is someone who loves and cares for you

2

Identify ways friends show love to each other

3

Begin to recognize Jesus as a special friend

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

— Proverbs 17:17 (WEB)

Demonstrates the true meaning of friendship and unconditional love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Friendship pictures
  • Stuffed animal or favorite toy
  • Paper hearts
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Bring out a favorite stuffed animal or toy. Ask, 'Who is a good friend to you?'

💭 Review Question: Remember how Jesus helped the little girl yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about what makes a good friend!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Friends love each other
  • Friends play together
  • Friends help each other
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you like to do with your friends?
  • How can you be a good friend?
3Activity: Friendship Hearts (6 min)
craft

Create a heart craft showing ways to be a good friend

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child a paper heart
  2. Draw or color pictures of friends playing
  3. Parents help children draw or write kind actions
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents pre-draw simple friend pictures

Challenge: Children add names of friends they love

4Closing (3 min)

Review friendship lesson with gentle questions

📝 Review Questions:
  • What is a friend?
  • Who is a special friend?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for being our friend who loves us!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how Jesus is the best friend!

💎 Memory Verse

Mark 10:14

“Let the children come!”

— Mark 10:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Jesus Loves Me Hand Motion: Children make a heart shape with their hands while saying 'Let the children come!'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning basic social concepts of friendship

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete examples
  • Show warmth and enthusiasm
  • Validate child's feelings about friendship
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of friendship beyond play

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing empathy, sharing, or kindness

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables Library - friendship coloring pages
  • Sing 'Jesus Loves Me' while doing hand motions

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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