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Ears Hear 'I Love You'

God Made My Ears

Day 34of 180
Week 7of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that ears are a special gift from God

2

Recognize that ears help us hear people say 'I love you'

3

Develop appreciation for God's design of hearing

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 20:12

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.”

— Proverbs 20:12 (WEB)

God purposefully created our ability to hear and understand love

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Soft teddy bear or stuffed animal
  • Whisper-friendly space
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how special our ears are!

💭 Review Question: What animal sounds did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God gave us ears to hear wonderful things, especially 'I love you!'

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Ears help us hear people who care about us
  • God made our ears to hear love
  • Listening is a special way to show we care
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Who tells you 'I love you'?
  • How does it make you feel when someone says 'I love you'?
3Activity: Whisper Love Listening Game (6 min)
discussion

Practice hearing soft 'I love you' whispers

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sit close together
  2. Take turns whispering 'I love you'
  3. Listen carefully with your special ears
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent whispers, child listens

Challenge: Child whispers to parent or stuffed animal

4Closing (3 min)

Review how God gave us special ears to hear love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about ears today?
  • Who loves you?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for my ears and for helping me hear 'I love you'

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll celebrate all the wonderful things our ears can do!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:14

“God made me special!”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper verse while hugging a teddy bear, getting softer each time

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are learning emotional connection through hearing

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, soft voices
  • Demonstrate active listening
  • Celebrate child's listening skills
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still and focusing during listening activities

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and attempts to listen carefully

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library ear-themed coloring page
  • Sing a gentle 'I Love You' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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