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Hands Can Build

God Made My Hands

Day 37of 180
Week 8of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gave us hands to create and build

2

Practice using hands to stack and construct

3

Appreciate God's design of human hands

📖 Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

God gives us hands for special purposes, like building and creating

📦 Materials Needed

  • Building blocks
  • Play dough
  • BibleMouse Printables: Hand tracing worksheet
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Hello, BibleMouse friends! Yesterday we learned about helping hands. Today, we'll discover how our hands can build amazing things!

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you used your hands to help someone yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God gave you special hands that can do wonderful things! Your hands can stack blocks, make shapes, and create beautiful things.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God designed your hands to be amazing
  • Hands can build towers and create things
  • We can use our hands to show love
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What can you make with your hands?
  • Do you like building things?
3Activity: Block Tower Challenge (6 min)
hands-on

Let's build a tower using blocks! See how high you can stack them.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sit at a table with your blocks
  2. Start stacking blocks carefully
  3. Try to make the tallest tower you can
  4. If it falls, smile and try again!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child stack 3-4 blocks

Challenge: Try building a complex shape or structure

4Closing (3 min)

Great job building today! Your hands are special and can do amazing things!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you build today?
  • Who gave you your special hands?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving me hands to build and create. You made me special!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how hands can clap and praise Jesus!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:14

“God made me special!”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Trace your hand and decorate it, saying 'God made me special!' while decorating

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing fine motor skills through building and creating

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with block stacking
  • Encourage effort over perfect results
  • Use lots of positive reinforcement
🤔 Common Struggles:

Frustration when towers fall, difficulty with precise block placement

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about building, attempting to stack independently

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use play dough to 'build' shapes
  • Create a hand-print art project
  • BibleMouse Printables: Hand tracing worksheet

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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