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A Heart That Loves

God Made My Heart

Day 43of 180
Week 9of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God wants us to love Him

2

Learn that hearts are for loving people

3

Practice showing love to others

📖 Scripture Connection

Mark 12:30

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

— Mark 12:30 (WEB)

Teaches children that loving God is important and uses their whole heart

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red construction paper
  • Scissors (parent-supervised)
  • Stickers
  • Glue stick
  • BibleMouse Printables Library heart template
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's talk about how our hearts can love! Yesterday we learned God sees our heart, and today we'll learn our heart is for loving!

💭 Review Question: Can you give mommy or daddy a big hug to show love?
2Teaching (5 min)

God gave us hearts to love Him and love others. When we love, we show God how special He is!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves you so much
  • We can love God by being kind
  • We can love people by giving hugs and helping
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Who do you love?
  • How can you show love today?
3Activity: Love Heart Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a special heart showing who and what you love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Trace heart template from BibleMouse Printables
  2. Cut out heart (parent helps)
  3. Decorate with love stickers
  4. Draw pictures of people you love
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent pre-cuts heart, child just decorates

Challenge: Child tries cutting with safety scissors

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about loving hearts

📝 Review Questions:
  • What is your heart for?
  • Who do you love?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for giving me a heart that can love. Help me love You and others today!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about having a kind heart!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:14

“God made me special!”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along with hand motions: Point to self on 'me', spread arms wide on 'special'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just beginning to understand emotions and love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of hugs and physical affection
  • Demonstrate love through actions
  • Keep explanations very simple
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may not fully grasp abstract concept of loving God

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to show affection, interest in talking about love

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing 'Jesus Loves Me' from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about love

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