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Thank You for My Heart!

God Made My Heart

Day 45of 180
Week 9of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created their heart

2

Recognize that hearts help us love and live

3

Express thankfulness to God for their body

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

God carefully created each child, including their special heart

📦 Materials Needed

  • Stethoscope or paper tube
  • Red heart cutouts
  • Love stickers
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're celebrating how God made our amazing hearts!

💭 Review Question: Can you put your hand on your heart and feel it beating?
2Teaching (5 min)

God gave you a special heart that helps you love and live!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Your heart beats all day and night
  • Your heart helps you love mommy and daddy
  • God made your heart just for you
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does your heart do?
  • How can we show love with our heart?
3Activity: Heartbeat Listening (6 min)
review

Listen to heartbeats using stethoscope or paper tube

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take turns listening to each other's hearts
  2. Count how many beats you hear
  3. Whisper 'Thank you, God!' after listening
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child listen

Challenge: Child tries to count heartbeats

4Closing (3 min)

Review heart lesson with giggles and love

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made your heart?
  • What does your heart do?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for my special heart! Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about our special names!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:14

“God made me special!”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Sticker Dance - Each time child says verse, they get a love sticker and do a happy dance

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning body awareness and basic gratitude

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, enthusiastic tone
  • Demonstrate activities before asking child to do them
  • Praise any attempt at participation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still, understanding abstract concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement, attempts to repeat memory verse

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color a heart in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Sing 'God Made My Heart' from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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