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Safe Inside the Boat

Animals on the Boat

Day 59of 180
Week 12of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God protected Noah and the animals

2

Recognize that God keeps His promises

3

Feel safe and loved by God

Genesis 7:16

Those that entered were male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and Yahweh shut him in.

Genesis 7:16 (WEB)

God personally closed the boat's door, showing His care and protection

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Glue stick
  • Animal stickers (optional)
  • Toy boat or boat-shaped container

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday, we learned about all the animals coming to Noah's big boat. Today, we'll discover how God kept them all safe!

💭 Review Question: Can you make an animal sound from yesterday's lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Noah was a special helper for God. God told Noah to build a big boat to keep animals safe from the big rain. God loved all the animals and wanted to protect them!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God cares for animals
  • God helps people like Noah
  • God keeps His promises
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What animals do you think were on the boat?
  • How do you think the animals felt?
3Activity: Noah's Safe Boat Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a special boat craft to remember how God kept Noah and the animals safe

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold blue construction paper into a boat shape
  2. Draw or stick animal stickers inside the boat
  3. Color the boat with happy colors
  4. Say 'God keeps me safe!' while decorating
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can pre-cut boat shape

Challenge: Add more detailed animal drawings

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our special BibleMouse lesson about God's love!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who kept the animals safe?
  • What did Noah do?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for loving and protecting all Your creatures. Amen!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the rain and how God took care of Noah!

Genesis 9:13

God's rainbow promise!

Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Rainbow Hand Motion: Stretch arms wide like a rainbow while saying 'God's rainbow promise!'

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces God's protective nature through the Noah story

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Focus on God's love, not scary rain details
  • Engage with lots of animal sounds and movements
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping 3-year-olds focused and understanding abstract concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about animals, God's protection

Extension Activities

  • Sing 'God Loves the Animals' song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read 'Noah's Wonderful Boat' from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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