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The Boat Floats

The Rainbow Promise

Day 62of 180
Week 13of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God protected Noah and the animals in the boat

2

Recognize that the boat floated safely on the water

3

Begin to learn about God's care and protection

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 7:18

“The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the boat floated on the surface of the waters.”

— Genesis 7:18 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's protection and ability to keep Noah and the animals safe

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large plastic container or basin
  • Small toy boat or boat-shaped container
  • Small toy animals
  • Water
  • Towel
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday we learned about the rain, and today we'll see how God kept Noah safe in the big boat.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how many days and nights it rained?
2Teaching (5 min)

Noah's big boat was special. God told Noah to build a boat to keep him and the animals safe from the big flood.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The boat was very big
  • God sent animals to Noah
  • The boat floated on the water
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it was like in the boat?
  • How did God take care of Noah?
3Activity: Floating Boat Exploration (6 min)
hands-on

Let's see how boats float, just like Noah's boat!

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fill the container with water
  2. Place the boat in the water
  3. Add toy animals to the boat
  4. Gently move the container to show how the boat floats
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just float the boat with no animals

Challenge: Try different objects to see what floats and what sinks

4Closing (3 min)

God kept Noah and the animals safe in the boat!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Did the boat sink or float?
  • Who kept Noah safe?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for taking care of Noah and keeping him safe.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about when the boat finally finds dry land!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 9:13

“God's rainbow promise!”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Rainbow Hand Motion: Raise arms in an arch while saying 'God's rainbow promise!'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on God's protection and care during the flood

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, simple language
  • Engage with hands-on exploration
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might get distracted or not fully understand the concept of floating

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about the boat and animals, ability to repeat key phrases

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use the BibleMouse Printables Library for Noah's Ark coloring pages
  • Sing a simple song about Noah from the BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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