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Thank You for Dinner!

God Gives Us Food

Day 73of 180
Week 15of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God provides food for our family

2

Learn to say thank you to God for dinner

3

Recognize dinner as a special family time

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 136:25

“Who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.”

— Psalm 136:25 (WEB)

Shows God's love in providing food for all

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play food items
  • Toy plates and utensils
  • BibleMouse printable dinner table mat
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's talk about yummy dinner time! What did you eat last night?

💭 Review Question: Who makes dinner at our house?
2Teaching (5 min)

God gives us food to enjoy with our family every night!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves to take care of us
  • Dinner is a special time to be together
  • We can thank God for our food
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What's your favorite dinner food?
  • Who helps make dinner at home?
3Activity: Dinner Time Pretend Play (6 min)
game

Set up a pretend dinner table and practice saying thank you to God

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out play food on BibleMouse dinner mat
  2. Take turns setting the table
  3. Practice saying 'Thank You, God, for our dinner!'
  4. Pretend to eat and share
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child set table

Challenge: Child creates own dinner menu

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God giving us food

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who gives us food?
  • What can we say to God?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for giving us yummy food and family time!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about fruits and vegetables God made!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 6:26

“God takes care of us!”

— Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Bird Chirp Memorization: Children flap arms like birds and chirp the verse, mimicking how God feeds birds

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Dinner time is more than just eating - it's a time of family connection

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use real-life moments to connect lesson
  • Encourage thankfulness at meal times
  • Keep activities short and engaging
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused during teaching time

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about talking about food and family

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color a BibleMouse dinner table coloring page
  • Sing a thank you song before pretend dinner

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