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God Made Fruits and Veggies

God Gives Us Food

Day 74of 180
Week 15of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that God created different types of food

2

Identify at least 3 fruits or vegetables

3

Express thankfulness for God's provision

Genesis 1:29

God said, 'Look, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be food for you.'

Genesis 1:29 (WEB)

God purposefully created food to nourish and care for us

📦 Materials Needed

  • Variety of plastic or real fruits/vegetables
  • Colorful plate
  • BibleMouse Printables Library food coloring page
  • Marker

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure about God's yummy creations!

💭 Review Question: What special food did we talk about yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God made so many delicious fruits and vegetables to help our bodies grow strong!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created every fruit and vegetable
  • Each food helps our body in a special way
  • We can thank God for making such wonderful food
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What's your favorite fruit?
  • Can you name a vegetable?
3Activity: Veggie and Fruit Exploration (6 min)
sensory

Explore different textures, colors, and shapes of fruits and vegetables

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread fruits and vegetables on table
  2. Let child touch and explore each item
  3. Talk about color, shape, and texture
  4. Sort items into 'fruits' and 'vegetables'
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just touch and name items

Challenge: Guess which foods grow above/below ground

4Closing (3 min)

Review our food adventure and thank God

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made fruits and vegetables?
  • What was your favorite food we learned about?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for making such delicious food to help us grow!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how to say 'thank you' for our food!

Matthew 6:26

God takes care of us!

Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Bird Chirp Memorization: Repeat verse while making bird chirping sounds, mimicking how God feeds birds

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children learn best through hands-on exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use real or plastic food for maximum engagement
  • Keep explanations very simple and concrete
  • Encourage touching and exploring
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused for entire lesson

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about food and recognition of God's creation

Extension Activities

  • Color BibleMouse food coloring page
  • Make a simple fruit and veggie collage
  • Sing a song about God's wonderful food

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