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We Say Thank You!

God Gives Us Food

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gives us food

2

Practice saying 'thank you' to God before meals

3

Recognize God's love through providing food

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Thessalonians 5:18

“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (WEB)

Teaches children to be thankful to God for all things, including food

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play food items
  • Toy plate and utensils
  • BibleMouse Printables Library thank you coloring sheet
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about fruits and vegetables

💭 Review Question: What yummy foods did God make for us to eat?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how to thank God for our food!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gives us all our food
  • We can say 'thank you' to God before eating
  • God loves us and takes care of us
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What foods do you like to eat?
  • Who gives us our food?
3Activity: Thankful Food Pretend Play (6 min)
review

Practice saying thank you to God with play food

📝 Instructions:
  1. Set out play food on toy plate
  2. Show child how to fold hands and say 'Thank you, God!'
  3. Take turns pretending to eat and give thanks
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child say thank you

Challenge: Child creates own mealtime prayer

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about thanking God

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

Dear God, thank you for giving us yummy food. We love you! Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God gives us families who love us!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 6:26

“God takes care of us!”

— Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Bird Chirp Memorization: Child flaps arms like wings and chirps verse each time

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are learning gratitude and connection to God

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Make activities playful and interactive
  • Model thankfulness yourself
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused and understanding abstract concepts of gratitude

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to say thank you or fold hands before pretend eating

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color BibleMouse thank you coloring sheet
  • Sing a simple thank you song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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