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Thank You for My Toys!

Thank You, God!

Day 83of 180
Week 17of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gives us good gifts like toys

2

Learn to say 'thank you' to God for fun things

3

Recognize that all good gifts come from God

📖 Scripture Connection

James 1:17

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.”

— James 1:17 (WEB)

Shows that all good things, including toys, are gifts from God

📦 Materials Needed

  • 2-3 favorite toys
  • thank you cards
  • crayons
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather favorite toys and sit in a circle. Say: 'Today in our BibleMouse lesson, we're going to talk about how God gives us fun things to play with!'

💭 Review Question: What special thing did we learn about yesterday? (God gives us a home!)
2Teaching (5 min)

God loves to give us good gifts, just like toys that make us happy!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made everything fun
  • Toys are a special gift from God
  • We can say 'thank you' to God for our toys
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is your favorite toy?
  • How does playing make you feel happy?
3Activity: Thank You, God, for My Toys! (6 min)
craft

Create a simple thank you card for God

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a thank you card
  2. Draw pictures of favorite toys
  3. Help child write or draw 'Thank You, God!' on card
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw and write

Challenge: Child tries writing letters independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's gifts

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who gives us good things?
  • Can we thank God for our toys?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving us fun toys to play with!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about thanking God for friends!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 6:26

“God takes care of us!”

— Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Bird Chirp Memorization: Parent acts like a bird, child repeats verse each time parent 'chirps'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning gratitude and understanding simple spiritual concepts

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Show enthusiasm about God's gifts
  • Make learning feel like play
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused, understanding abstract concepts of giving

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God, attempts to say 'thank you'

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing a thank you song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about gratitude

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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