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Sarah Laughs

Baby Isaac Is Born

Day 97of 180
Week 20of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God keeps His promises

2

Learn about Sarah's reaction to God's news

3

Practice listening to a Bible story

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 18:12

“Sarah laughed to herself, saying, 'After I have grown old, will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'”

— Genesis 18:12 (WEB)

Demonstrates human surprise at God's miraculous plan

📦 Materials Needed

  • Baby doll
  • Blanket
  • Rattle
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK3 Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember what we learned yesterday about waiting for God's promise.

💭 Review Question: Who was waiting for a special baby?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we're learning about Sarah's big surprise from God!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God told Abraham and Sarah they would have a baby
  • Sarah was very old and thought this was impossible
  • Sarah laughed when she heard the news
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever been surprised by something?
  • What makes you laugh?
3Activity: Sarah's Surprise Pantomime (6 min)
storytelling

Act out the story of Sarah hearing about her baby

📝 Instructions:
  1. Parent reads Genesis story softly
  2. Child pretends to be surprised
  3. Use baby doll to represent Isaac
  4. Make laughing and surprised faces
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just cuddle baby doll and smile

Challenge: Use more dramatic expressions and movements

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's wonderful promise

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who was going to have a baby?
  • How did Sarah feel?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Baby Isaac arriving!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the Lord!”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along motion game where children point up when saying 'Lord' and hug themselves when saying 'Trust'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's miraculous promises

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, animated voice
  • Encourage child's questions
  • Be patient with short attention span
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused during storytelling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and basic understanding of surprise and promise

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Isaac coloring page
  • Sing 'God Keeps Promises' from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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