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Full and Empty Discovery

Filling and Emptying

Day 151of 180
Week 31of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the concepts of 'full' and 'empty'

2

Explore volume through water play

3

Practice careful observation and comparison

📖 Scripture Connection

John 6:12

“When they were filled, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost.'”

— John 6:12 (WEB)

Demonstrates the concept of being 'full' and caring for resources

📦 Materials Needed

  • Clear plastic containers of various sizes
  • Water table or large bin
  • Measuring cups
  • Small pitcher
  • Towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's remember how we added fish yesterday and now we'll explore how things can be full or empty.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how we added fish to our nets yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll play with water and learn about full and empty. Just like God fills our hearts with love, we can fill and empty containers!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • This is full when it can't hold any more water
  • This is empty when nothing is inside
  • We can pour water carefully to see what happens
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think 'full' means?
  • Can you show me something that's empty?
3Activity: Fill and Pour Discovery (6 min)
sensory play

Hands-on water play to explore full and empty concepts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put water in the big bin
  2. Use different containers to fill and empty
  3. Pour slowly and carefully
  4. Watch what happens when containers get full
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use just 2-3 containers with parent help

Challenge: Try predicting which container holds more

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our water play and talk about what we learned!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about full and empty today?
  • Can you show me a full container?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll compare how much different containers can hold!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning spatial concepts through hands-on exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of positive encouragement
  • Let child explore without too many rules
  • Narrate what they're doing to build vocabulary
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might splash or get frustrated if water spills

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child understanding difference between full and empty containers

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for 'Full and Empty' coloring page
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about measuring while playing

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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