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God Counts Everything

Counting to 10 Practice

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
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Learning Objectives

1

Count objects from 1-10 accurately

2

Understand that God knows and values every single thing

3

Develop curiosity about God's amazing knowledge

Psalm 147:4

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

Psalm 147:4 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's incredible ability to count and know everything

📦 Materials Needed

  • Number line
  • Fingers
  • Small collection of toys or objects to count
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK3 Math

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Sing a counting song from the BibleMouse Song Collection

💭 Review Question: How many jumping jacks did we do yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce how God knows and can count everything

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God knows how many stars are in the sky
  • God knows how many animals live on earth
  • God even knows how many hairs are on your head!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you count to 10?
  • Do you think God can count higher than you?
3Activity: God's Counting Adventure (6 min)
counting game

Count objects together, pretending to count like God would

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather a collection of small toys or objects
  2. Count each object slowly and carefully
  3. Point to each object as you count
  4. Celebrate when you reach 10!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Count to 5 instead of 10

Challenge: Count objects in groups of 2 or 3

4Closing (3 min)

Review counting and God's amazing knowledge

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about counting today?
  • Who knows how to count everything?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore the number 3 with the Three Bears story

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just learning one-to-one correspondence in counting

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encouraging
  • Use a gentle, playful tone
  • Help child point to each object while counting
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining focus and accurately pointing to each object while counting

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to point to each object once while counting

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library counting worksheets
  • Practice counting during daily activities like setting the table

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