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Wide, Wide Arms

God's Love Is Big

Day 26of 180
Week 6of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God's love is bigger than anything

2

Practice large arm movements matching song lyrics

3

Experience joy in expressing God's love through music

📖 Scripture Connection

Ephesians 3:18

“May you be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,”

— Ephesians 3:18 (WEB)

Illustrates the immeasurable dimensions of God's love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Open floor space
  • BibleMouse Music Track (optional)
  • Measuring tape (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music adventure! Let's remember how we danced in a circle yesterday and now we'll learn about how BIG God's love is!

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how we moved in our circle dance yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we're going to learn about how God's love is HUGE - bigger than anything we can imagine!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God's love is bigger than our house
  • God's love is wider than we can stretch our arms
  • God loves us more than we can count!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How big do you think God's love is?
  • Can you stretch your arms as wide as you can?
3Activity: God's Love is Wide (6 min)
action song

Sing and move arms to show God's big love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Stand with feet apart
  2. Sing: 'God's love is wide, wide, wide!'
  3. Stretch arms out as far as possible
  4. Repeat with different arm movements
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child stretch arms with parent assistance

Challenge: Measure arm span with measuring tape

4Closing (3 min)

We learned how big God's love is today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • How wide can you stretch your arms?
  • Who loves you bigger than anything?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll reach high to show how God's love reaches to the sky!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children learn through physical movement and repetition

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated arm movements
  • Sing with enthusiasm
  • Praise effort, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get distracted or have limited arm coordination

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, attempts to stretch arms, joy in movement

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables to color love-themed pictures
  • Measure child's arm span and compare to parent's

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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