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Creatures Great and Small

God Made the Animals

Day 68of 180
Week 14of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that God created all animals

2

Sing a simple song about God's creation

3

Practice using different voice volumes

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:25

“God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:25 (WEB)

Highlights God's intentional creation of all animals

📦 Materials Needed

  • Stuffed animal or toy animal
  • BibleMouse animal picture cards
  • Small handheld musical instrument (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather your favorite stuffed animal and sit in a circle. Remind children about yesterday's lesson about animal sounds.

💭 Review Question: What animal sounds did we make yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce the idea that God made all animals with love and care

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created every animal special
  • Animals are a wonderful part of God's creation
  • We can praise God for making such amazing creatures
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What's your favorite animal?
  • Can you show me how that animal moves?
3Activity: Creatures Praise Song (6 min)
singing with toys

Sing a simple song about God's animals while moving animal toys

📝 Instructions:
  1. Hold your stuffed animal
  2. Sing the song with different voice volumes
  3. Move your animal as you sing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just move the animal without singing

Challenge: Create your own animal movements

4Closing (3 min)

Recap what we learned about God's creation of animals

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made all the animals?
  • What was your favorite part of our song?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll dance like different animals!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning about the world through sensory experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of enthusiasm and movement
  • Repeat instructions multiple times
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused for the full 15 minutes

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and attempts to participate

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color an animal picture from BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Act out different animal movements

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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