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God Made Things Move

Things That Move

Day 100of 180
Week 20of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that things can move by pushing and pulling

2

Demonstrate understanding of fast and slow movements

3

Appreciate God's creative design in making objects move

📖 Scripture Connection

Colossians 1:17

“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

— Colossians 1:17 (WEB)

God is the source of movement and keeps everything in motion

📦 Materials Needed

  • Toy cars
  • Balls
  • Small ramp
  • Soft surface (carpet or mat)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about fast and slow movements

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how something moves fast? How about slow?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how things move!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made everything able to move
  • We can move things by pushing and pulling
  • Things can move fast or slow
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What toys can you push?
  • What toys can you pull?
3Activity: Move It, Move It! (6 min)
hands-on exploration

Explore pushing and pulling toys on different surfaces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather toy cars and balls
  2. Push toys gently (slow movement)
  3. Push toys with more force (fast movement)
  4. Try pushing on carpet and smooth floor
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child push/pull toys

Challenge: Child predicts how toys will move on different surfaces

4Closing (3 min)

Thank God for making a world where things can move

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about moving things?
  • How can we push and pull toys?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about round things that roll!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning basic physics concepts through play

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Demonstrate movements before asking child to do them
  • Praise exploration and curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may have difficulty controlling force of push/pull

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to move toys, showing understanding of push/pull concepts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for movement-themed coloring pages
  • Sing a movement song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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