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Movement Playground

Things That Roll and Slide

Day 105of 180
Week 21of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand different ways objects can move (rolling and sliding)

2

Explore movement through a creative obstacle course

3

Develop curiosity about how things move

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 4:25

“Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.”

— Proverbs 4:25 (WEB)

Just as we focus and move with purpose, objects move in specific ways

📦 Materials Needed

  • Balls of different sizes
  • Blocks
  • Ramp or cardboard slide
  • Smooth surface (table or floor)
  • Towel or blanket
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember what we learned about rolling and sliding yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me something that rolls? Something that slides?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll create a special Movement Playground where we explore how different objects move!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Some things roll like balls
  • Some things slide like blocks
  • Different shapes move differently
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think will roll best?
  • Can you make something slide?
3Activity: Movement Playground Challenge (6 min)
movement

Create an obstacle course exploring rolling and sliding

📝 Instructions:
  1. Set up a ramp using a cardboard board
  2. Place different objects at the top
  3. Let child experiment with rolling and sliding
  4. Observe and discuss how each object moves
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child guide objects down ramp

Challenge: Predict which objects will roll or slide fastest

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember how God made things to move in special ways!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you see rolling?
  • What did you see sliding?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how things feel - hard and soft!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children learn through hands-on exploration and play

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of enthusiasm
  • Allow child to experiment freely
  • Narrate what you observe
🤔 Common Struggles:

May get frustrated if objects don't move as expected

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about movement, attempts to predict and experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

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

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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