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God Made Water

Water Wonders

Day 115of 180
Week 23of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that water is a gift from God

2

Recognize different ways we use water

3

Practice thankfulness for God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:2

“The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.”

— Genesis 1:2 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's role in creating water and caring for His creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Clear glass of water
  • Small cups
  • Water table or bin
  • Sponge
  • Towel
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God made water and why it's so special!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about water yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Water is a wonderful gift from God that helps us live!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created water to help plants grow
  • Water helps us stay healthy when we drink it
  • We use water to clean things and ourselves
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me how you drink water?
  • What do you use water for at home?
3Activity: Water Exploration (6 min)
hands-on exploration

Use the water table to explore water's properties

📝 Instructions:
  1. Pour water from cup to cup
  2. Watch how water moves
  3. Use sponge to soak up water
  4. Thank God for making water
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just pour and splash water

Challenge: Try to predict which objects will float or sink

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for water!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made water?
  • What can water do?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about weather and the sun!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Water is a concrete way to help young children understand God's creative power

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, excited tone when discussing God's creation
  • Allow child to explore water freely
  • Supervise water play closely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping water play contained and not too messy

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about water and curiosity

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library water-themed coloring page
  • Sing a water/creation song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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