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Wind Is Moving Air

Wind and Air

Day 122of 180
Week 25of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that wind is moving air

2

Observe how wind makes things move

3

Develop curiosity about natural world

📖 Scripture Connection

John 3:8

“The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going.”

— John 3:8 (WEB)

Helps children understand that wind is invisible but powerful

📦 Materials Needed

  • Lightweight scarf or ribbon
  • Pinwheel
  • Outdoor space or open window
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how wind moves things around us!

💭 Review Question: Do you remember what air feels like from yesterday's lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Wind is air that moves. Sometimes it moves softly, sometimes it moves strongly.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Wind is moving air we can feel but can't see
  • Wind can make things move like trees, flags, and pinwheels
  • God created wind as part of His amazing world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you feel the wind right now?
  • What things do you see moving in the wind?
3Activity: Wind Explorer (6 min)
nature observation

Go outside and observe how wind moves things

📝 Instructions:
  1. Hold a lightweight scarf or ribbon
  2. Walk outside or stand by an open window
  3. Watch how the wind makes the scarf dance and move
  4. Try making a pinwheel spin with wind
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Stay close to parent, observe wind near you

Challenge: Try to predict which way wind will blow scarf

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about wind today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes things move?
  • Can you show me how wind moves?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how wind can push things around!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally curious about movement and wind

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, enthusiastic tone
  • Let child explore and ask questions
  • Demonstrate wind movement before asking child to do so
🤔 Common Struggles:

May have difficulty understanding invisible air movement

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing excitement about wind, attempting to make objects move

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library wind-themed coloring page
  • Sing a simple song about wind from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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