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God Controls Hot and Cold

Hot and Cold

Day 130of 180
Week 26of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and describe hot and cold temperatures

2

Understand that God creates different temperatures

3

Express thankfulness for God's design of warmth and coolness

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 8:22

“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”

— Genesis 8:22 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's control over temperature and seasons

📦 Materials Needed

  • ice cubes
  • warm water
  • thermometer
  • fan
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

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

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you dress when it's cold? How about when it's hot?
2Teaching (5 min)

God made everything, including hot and cold! He gives us warm sunshine and cool shade to help us.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God creates different temperatures
  • Some things are hot, some are cold
  • We can be comfortable in both
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What feels cold today?
  • What feels warm right now?
3Activity: Hot and Cold Touch Test (6 min)
hands-on exploration

Explore temperatures safely with parent supervision

📝 Instructions:
  1. Touch an ice cube (cold)
  2. Feel warm water with parent's help
  3. Use thermometer to see numbers
  4. Talk about how things feel different
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just touch and describe hot/cold

Challenge: Try to predict temperature before touching

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for making hot and cold!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who makes hot and cold?
  • Can you show me something cold?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how God made day and night!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning temperature concepts through sensory experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Supervise all temperature explorations
  • Encourage descriptive words
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract temperature concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to distinguish between hot and cold

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Temperature coloring page
  • Sing a song about God's creation from BibleMouse Song Collection

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