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Day and Night Every Day

Day and Night

Day 135of 180
Week 27of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the basic cycle of day and night

2

Recognize that God created day for work and night for rest

3

Appreciate God's design of time and seasons

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:5

“God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.”

— Genesis 1:5 (WEB)

Directly explains God's creation of day and night

📦 Materials Needed

  • Globe
  • Flashlight
  • Day/night pictures
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember what we learned about day and night this week! Can you show me what you do during the day? What about at night?

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

In our BibleMouse lesson today, we'll explore how God made day and night special. Every day, the sun comes up and brings light, and then it goes down and brings night.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made day for playing and learning
  • God made night for sleeping and resting
  • The sun brings light during the day
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you like to do during the day?
  • How do you know it's nighttime?
3Activity: Day and Night Globe Spin (6 min)
demonstration

Use a globe and flashlight to show how the earth spins to create day and night

📝 Instructions:
  1. Hold the globe steady
  2. Shine the flashlight on one side of the globe
  3. Slowly turn the globe to show how light moves
  4. Explain 'When it's day here, it's night somewhere else!'
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just shine light on globe and point out bright and dark sides

Challenge: Let child try turning the globe themselves

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for making day and night!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about day and night?
  • Who made day and night?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how light makes shadows!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning about time and cycles

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Demonstrate concepts physically
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of earth rotating

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about day and night cycle

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library day/night coloring page
  • Sing a day/night song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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