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God Made Rocks

Rocks and Dirt

Day 141of 180
Week 29of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that God created rocks

2

Identify rocks as hard objects from the earth

3

Develop curiosity about God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:10

“God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:10 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional creation of the earth, including rocks

📦 Materials Needed

  • Various sized rocks
  • Collection container
  • Magnifying glass
  • BibleMouse Science Journal
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather rocks from a safe outdoor area or pre-collected collection

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

Explore rocks together, talking about how God made everything

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Rocks are hard
  • Rocks come in different sizes
  • God made rocks when He created the earth
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you find a big rock?
  • Can you find a small rock?
3Activity: Rock Exploration (6 min)
observation

Carefully examine rocks using magnifying glass

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look at rocks with magnifying glass
  2. Feel the rocks with your hands
  3. Sort rocks by size in collection container
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just touch and look at rocks

Challenge: Try to draw rocks in BibleMouse Science Journal

4Closing (3 min)

Praise God for creating rocks

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made rocks?
  • Are rocks hard or soft?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll look at different types of rocks

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children learn through sensory exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle supervision during rock handling
  • Encourage careful observation
  • Praise child's curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping rocks in designated area, gentle handling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's interest in rocks, ability to describe basic properties

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Rock sorting activity
  • Create rock collection in clear jar
  • Sing BibleMouse creation song about earth

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