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Streams and Rivers Flow

Water in Nature

Day 149of 180
Week 30of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that water moves downhill

2

Observe how water flows in natural settings

3

Appreciate God's design in water movement

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:10

“He sends the springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.”

— Psalm 104:10 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's design of water flowing through landscapes

📦 Materials Needed

  • Small plastic water pitcher
  • Shallow tray or baking dish
  • Small blocks or books
  • Towel
  • Outdoor walking shoes
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how water moves!

💭 Review Question: Remember how rain falls from clouds yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Water always wants to go downhill. Let's see how!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Water likes to flow down, down, down
  • Rivers and streams move water from high places to low places
  • God made water to help plants and animals
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever seen water running?
  • Where do you see water move?
3Activity: Water Flow Exploration (6 min)
observation

Create a simple water flow demonstration

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place tray at an angle using blocks
  2. Slowly pour water and watch it flow down
  3. Talk about how water moves downhill
  4. Go outside and look for small streams or water flow
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just watch water pour down gently

Challenge: Create more complex water flow paths

4Closing (3 min)

Water moves in amazing ways that God designed!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where did our water go?
  • Does water like to go up or down?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about why water is so important for us

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning basic scientific observation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Make activity playful and engaging
  • Supervise water play closely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining focus and understanding abstract water movement

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about water flowing

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

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

Ready for Tomorrow?

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