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God Gave Me Skin to Feel

Touching and Feeling

Day 16of 180
Week 4of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that skin helps us feel different textures

2

Explore and identify various textures through touch

3

Appreciate God's wonderful design of our sense of touch

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Highlights God's intentional design of our bodies and senses

📦 Materials Needed

  • Sensory bin
  • Various textured items (soft cloth, rough sandpaper, smooth stone, fuzzy cotton ball)
  • Blindfold (optional)
  • BibleMouse texture cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's talk about how God gave us special skin that can feel different things.

💭 Review Question: What sounds did we hear yesterday when we were outside?
2Teaching (5 min)

Our skin is like a special superhero shield that helps us feel the world around us! God made our skin with tiny sensors that can tell if something is soft, rough, smooth, or bumpy.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Skin helps us feel hot and cold
  • We can feel different textures with our fingers
  • God designed our skin to keep us safe and help us learn about the world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me how you feel something soft?
  • What does your shirt feel like right now?
3Activity: Texture Touch Adventure (6 min)
sensory exploration

Explore different textures in the BibleMouse sensory bin

📝 Instructions:
  1. Close your eyes and feel different items
  2. Describe what you feel - is it soft? Rough? Smooth?
  3. Try to guess what the item might be without looking
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Touch items with open eyes and name the texture

Challenge: Blindfold and try to identify items by touch only

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for giving us amazing skin that can feel!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite texture today?
  • How does your skin help you?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll explore more soft things in our world!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Sensory exploration is crucial for PK3 learning. Focus on fun and discovery.

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Let child explore at their own pace
  • Praise curiosity and exploration
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children may be sensitive to certain textures

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to describe basic textures and show curiosity

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a texture book with items from around the house
  • Play 'Guess the Texture' game during daily activities

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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