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Soft and Smooth Treasures

Touching and Feeling

Day 17of 180
Week 4of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and describe soft textures

2

Use descriptive words like 'soft', 'smooth', 'fluffy'

3

Appreciate God's creative design of different textures

📖 Scripture Connection

Song of Solomon 2:3

“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”

— Song of Solomon 2:3 (WEB)

Demonstrates appreciation for God's created textures and sensory experiences

📦 Materials Needed

  • Cotton balls
  • Soft fabric swatches
  • Feather
  • Sensory bin
  • Towel or tray
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse Science Adventure: Let's explore soft things God created!

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

Exploring soft textures in God's wonderful world

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made things with different feelings
  • Some things are soft like clouds or baby bunnies
  • Our skin helps us feel these special textures
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What soft things can you find?
  • How does a soft feather feel?
3Activity: Soft Treasure Hunt (6 min)
hands-on

Find and explore soft objects in a sensory bin

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread soft items on a tray
  2. Let child touch and explore
  3. Ask 'Is this soft? How does it feel?'
  4. Encourage descriptive words
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child touch items, describe for them

Challenge: Have child close eyes and guess texture

4Closing (3 min)

Recap our soft texture discoveries

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was the softest thing you found?
  • Can you show me how soft feels?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore rough textures!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children learn through sensory exploration

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

May get distracted or overstimulated

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, attempts to describe textures

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a texture book with found objects
  • Sing BibleMouse texture exploration song

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