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Weather and Seasons

Celebrating God's Creation

Day 177of 180
Week 36of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify 4 basic types of weather (sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy)

2

Recognize that God controls weather and seasons

3

Develop appreciation for God's creative power

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:19

“He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows its going down.”

— Psalm 104:19 (WEB)

Shows God's intentional design of weather and seasonal changes

📦 Materials Needed

  • Weather picture cards
  • Blue construction paper
  • Cotton balls
  • Glue stick
  • BibleMouse Science Journal
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Look out the window and talk about today's weather

💭 Review Question: What weather did we see yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Explore different types of weather God creates

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God makes sunny days to help plants grow
  • Rain helps flowers and trees drink water
  • Clouds can look different every day
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What's your favorite kind of weather?
  • Can you make a sun shape with your hands?
3Activity: Weather Collage (6 min)
craft

Create a weather scene using cotton balls and paper

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take blue paper
  2. Glue cotton ball 'clouds'
  3. Draw sun or raindrops
  4. Talk about how God makes weather
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps place cotton balls

Challenge: Child cuts out own cloud shapes

4Closing (3 min)

Review weather types and thank God for creating them

📝 Review Questions:
  • What weather did we learn about today?
  • Who makes the weather?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about our amazing bodies God created

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just beginning to understand weather concepts

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic gestures when describing weather
  • Encourage child to imitate weather sounds
  • Be patient with limited attention span
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between different weather types

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child pointing to weather or attempting to describe it

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing BibleMouse weather song from Resource Guide
  • Take a short walk to observe current weather
  • Read weather-themed book from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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