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Rough and Bumpy Things

Touching and Feeling

Day 18of 180
Week 4of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and describe rough textures

2

Compare rough and smooth surfaces

3

Develop curiosity about God's creation of different textures

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 2:7

“Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”

— Genesis 2:7 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's careful creation of textures and how we can explore the world through touch

📦 Materials Needed

  • Sandpaper
  • Tree bark
  • Small rocks
  • Smooth river stones
  • Texture sorting tray
  • Magnifying glass (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

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

💭 Review Question: What soft things did we touch yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we're exploring rough textures that God created in nature!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Some things feel bumpy and rough
  • Other things feel smooth and soft
  • God made many different textures for us to discover
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you find something rough?
  • What does rough feel like?
3Activity: Rough Texture Hunt (6 min)
sensory exploration

Explore and sort rough and smooth objects

📝 Instructions:
  1. Touch different objects
  2. Sort rough things on one side of tray
  3. Sort smooth things on other side
  4. Use magnifying glass to look closely
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just touch and feel objects

Challenge: Try to describe textures in words

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about textures

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was the roughest thing you touched?
  • What was the smoothest?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a fun mystery touch game!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing sensory discrimination skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance
  • Encourage exploration
  • Watch for sensory sensitivities
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children may not like certain textures

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to distinguish between rough and smooth

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a texture collage
  • Go on a nature walk to find rough and smooth things

Ready for Tomorrow?

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