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God Gave Me a Nose to Smell

Smelling and Tasting

Day 21of 180
Week 5of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that noses help us smell different things

2

Identify at least 3 different scents

3

Praise God for creating our sense of smell

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 2:9

“Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, and the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”

— Genesis 2:9 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional creation of things with pleasant smells and tastes

📦 Materials Needed

  • 3-4 small containers with lids
  • Vanilla extract
  • Lemon slice
  • Flower petals
  • Cotton balls
  • BibleMouse Smell Matching Cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's explore how God gave us special noses to smell amazing things!

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

Our noses help us smell wonderful things God created

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made our noses special
  • We can smell different things
  • Smells can make us happy or help us be careful
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What smells do you like?
  • Can you smell something right now?
3Activity: Smell Discovery Jars (6 min)
sensory exploration

Explore different scents in small containers

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put different scents in small containers
  2. Let child smell each container
  3. Talk about what they smell
  4. Use BibleMouse Smell Matching Cards to identify scents
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Smell just 2 containers

Challenge: Try to name the smells

4Closing (3 min)

Praise God for giving us wonderful noses

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we smell today?
  • Who gave us our nose?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about more smells that keep us safe

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Sense of smell is developing at this age

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, natural scents
  • Watch for child's reactions
  • Encourage descriptive words
🤔 Common Struggles:

May have trouble describing smells

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about smelling, trying to describe scents

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a smell scavenger hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures of things that smell good

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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