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I Am a Living Thing

Living Things All Around

Day 30of 180
Week 6of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that humans are living things

2

Identify basic characteristics of living things

3

Recognize God as the creator of all living things

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:27

“God created man in his own image, in God's image he created him; male and female he created them.”

— Genesis 1:27 (WEB)

Shows that humans are special creations of God, uniquely designed as living beings

📦 Materials Needed

  • Mirror
  • Living/non-living picture cards
  • Sorting mat
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's look in the mirror and talk about how we are living things!

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

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how we are alive just like the plants and animals we've been learning about!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • I can move my body
  • I grow bigger every day
  • I need food and water
  • I can breathe
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me how you move?
  • What do you like to eat?
3Activity: Living or Not Living? (6 min)
sorting

Use BibleMouse picture cards to sort living and non-living things

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out picture cards
  2. Ask child to place cards on sorting mat
  3. Discuss why each item is or isn't living
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child sort cards

Challenge: Ask child to explain why something is living

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate how God made us special and alive!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes us a living thing?
  • Who made us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about all the animals God created

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are discovering the difference between living and non-living things

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of movement and interaction
  • Keep explanations very simple
  • Be patient and encouraging
🤔 Common Struggles:

May confuse living and non-living things

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child identifying movement, growth, eating as signs of being alive

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Dance and move to show we're living things
  • Draw a picture of yourself in the BibleMouse Printables Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

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