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God Made Plants

Plants Are Living Things

Day 51of 180
Week 11of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created plants

2

Identify plants as living things that grow

3

Develop wonder and appreciation for God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:11

“God said, 'Let the earth produce vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees producing fruit after their kind, with their seed in them, on the earth.' And it was so.”

— Genesis 1:11 (WEB)

Directly describes God creating plants on Day 3 of creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Potted plant
  • Magnifying glass
  • Seeds
  • Watering can
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK3 Science
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Show a potted plant and ask, 'What do you see?'

💭 Review Question: What animals did we learn about last time?
2Teaching (5 min)

Explain how God made plants on Day 3 of creation

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Plants are alive and can grow
  • God created all plants
  • Plants are special gifts from God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you see the plant moving?
  • What color is this plant?
3Activity: Plant Detective (6 min)
exploration

Use magnifying glass to look closely at plant parts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gently look at leaves
  2. Count how many leaves are on the plant
  3. Touch the plant softly
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just look at the plant

Challenge: Draw what you see in your BibleMouse science journal

4Closing (3 min)

Sing a simple song about God's creation

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made plants?
  • Are plants alive?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how plants need water to grow

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning basic concepts about living things

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, excited voice
  • Allow child to explore at their own pace
  • Praise curiosity and observations
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused for full 15 minutes

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and wonder about the plant

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Plant a seed in a small cup
  • Read a BibleMouse picture book about creation

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