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Plants Need Sunshine

Plants Are Living Things

Day 53of 180
Week 11of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that plants need sunlight to grow

2

Observe how plants respond to sunlight

3

Develop curiosity about God's amazing plant design

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:14

“He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth.”

— Psalm 104:14 (WEB)

Shows how God designed plants to grow and need sunlight

📦 Materials Needed

  • Potted plant
  • Window with sunlight
  • Magnifying glass
  • BibleMouse Science Journal
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remind children about previous lessons on plants being living things

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about plants needing water yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Explain how plants need sunshine to grow

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Plants are alive and need food, just like we do
  • Sunshine helps plants make their own food
  • God designed plants to use sunlight in a special way
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you see how plants reach toward the light?
  • What happens to a plant if it doesn't get sunshine?
3Activity: Sunshine Plant Watch (6 min)
observation

Place a plant near a sunny window and observe

📝 Instructions:
  1. Carefully move the plant to a sunny window
  2. Use magnifying glass to look at leaves
  3. Draw a picture in BibleMouse Science Journal
  4. Watch how plant leans toward sunlight
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just look at the plant and point

Challenge: Measure plant growth over several days

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about plants and sunshine

📝 Review Questions:
  • Do plants like sunshine?
  • Who made plants grow?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how plants grow bigger and bigger!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are naturally curious about how things grow

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and let child explore
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Encourage gentle handling of plants
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused for the full activity time

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about observing the plant

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk to see plants in sunlight
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about plant growth

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