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Mystery Sensory Boxes

Exploring with Senses Review

Day 78of 180
Week 16of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify objects using senses other than sight

2

Practice describing objects using sensory language

3

Develop curiosity and observation skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 20:12

“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.”

— Proverbs 20:12 (WEB)

Celebrates God's wonderful design of our senses and how we can explore the world He created

📦 Materials Needed

  • 3-4 small boxes with lids
  • Various household objects (soft toy, wooden block, smooth stone, etc.)
  • Blindfold or scarf
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to play a fun game using our special God-given senses!

💭 Review Question: What senses did we use on our nature walk yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll explore how God gave us amazing ways to learn about the world around us

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Our senses help us understand things without always using our eyes
  • We can learn about objects by touching, hearing, or smelling them
  • God made our bodies with special ways to explore the world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you close your eyes and guess what something is?
  • How does it feel to use just one sense?
3Activity: Mystery Sensory Boxes (6 min)
game

Hide objects in boxes and guess what they are using only touch or sound

📝 Instructions:
  1. Prepare 3-4 boxes with different objects inside
  2. Child puts on blindfold or closes eyes
  3. Reach into box and try to guess the object
  4. Describe what you feel or hear
  5. Reveal the object and discuss
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps guide child's hand and gives hints

Challenge: Use more complex or similar-feeling objects

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate how wonderfully God made our senses!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite object to guess?
  • How did it feel to use just one sense?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll practice describing what we sense with special words

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Sensory exploration is critical for PK3 cognitive development

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Keep objects safe and age-appropriate
  • Encourage descriptive language
  • Make it fun and playful!
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated if they can't guess quickly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about discovery, attempts to describe sensations

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library sensory worksheets
  • Create a sensory exploration journal
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about senses

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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