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Circles All Around

Shapes in Nature

Day 86of 180
Week 18of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify circular shapes in nature

2

Trace circular shapes with fingers

3

Develop appreciation for God's creative design

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

Celebrates God's intentional design in creating diverse shapes in nature

📦 Materials Needed

  • Nature collection tray
  • White paper
  • Crayon
  • BibleMouse shape cards
  • Magnifying glass (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember how God made everything beautiful and full of wonderful shapes.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me a green thing you saw yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we're discovering CIRCLES in God's amazing world!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Circles are round shapes with no corners
  • We see circles everywhere in nature
  • God loves making beautiful round things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where can we find circles?
  • What round things do you see outside?
3Activity: Circle Nature Hunt (6 min)
exploration

Collect and trace circular objects from nature

📝 Instructions:
  1. Walk outside or look around your home
  2. Find round things like berries, flower centers, or coins
  3. Place items on white paper
  4. Trace around the circles with a crayon
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps trace circles

Challenge: Child tries tracing independently

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for making such wonderful round shapes!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What round things did we find?
  • Can you make a circle with your arms?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore square and rectangle shapes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning shape recognition through sensory exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance
  • Celebrate every discovery
  • Keep activities short and fun
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining focus and fine motor control while tracing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about discovering circular shapes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse shape sorting mat
  • Sing a circle song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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