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Fast and Slow Motion

Things That Move

Day 99of 180
Week 20of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the difference between fast and slow movement

2

Demonstrate rolling objects with different levels of force

3

Appreciate God's design of movement in the world

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

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

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional design in how things move and interact

📦 Materials Needed

  • Various balls
  • Toy cars
  • Smooth floor or table surface
  • Ramp (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember how we rolled things down a ramp yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you rolled a ball yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll explore how things can move fast and slow. God made the world with amazing ways of moving!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Gentle rolls move slowly
  • Strong pushes make things move fast
  • Different touches change how things move
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when you push a ball softly?
  • What happens when you push a ball hard?
3Activity: Fast and Slow Rolling (6 min)
experimentation

Explore rolling objects with different amounts of force

📝 Instructions:
  1. Clear a smooth floor space
  2. Show child how to roll a ball gently
  3. Let child experiment rolling balls softly and strongly
  4. Watch and describe how the ball moves
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent guides child's hand in rolling

Challenge: Try rolling different sized objects

4Closing (3 min)

Let's thank God for making a world where things can move in such amazing ways!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Did some rolls go fast?
  • Did some rolls go slow?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God made things that move

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning cause and effect through physical exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of excited, descriptive language
  • Demonstrate before letting child try
  • Praise attempts and exploration
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may have difficulty controlling force of push

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to differentiate between soft and hard pushes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for movement-themed coloring pages
  • Sing a movement song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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