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You Will Have a Baby

Angel Visits Mary

Day 114of 180
Week 23of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God chose Mary for a special purpose

2

Learn about the angel Gabriel's message to Mary

3

Develop curiosity about God's amazing plan

📖 Scripture Connection

Luke 1:31

“Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name him Jesus.”

— Luke 1:31 (WEB)

Direct message from God about Jesus' birth

📦 Materials Needed

  • White construction paper
  • Blue and white crayons
  • Lily flower sticker or drawing
  • Glue stick
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about the special day an angel visited Mary!

💭 Review Question: What did the angel tell Mary yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God sent the angel Gabriel to tell Mary she would have a very special baby named Jesus

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God chose Mary for an important job
  • The baby would be God's own Son
  • Mary would name Him Jesus
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Mary felt?
  • What makes this baby special?
3Activity: Mary's Special Baby Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a simple drawing of Mary hearing the angel's message

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a simple Mary with a blue dress
  2. Add a white lily near her
  3. Draw an angel wing on the side
  4. Glue a star sticker to represent God's special plan
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw main shapes

Challenge: Add more details to the drawing

4Closing (3 min)

Review the amazing story of how God sent Jesus to the world

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who visited Mary?
  • What was the baby's name?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for sending Jesus to love us

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Mary said 'Yes' to God's plan

💎 Memory Verse

Luke 2:11

“Today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you.”

— Luke 2:11 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Angel Wing Memory Verse Dance - children flutter paper angel wings while repeating the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the miraculous announcement of Jesus' birth

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Encourage questions
  • Make the story feel exciting and wonderful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find the concept of an angel's visit confusing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and wonder about the story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library angel coloring page
  • Sing 'Jesus Loves Me' from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a children's book about Mary from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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