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The Most Special Baby

Baby Jesus in a Manger

Day 124of 180
Week 25of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus is God's special Son

2

Recognize that Jesus came to save people

3

Develop wonder and love for baby Jesus

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 1:21

“You will call His name Jesus, because He will save His people.”

— Matthew 1:21 (WEB)

Explains the special purpose of Jesus's birth

📦 Materials Needed

  • Baby doll
  • Soft blanket
  • Manger or small box
  • Hay or shredded paper
  • Coloring sheet
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to learn about the most special baby ever born!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what Mary did with baby Jesus yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Jesus wasn't just any baby. He was God's own Son who came to earth to save people from sin.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God sent Jesus as a special gift
  • Jesus is both God and human
  • Jesus came to love and save people
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes Jesus different from other babies?
  • Why is Jesus special to God?
3Activity: Jesus's Special Manger (6 min)
craft

Create a simple manger scene to remember baby Jesus

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place hay in a small box
  2. Carefully place baby doll in the manger
  3. Wrap doll in soft blanket
  4. Color accompanying worksheet from BibleMouse Printables Library
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child place doll in manger

Challenge: Child can arrange entire nativity scene

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about baby Jesus

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who is Jesus?
  • Why did God send Jesus?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you God for sending Jesus to save us!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how shepherds celebrated Jesus's birth

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 1:21

“You will call His name Jesus, because He will save His people.”

— Matthew 1:21 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along motions: Point to self on 'His name', make saving motion on 'save', point to others on 'people'

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Introduce Jesus as God's Son who came to earth to show God's love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Show excitement about Jesus's special birth
  • Encourage child's curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may have trouble understanding abstract concepts of salvation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and wonder about Jesus

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing 'Away in a Manger' from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a children's book about Jesus's birth from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

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