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Flowers and Trees

God Made Land and Plants

Day 13of 180
Week 3of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created plants and trees

2

Recognize the beauty of God's creation

3

Develop appreciation for different types of plants

Genesis 1:12

The earth produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional and beautiful creation of plants

📦 Materials Needed

  • Green construction paper
  • Flower stickers or flower pictures
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons
  • BibleMouse Printables Library flower template

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God made beautiful plants and trees!

💭 Review Question: What special things did we learn about land yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God is an amazing creator who made wonderful plants to make our world beautiful and helpful

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made trees that give us shade
  • Flowers have pretty colors and wonderful smells
  • Plants help us breathe and give us food
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What's your favorite kind of flower?
  • Have you ever seen a big, tall tree?
3Activity: My God-Made Garden Poster (6 min)
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Create a colorful poster showing God's beautiful plants

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take green paper
  2. Draw or trace tree trunk and branches
  3. Add flower stickers or draw flowers
  4. Color and decorate your garden
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-draw tree outline for child to decorate

Challenge: Add details like insects or sun in the garden

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's plant creation

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made plants?
  • What kinds of plants did we talk about?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for making such beautiful plants and trees!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a fun game about how plants grow

Genesis 1:31

God saw everything He had made, and it was very good.

Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-Along Memory Verse: Create a simple hand motion for each word, helping children connect physical movement with Scripture

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are discovering the wonder of creation through sensory experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, enthusiastic tone
  • Encourage child's curiosity about plants
  • Let child explore textures and colors
🤔 Common Struggles:

May have short attention span, need frequent engagement

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's creation, willingness to explore

Extension Activities

  • Plant real seeds in small pot
  • Nature walk to observe local plants
  • Read BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about gardens

Ready for Tomorrow?

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