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Gifts for the King

Wise Men Bring Gifts

Day 134of 180
Week 27of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that the wise men brought special gifts to Jesus

2

Recognize gold, frankincense, and myrrh as the gifts

3

Learn that Jesus is a special king worth celebrating

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 2:11

“They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”

— Matthew 2:11 (WEB)

Shows the wise men's respect and worship of Jesus through their precious gifts

📦 Materials Needed

  • 3 small boxes or paper bags
  • Gold glitter or yellow paper
  • Cotton balls
  • Brown paper or clay
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide (PK4 Bible)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember our exciting journey of the wise men! Yesterday, they found Jesus's special house. Today, we'll see the amazing gifts they brought!

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how the wise men traveled? (Encourage camel walking motion)
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to learn about three special gifts the wise men brought to baby Jesus.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Gold was a gift for kings - showing Jesus is a special king
  • Frankincense was used in worship - showing Jesus is holy
  • Myrrh was used to make things smell nice - showing Jesus is precious
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What special gift would you want to give Jesus?
  • Why do you think these gifts were important?
3Activity: Wise Men Gift Boxes (6 min)
craft

Create three small gift boxes representing the wise men's gifts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take three small boxes or paper bags
  2. In the first box, put gold glitter or yellow paper
  3. In the second box, put soft cotton balls (for frankincense)
  4. In the third box, put brown paper or clay pieces (for myrrh)
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut materials for younger children

Challenge: Let children decorate boxes with BibleMouse stickers

4Closing (3 min)

Remember, Jesus is the most special king ever!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What were the three gifts?
  • Why did the wise men bring gifts?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for being our special King. We love You!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how we can give gifts to Jesus too!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 1:21

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

— Matthew 1:21 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-Song Memory Verse: Create a simple tune where children act out each word, using hand motions to help remember

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The gifts symbolized Jesus's royalty, divinity, and future sacrifice

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, excited tone when discussing the gifts
  • Encourage imagination and wonder
  • Let children touch and explore the craft materials
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping focus during storytelling, managing fine motor skills during craft

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement, ability to name the three gifts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional coloring sheets
  • Sing a worship song about Jesus from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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