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God's Big Boat Plan

Noah & the Animals

Day 157of 180
Week 32of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gave Noah a special job to build an ark

2

Learn that God protects those who obey Him

3

Develop curiosity about God's instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 6:14-16

“Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ark, and shall cover it inside and outside with pitch.”

— Genesis 6:14-16 (WEB)

Shows God's specific instructions to Noah

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue paper
  • Toy animals
  • Ark/boat picture
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about God's amazing plan for Noah's big boat!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Noah loving God yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God saw that people were not following His ways. But Noah loved God and listened carefully. God told Noah to build a huge boat called an ark to save his family and the animals.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gives special jobs to people who love Him
  • Noah obeyed God even when it seemed strange
  • God always has a good plan
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think Noah thought when God asked him to build a big boat?
  • How do you think Noah felt about following God's instructions?
3Activity: Build Our Ark (6 min)
hands-on

Use blue paper as water and arrange toy animals to recreate Noah's ark

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread blue paper on floor
  2. Place ark picture in center
  3. Help child arrange animals 'entering' the ark
  4. Talk about how God brought the animals to Noah
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child place animals

Challenge: Child arranges animals independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review Noah's big boat adventure

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who told Noah to build the ark?
  • What did Noah do when God spoke to him?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for loving us and helping us obey, just like Noah.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God brought animals to Noah two by two!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 6:9

“Noah was a righteous man. He walked with God.”

— Genesis 6:9 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Noah Walk Game: Children take steps while saying each word of the verse, pretending to walk like Noah

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Noah's ark demonstrates God's judgment of sin and His plan of salvation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice to keep child engaged
  • Allow child to touch and move toy animals
  • Encourage questions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Maintaining attention during storytelling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and basic understanding of obedience

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Noah's Ark coloring page
  • Sing 'Arky Arky' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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