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Three Special Visitors

Sarah Laughs

Day 47of 180
Week 10of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God speaks to people through special messengers

2

Retell the story of Abraham's visitors using dramatic play

3

Begin to recognize God's promises are always true

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 18:1-10

“Yahweh appeared to him by the oak of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.”

— Genesis 18:1-10 (WEB)

Shows God's personal interaction with Abraham

📦 Materials Needed

  • Baby doll
  • Tent sheet or blanket
  • Pretend food items
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK4 Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're going to learn about a special day when God sent three visitors to Abraham's tent!

💭 Review Question: Who remembers what we learned about Abraham waiting for a baby?
2Teaching (5 min)

Abraham was sitting outside his tent when three special visitors came. One of them was actually God himself! They told Abraham that Sarah would have a baby soon.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Abraham was kind to his visitors
  • God made a special promise to Abraham
  • God always keeps His promises
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What did Abraham do when the visitors came?
  • How do you think Sarah felt when she heard about the baby?
3Activity: Abraham's Tent Adventure (6 min)
dramatic-play

Children will create a tent and act out welcoming visitors, just like Abraham did

📝 Instructions:
  1. Make a tent using a blanket
  2. Pretend to be Abraham and welcome visitors
  3. Serve pretend food to the 'guests'
  4. Listen for the special message about a baby
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child act out each step

Challenge: Child creates own dialogue for the scene

4Closing (3 min)

Review the story and God's promise

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who came to visit Abraham?
  • What special news did they bring?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for keeping Your promises. Help us trust You like Abraham did.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about Sarah's reaction to the exciting news!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along motion game where children do a trust fall with a parent when saying 'Trust in the Lord'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's messengers and promises

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, engaging tone
  • Encourage imagination during dramatic play
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still and listening to the entire story

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to retell basic story elements

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about Abraham's visitors
  • Sing a memory verse song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a related storybook from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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