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The Basket Boat

Baby Moses in a Basket

Day 62of 180
Week 13of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how Moses' mother protected him

2

Recognize God's care through family love

3

Practice listening and following simple instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 2:3

“When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and pitch. She put the child in it and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank.”

— Exodus 2:3 (WEB)

Shows a mother's love and God's protection of baby Moses

📦 Materials Needed

  • Basket
  • Baby doll
  • Blue fabric
  • Reeds or grass
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday, we learned about a mommy who had to keep her baby safe from a mean king.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what mommy was trying to do?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today, we'll learn how Moses' mommy made a special basket boat to keep baby Moses safe.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Mommy loved baby Moses very much
  • She made a special basket to protect him
  • God was watching over baby Moses
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it feels like to be in a basket?
  • How do you think Moses' mommy felt?
3Activity: Basket Boat Adventure (6 min)
hands-on

Create a safe basket boat for a baby doll, just like Moses' mommy did

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gather your basket and blue fabric
  2. Line the basket with soft fabric
  3. Carefully place the baby doll inside
  4. Pretend to float the basket on blue fabric 'river'
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just play with the basket and doll

Challenge: Make a story about protecting the baby

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's love and protection

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made the basket boat?
  • Why did Moses' mommy make the boat?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for loving and protecting us, just like you protected baby Moses.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn about Miriam watching over her little brother!

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 3:14

“God said, 'I AM WHO I AM.'”

— Exodus 3:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Dance: Create simple hand motions for each word, encouraging children to move and repeat

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on God's protection through family love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Encourage imagination during the activity
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get distracted or not understand the full story

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement with the story, ability to repeat simple concepts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for Moses coloring pages
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about God's protection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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