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A Bush on Fire

The Burning Bush

Day 72of 180
Week 15of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God can do amazing miracles

2

Recognize God speaks to people in special ways

3

Develop curiosity about God's power

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 3:2

“The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”

— Exodus 3:2 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's supernatural power and ability to communicate

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red and orange tissue paper
  • Green construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • BibleMouse Burning Bush coloring page
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday, we learned about Moses being a shepherd. Today, we'll discover something amazing that happened to him in the desert!

💭 Review Question: Who can tell me what Moses does for work?
2Teaching (5 min)

Moses was taking care of his sheep when something incredible happened. He saw a bush that was on fire, but it wasn't burning up! This was God's special way of getting Moses' attention.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God can do things that seem impossible
  • God wanted to talk to Moses
  • The bush was special because it didn't burn
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever seen something surprising?
  • How do you think Moses felt?
3Activity: Burning Bush Craft (6 min)
hands-on

Create a burning bush craft using tissue paper and construction paper

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a green paper for the bush
  2. Tear red and orange tissue paper into flame shapes
  3. Glue tissue paper 'flames' onto the bush
  4. Talk about how God's miracle was special
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut tissue paper for younger children

Challenge: Add details to the bush using markers

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about the special burning bush

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was special about the bush?
  • Who was talking to Moses?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for doing amazing things and speaking to people who love You.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn how God called Moses' name!

💎 Memory Verse

Exodus 3:14

“God said, 'I AM WHO I AM.'”

— Exodus 3:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: I AM Dance: Children stand and point to themselves while saying 'I AM' and then do a silly action

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces young children to God's miraculous nature

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice when describing the burning bush
  • Encourage child's wonder and questions
  • Connect the miracle to God's love
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have trouble understanding abstract concepts of miracles

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and curiosity about the story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library burning bush coloring page
  • Sing 'God Is So Good' from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Act out the burning bush story with props

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