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Gather Just Enough

Food from Heaven

Day 88of 180
Week 18of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God provides exactly what we need

2

Practice counting and gathering small amounts

3

Learn to trust God's daily provision

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 16:16

“This is what Yahweh has commanded: Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.”

— Exodus 16:16 (WEB)

God instructed His people to gather only what they needed for each day

📦 Materials Needed

  • cotton balls
  • small basket
  • measuring cup
  • WEB Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're learning how God takes care of us every single day!

💭 Review Question: What special food did God send from the sky yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

In our BibleMouse lesson today, we'll learn about gathering just enough food

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God sent bread called manna every morning
  • People could only collect what they needed for that day
  • God wanted them to trust Him for tomorrow
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it would be like to get food from the sky?
  • How does God take care of our family?
3Activity: Manna Gathering Game (6 min)
game

Collect cotton ball 'manna' with a small basket, measuring carefully

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread cotton balls around the room
  2. Use measuring cup to collect ONLY one cup of 'manna'
  3. Count your cotton balls together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child count and gather

Challenge: Time the gathering, encourage independent counting

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's special care

📝 Review Questions:
  • What special food did God send?
  • How much food did people gather?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for taking care of us every single day!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about meat God sent for dinner

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found.”

— Psalm 46:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: God Helper Dance: Create simple hand motions for each word, dancing and singing the verse together

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson teaches trust in God's daily provision

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Make counting fun and low-pressure
  • Connect lesson to family's daily experiences
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping attention, understanding abstract concept of provision

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's care, basic counting skills

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 'manna' snack mix with cereals
  • Draw pictures of food falling from the sky
  • Sing BibleMouse daily provision song

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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