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God Provides Everything

Food from Heaven

Day 90of 180
Week 18of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God provides for His people's needs

2

Recognize God's care through the story of manna

3

Develop trust in God's provision

Exodus 16:35

The children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's consistent care and provision for His people

📦 Materials Needed

  • cotton balls
  • basket
  • water bottle
  • cereal

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're learning how God takes care of us, just like He took care of His people in the desert!

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

God sent manna every single morning to feed His people. Every day, they would wake up and find special bread on the ground!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God knew exactly what the people needed
  • Manna came from heaven
  • God provided food every single day
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you imagine finding your breakfast on the ground?
  • How does God take care of our family?
3Activity: Manna Gathering (6 min)
worship

Pretend to gather manna like the Israelites

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread cotton balls around the room
  2. Use the basket to collect 'manna'
  3. Count how many pieces you can gather
  4. Talk about how God provides
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child collect manna

Challenge: Child must gather manna while following specific instructions

4Closing (3 min)

Remember, God always provides what we need!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What special food did God send?
  • Does God take care of us?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always taking care of us and giving us what we need.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God chooses special people to do important jobs

Psalm 46:1

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

Psalm 46:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Manna Memory Game: Scatter cotton ball 'manna' around the room. Each time child picks up a cotton ball, they say part of the memory verse

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The manna miracle shows God's daily, supernatural provision for His people

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Make the lesson interactive
  • Emphasize God's love
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might have trouble understanding abstract concepts of provision

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's care, ability to retell simple parts of the story

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library coloring page about manna
  • Sing 'God Provides' from BibleMouse Song Collection

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