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Is It Equal?

Sharing Equally

Day 120of 180
Week 24of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and distinguish between equal and unequal parts

2

Compare object groups to determine fairness

3

Develop understanding of sharing kindly

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 11:1

“A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but a just weight is his delight.”

— Proverbs 11:1 (WEB)

God values fairness and equal treatment

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play dough
  • Small crackers or cookies
  • Paper plates
  • Plastic toy food
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's talk about sharing fairly.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how we made things fair yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll learn how to see if things are the same or different.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Equal means the same size
  • Unequal means different sizes
  • Sharing means making things fair
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does fair sharing look like?
  • How can we make sure everyone gets the same?
3Activity: Equal Parts Party (6 min)
hands-on

Use play dough and plates to create equal and unequal groups

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give child two paper plates
  2. Make equal balls of play dough on each plate
  3. Ask 'Are these the same?'
  4. Create unequal groups and discuss differences
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer play dough balls

Challenge: Use multiple colors and more complex groupings

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our learning about fairness!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does equal mean?
  • How can we share fairly?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore what 'between' means in our BibleMouse lesson

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing understanding of fairness and comparison

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Make activities playful
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may find comparing sizes challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to match or compare object sizes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional worksheets
  • Sing a sharing song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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