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Ten Fingers God Gave

Ten is Special

Day 61of 180
Week 13of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Count to ten using fingers

2

Recognize ten as a complete set

3

Appreciate God's intentional design in human body

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Highlights God's purposeful creation of human body, including our ability to count with fingers

📦 Materials Needed

  • Child's hands
  • Number cards 0-10
  • BibleMouse Printables Library number flashcards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's review our numbers from yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how many fingers you have?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll explore how God gave us ten special fingers for counting!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at your hands - how many fingers do you see?
  • Let's count together: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on one hand
  • Now count the other hand: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Did you know God made our hands special?
  • What can you do with your ten fingers?
3Activity: Ten Finger Counting Dance (6 min)
movement

A fun movement activity to reinforce counting to ten

📝 Instructions:
  1. Stand up and spread out your fingers
  2. Count each finger slowly
  3. Wiggle fingers as you count
  4. Clap ten times at the end
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Count with parent assistance

Challenge: Count backwards from ten

4Closing (3 min)

Review our ten fingers and thank God for His wonderful design

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many fingers do you have?
  • What special things can you do with ten fingers?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how ten fills special frames!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing one-to-one correspondence in counting

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance when counting
  • Make counting fun and praise effort
  • Allow child to count at their own pace
🤔 Common Struggles:

Mixing up number sequence or skipping numbers

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent counting of all ten fingers in order

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Trace hands and count drawn fingers
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library finger counting worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

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