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The Bright Sun

Sun, Moon, and Stars

Day 141of 180
Week 29of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that the sun provides light and warmth

2

Recognize the sun's position in the daytime sky

3

Develop respect for God's creation of the sun

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 84:11

“For Yahweh God is a sun and shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He will not withhold good things from those who walk blamelessly.”

— Psalm 84:11 (WEB)

Illustrates God's role as a source of light and protection, similar to how the sun provides light and warmth

📦 Materials Needed

  • Flashlight
  • Yellow ball or round object
  • BibleMouse observation journal
  • Sun picture from BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to explore the amazing sun that God created!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about water in our last lesson?
2Teaching (5 min)

Let's discover how the sun helps us every day!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The sun is a big, bright ball of light in the sky
  • The sun gives us light during the daytime
  • The sun helps plants grow and keeps us warm
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you point to where the sun is?
  • What color is the sun?
3Activity: Sun and Light Exploration (6 min)
hands-on demonstration

Use a flashlight and ball to demonstrate how the sun gives light

📝 Instructions:
  1. Darken the room slightly
  2. Hold the yellow ball in the center
  3. Shine the flashlight on the ball
  4. Rotate the ball to show how light moves
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Simply shine light on the ball

Challenge: Discuss how light travels in straight lines

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember how God created the wonderful sun!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does the sun do?
  • Where do we see the sun?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn how the sun moves across the sky

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The sun is a critical part of God's creation, providing light and sustaining life

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Never let children look directly at the sun
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional visual aids
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have trouble understanding the sun's size and distance

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to point to the sun and describe its basic characteristics

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a sun drawing in the BibleMouse observation journal
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about God's creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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