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Bones Inside Me

Bones and Muscles

Day 16of 180
Week 4of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that bones are inside our bodies

2

Identify where bones can be felt through skin

3

Appreciate God's wonderful design of the 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)

Celebrates how God carefully created our bodies with amazing bones and structures

📦 Materials Needed

  • Skeleton poster or model
  • White paper
  • Crayons
  • Mirror
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's talk about the amazing bones inside our body.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me where you felt bones yesterday when we talked about our healthy body?
2Teaching (5 min)

Bones are like the strong sticks inside our body that help us stand up and move. They're hidden under our skin!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Bones help us have shape
  • Bones protect our soft parts
  • God made our bones strong and special
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where can you feel bones on your body?
  • What do you think bones look like?
3Activity: Bone Feeling Adventure (6 min)
exploration

Use a mirror and explore where you can feel bones through your skin

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look in the mirror
  2. Touch your cheekbones
  3. Feel your elbow bone
  4. Find your knee bone
  5. Draw an outline of your body and mark where you feel bones
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child trace their hand and point to bones

Challenge: Name 3-4 specific bones they can feel

4Closing (3 min)

Praise God for making our bodies with amazing bones!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about bones today?
  • Can you show me where you feel bones?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how our skeleton helps us stand up!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning about body awareness and basic anatomy

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, positive language about body exploration
  • Encourage curiosity
  • Make learning playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get distracted or find it hard to locate specific bones

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to point to and describe bone locations

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Body Outline Worksheet
  • Sing 'Dem Bones' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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