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Finding Simple Machines

Simple Machines Help Us

Day 169of 180
Week 34of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify at least 3 simple machines in the home

2

Understand how simple machines make work easier

3

Develop curiosity about how things work

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 8:12

“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.”

— Proverbs 8:12 (WEB)

God gives us wisdom to create tools and machines that help us do work more easily

📦 Materials Needed

  • Clipboard or paper
  • Pencil or crayon
  • Stickers (optional)
  • BibleMouse Simple Machines Hunt worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Exciting machine hunt adventure! Remind children about previous lessons on wheels and levers

💭 Review Question: Can you remember a simple machine we learned about yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce simple machine hunt around the house

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Simple machines help us do work more easily
  • We can find machines everywhere in our home
  • God gave us smart minds to create helpful tools
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What machines do you see around our house?
  • How do these machines help mommy and daddy?
3Activity: BibleMouse Simple Machines Treasure Hunt (6 min)
exploration

Walk through house finding and marking simple machines

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take BibleMouse worksheet
  2. Look for door handles (wheel)
  3. Find scissors (lever)
  4. Check out stairs (inclined plane)
  5. Mark each machine you find
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child point out machines

Challenge: Draw or describe how each machine works

4Closing (3 min)

Review machines found and discuss how they help

📝 Review Questions:
  • What simple machines did we find today?
  • How do these machines make work easier?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how God inspired people to create helpful machines

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Simple machines reduce effort needed to complete tasks

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Make hunt feel like an exciting game
  • Praise child's observations
  • Keep explanations short and fun
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused during exploration, understanding machine concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about discovering machines, basic understanding of their purpose

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a simple machine collage
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about inventions
  • Act out how different machines work

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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