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God Makes Seeds Grow

Seeds and How Plants Begin

Day 55of 180
Week 11of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God designs seeds with everything they need to grow

2

Recognize that God creates life and helps things grow

3

Develop wonder and appreciation for God's creative design

1 Corinthians 3:7

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:7 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's role in making seeds and plants grow

📦 Materials Needed

  • Magnifying glass
  • Seeds from previous lessons
  • World English Bible
  • BibleMouse Science Journal

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around your seed observation cups from previous days. Ask children to look closely at their seeds.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about seeds yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Explain how God designs tiny seeds with everything they need to grow into plants

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God puts special instructions inside every seed
  • Seeds have everything they need to become a plant
  • God is the creator of all living things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you see the tiny plant inside the seed?
  • How do you think God helps seeds grow?
3Activity: God's Seed Miracle (6 min)
observation

Use magnifying glasses to examine seeds, talk about God's design

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look closely at different seeds
  2. Draw what you see in your BibleMouse Science Journal
  3. Talk about how God makes each seed special
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just look and point at seed parts

Challenge: Try to identify different seed types

4Closing (3 min)

Pray and thank God for creating seeds and helping them grow

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who makes seeds grow?
  • What special things did we learn about seeds today?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see our first sprouts emerging!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are naturally curious about how things grow

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, enthusiastic language
  • Encourage hands-on exploration
  • Connect scientific observation to God's design
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused during detailed observations

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about discovering how seeds work

Extension Activities

  • Sing a BibleMouse song about creation
  • Read a picture book about seed growth from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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