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Caring for Plants God Made

What Plants Need

Day 70of 180
Week 14of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify the four basic needs of plants (water, light, air, soil)

2

Demonstrate how to care for a plant

3

Understand that God created plants and wants us to be good stewards

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:11

“God said, 'Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after its kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;' and it was so.”

— Genesis 1:11 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional creation of plants and their importance

📦 Materials Needed

  • Small potted plant
  • Watering can or cup
  • Observation journal
  • Colored pencils
  • BibleMouse Science Observation Sheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review what we've learned about plant needs this week

💭 Review Question: What do plants need to grow strong and healthy?
2Teaching (5 min)

Gentle instruction about plant care and God's design

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created plants to help us and take care of the earth
  • Plants need water, light, air, and good soil to grow
  • We can be helpers in God's creation by caring for plants
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens to a plant if it doesn't get water?
  • How can we help plants grow?
3Activity: Plant Care Challenge (6 min)
hands-on

Practice caring for a plant and record observations in BibleMouse journal

📝 Instructions:
  1. Gently water the plant
  2. Place plant in a sunny spot
  3. Draw a picture of the plant in your observation journal
  4. Talk about how the plant looks and feels
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child water plant with parent guidance

Challenge: Create a plant care chart to track daily observations

4Closing (3 min)

Review plant care and God's creation

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we do to help our plant today?
  • Who made plants originally?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore root vegetables we can eat!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning about care and responsibility through concrete experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Allow child to explore and touch the plant
  • Praise effort in caring for the plant
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may be rough with plants or forget care routine

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing gentle care and curiosity about plant growth

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse Plant Care Sticker Chart
  • Read a children's book about plant growth from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

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