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Thank You, God, for Food!

Plants We Eat

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize different plant parts we eat

2

Create a colorful plant food collage

3

Express gratitude to God for providing food

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:29

“God said, 'Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be food for you.'”

— Genesis 1:29 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's original design of plants as food for humans

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Food magazines or printed food pictures
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and review plant parts we've learned this week

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

BibleMouse Science Adventure: Exploring God's Amazing Food Plants

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Plants give us different foods we love to eat
  • God created plants to help us grow strong
  • We can thank God for providing delicious foods
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is your favorite plant food?
  • Can you name a fruit or vegetable?
3Activity: Plant Food Thank You Collage (6 min)
project

Create a colorful collage showing different plant foods

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out food pictures
  2. Sort pictures by plant parts (leaves, fruits, seeds)
  3. Glue pictures onto construction paper
  4. Draw or color around the pictures
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut pictures for child to glue

Challenge: Child cuts out own pictures

4Closing (3 min)

Review collage and thank God for food

📝 Review Questions:
  • What plant foods did you put in your collage?
  • How does God take care of us?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore hard and soft objects

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning to appreciate God's creation through sensory experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage exploration and curiosity
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Cutting with scissors might be challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to identify and sort plant foods

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Taste test different plant foods
  • Sing a thank you song to God
  • Plant a small seed in a cup

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