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Making Things Move

Push and Pull

Day 99of 180
Week 20of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic concepts of push and pull forces

2

Experiment with moving different objects using pushes and pulls

3

Develop curiosity about how things move

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

— Proverbs 3:5-6 (WEB)

Just as we can move objects by pushing or pulling, God guides our paths and helps us move forward in life

📦 Materials Needed

  • toy cars
  • balls
  • ramp or cardboard board
  • various small objects
  • BibleMouse exploration mat
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember what we learned about pushing and pulling yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you push something?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we're going to explore how things move! Sometimes we can make objects move by pushing or pulling them.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Pushing means moving something away from you
  • Pulling means bringing something closer to you
  • Different objects move in different ways
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when you push a toy car?
  • Can you pull a ball toward you?
3Activity: Move It! Experiment (6 min)
exploration

Let's experiment with moving different objects on our BibleMouse exploration mat

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place different objects on the mat
  2. Try pushing each object
  3. Try pulling each object
  4. Notice how some things move easily and some don't
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on just 2-3 objects

Challenge: Use the ramp to see how pushing affects movement speed

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review what we learned about moving things!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about pushing?
  • What did we learn about pulling?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God moves things in nature!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

At this age, children are developing understanding of basic physics concepts through play

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of positive encouragement
  • Let child explore and make discoveries
  • Ask open-ended questions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if objects don't move exactly as they expect

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to intentionally push or pull objects

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for push/pull coloring sheets
  • Sing movement songs from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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