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Thank You for My Eyes!

God Made My Eyes

Day 30of 180
Week 6of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created eyes as a special gift

2

Recognize different things they can see

3

Practice thankfulness for God's creation

Psalm 139:14

β€œI will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

β€” Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

God carefully created each part of us, including our special eyes

πŸ“¦ Materials Needed

  • Hand mirror
  • Colorful objects
  • Binoculars or paper tubes
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK3 Bible

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Look in the mirror together and talk about how God gave you eyes to see His wonderful world

πŸ’­ Review Question: What fun things did you see yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll celebrate how God gave us eyes to see!

πŸ“Œ Key Talking Points:
  • God made your eyes to see colors
  • God made your eyes to see people you love
  • God made your eyes to see His beautiful world
πŸ’¬ Discussion Questions:
  • What is your favorite thing to see?
  • Can you name something colorful?
3Activity: I Spy with My Special Eyes (6 min)
review

Play a simple I Spy game using colorful objects around the room

πŸ“ Instructions:
  1. Gather colorful objects
  2. Take turns saying 'I spy something [color]'
  3. Let child find the object
πŸ”„ Variations:

Simpler: Parent points to objects

Challenge: Child describes object without naming color

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about our special eyes

πŸ“ Review Questions:
  • Who gave you your eyes?
  • What can your eyes do?
πŸ™ Prayer:

Thank you, God, for my special eyes that can see Your wonderful world!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how God gave us ears to hear!

Psalm 139:14

β€œGod made me special!”

β€” Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along with hand motions: Point to eyes, then make a 'special' gesture while saying the verse

Teaching Notes

πŸ“š Background:

PK3 children are discovering how their body parts work

πŸ’‘ Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of enthusiasm
  • Keep explanations very simple
  • Use repetition
πŸ€” Common Struggles:

Sitting still and focusing for the entire lesson

πŸ‘€ Signs of Understanding:

Child pointing to their eyes, showing understanding

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library eye-themed coloring page
  • Explore BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library for books about senses

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