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Hands Can Show Love

God Made My Hands

Day 39of 180
Week 8of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that hands can be used to show love to others

2

Practice simple ways to show love using hands

3

Recognize that God wants us to care for people

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Thessalonians 5:11

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, even as you are doing.”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (WEB)

Shows how we can use our hands to support and love others

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Soft stuffed animal or doll
  • Paper hearts
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse lesson about showing love with our hands!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how we used our hands to clap yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll learn how God gave us hands to show love to others!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Hands can give hugs
  • Hands can wave hello
  • Hands can help people
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can your hands make someone smile?
  • Who can you show love to today?
3Activity: Love Hands Craft (6 min)
interactive

Create paper heart hands to show ways we can love others

📝 Instructions:
  1. Trace child's hand on colored paper
  2. Cut out hand shape
  3. Decorate with paper hearts
  4. Talk about ways to show love
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps trace and cut hands

Challenge: Child tries cutting out hand shape

4Closing (3 min)

Review how we can use our hands to show God's love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What special things can your hands do?
  • How can you show love today?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving me hands to show love to others!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll say thank you to God for our amazing hands!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 139:14

“God made me special!”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Trace child's hand on paper, decorate with stickers, repeat verse while touching each finger

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Preschoolers are learning empathy and concrete ways to show care

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, clear demonstrations
  • Praise any attempts to show kindness
  • Be patient with fine motor skill development
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may have difficulty understanding abstract concept of 'showing love'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to hug, wave, or help others

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Practice giving gentle hugs to family members
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional hand-themed activities

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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