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I'm More Important Than Birds!

God Feeds the Birds

Day 69of 180
Week 14of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God cares for birds

2

Recognize that God cares even more for people

3

Begin to feel secure in God's love

Matthew 6:26

β€œLook at the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?”

β€” Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's care for both birds and people

πŸ“¦ Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors (parent-managed)
  • Bird stickers or bird picture printouts
  • Crayons

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse friends, today we're learning how much God loves us! Yesterday we learned God knows every little bird, and today we'll discover something amazing!

πŸ’­ Review Question: Can you remember what we learned about birds yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God watches over tiny birds and gives them food. But guess what? God loves YOU even more! You are SO special to God.

πŸ“Œ Key Talking Points:
  • God sees every bird
  • God feeds every bird
  • God loves people even MORE than birds!
πŸ’¬ Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever seen a bird eating?
  • Do birds have refrigerators?
3Activity: God Loves Me More Bird Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a colorful paper with birds to remember God's love

πŸ“ Instructions:
  1. Draw a big heart on construction paper
  2. Glue bird stickers inside and around the heart
  3. Decorate with crayons
  4. Let parent help write 'God Loves Me!' at bottom
πŸ”„ Variations:

Simpler: Parent pre-cuts heart, child just glues and colors

Challenge: Child tries to cut out heart with parent guidance

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God's love

πŸ“ Review Questions:
  • Who takes care of birds?
  • Does God love you?
πŸ™ Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for loving me more than the birds!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll talk more about how God takes care of us!

Matthew 6:26

β€œGod takes care of us!”

β€” Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Bird Chirp Repeat: Parent chirps memory verse, child repeats while flapping arms like wings

Teaching Notes

πŸ“š Background:

PK3 children are learning about God's personal care

πŸ’‘ Teaching Tips:
  • Use animated voice
  • Make eye contact
  • Use simple, concrete language
πŸ€” Common Struggles:

Staying focused for entire lesson

πŸ‘€ Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and simple understanding of God's love

Extension Activities

  • Bird watching in backyard
  • Sing BibleMouse bird songs
  • Read bird-themed picture books

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