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Thank You for Friends!

Thank You, God!

Day 84of 180
Week 17of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gives us friends

2

Learn how to be a good friend

3

Practice saying thank you to God for friends

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

— Proverbs 17:17 (WEB)

Shows how important friends are and how God wants us to love each other

📦 Materials Needed

  • Stuffed animals or dolls
  • Thank you cards
  • Crayons
  • BibleMouse Printables Library friendship coloring page
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather stuffed animals in a circle. Ask, 'Who likes to play with friends?'

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about God's gifts yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God gives us special people called friends who love and help us!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Friends play together
  • Friends share toys
  • Friends help each other
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Who is your friend?
  • How can you be a good friend?
3Activity: Friendship Circle (6 min)
game

Children sit in circle with stuffed animals, practice sharing and saying kind words

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sit in a circle with a friend or stuffed animal
  2. Pass a special BibleMouse 'friendship sticker'
  3. Say something nice when you get the sticker
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just pass the sticker with parent help

Challenge: Children make up a short kind sentence

4Closing (3 min)

Create a thank you card for a friend

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes a good friend?
  • Who gives us friends?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for my friends!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about saying thank you every day!

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 6:26

“God takes care of us!”

— Matthew 6:26 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sing-along with hand motions: Point to sky for 'God', hug self for 'takes care', point to self for 'of us!'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Friendship is a concrete way for young children to understand God's love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, positive language about friendship
  • Model kind behavior
  • Praise attempts at sharing and kindness
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sharing toys, taking turns

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to be kind, sharing, using gentle words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Make friendship bracelets with BibleMouse craft guide
  • Read a BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about friendship

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