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Look Up at the Sky!

Abraham Looks at the Stars

Day 92of 180
Week 19of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God made a special promise to Abraham

2

Recognize stars as part of God's amazing creation

3

Begin to learn about trusting God's promises

Genesis 15:5

β€œHe brought him outside, and said, 'Look up now at the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.' He said to Abram, 'So shall your offspring be.'”

β€” Genesis 15:5 (WEB)

God shows Abraham how big and wonderful His promise is by comparing it to the countless stars

πŸ“¦ Materials Needed

  • Black construction paper
  • Star stickers
  • Flashlight
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK3 Bible Edition

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to look up at the sky just like Abraham did!

πŸ’­ Review Question: Can you remember what God promised Abraham yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

God told Abraham to look up at the night sky. He wanted Abraham to see how many stars there were!

πŸ“Œ Key Talking Points:
  • God's promises are as big as the sky
  • God loves Abraham and wants to bless him
  • God can do amazing things
πŸ’¬ Discussion Questions:
  • How many stars can you see?
  • Isn't God's sky beautiful?
3Activity: Starry Night Craft (6 min)
sensory

Create a starry sky to remember God's promise

πŸ“ Instructions:
  1. Take black paper
  2. Use star stickers to make a night sky
  3. Use flashlight to make stars 'twinkle'
πŸ”„ Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps place star stickers

Challenge: Child counts and places stars independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Abraham and God's promise

πŸ“ Review Questions:
  • What did God show Abraham?
  • How many stars did we make?
πŸ™ Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for Your amazing promises. Help us trust You like Abraham did!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Abraham believed God's big promise!

Proverbs 3:5

β€œTrust in the Lord!”

β€” Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Star Trust Hop: Hop on a star sticker when saying each word of the memory verse

Teaching Notes

πŸ“š Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's promises to young children

πŸ’‘ Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of excitement when talking about stars
  • Let child explore and create freely
  • Connect lesson to child's natural curiosity
πŸ€” Common Struggles:

Sitting still and focusing for the entire lesson

πŸ‘€ Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement with star activity and basic understanding of God's love

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library star coloring pages
  • Sing a starry night song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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