Lesson 1- Creation

Lesson Aim:

• To help the children understand and recall the order in which God created the world.
• To demonstrate God’s unequalled creative power.

Game 1: Water & Land Game

Resources

• A long skipping rope (2m approx.)/ ground marking tape or chalk to mark a line on the ground.
• Enough space for children to jump from one side of the line to the other.

Set Up

• Place the skipping rope on the ground in a straight line. If possible tape the ends in place.
• Place toy fish or a blue sheet of paper with “Water” written on it, on one side of the rope and a brown sheet of paper with “Land” written on it or bucket of sand on the other. (This step it not necessary but will help the children understand the game.)

Rules

1. The teacher will call the word “water” or “land” and the children must jump over the skipping rope to the appropriate side. The teacher can call the words quickly or slowly or repeat the same word just to be tricky!
2. If any of the children are caught on the wrong side of the skipping rope they will be caught out. (Children who are out may like to take turns calling.)

 Game 2: Find the Animal

Resources

• 2 blindfolds
• Pairs of toy animals

Set Up

• Prepare 2 blindfolds and separate the animals into two piles. Ensure each pile has one of the pair of animals in each pile.

Rules

1. Split the children into 2 teams.
2. Sit one team in a circle around 1 pile of animals and the other team in a circle around the other pile.
3. Blindfold a person from each team.
4. The teacher must call out the name of one of the animals in the pile and the blindfolded child must find it. Team mates can help the blindfolded child by verbally directing them to the correct animal. The first team to find the correct animal is the winner.

Storytime: Creation

Option 1: Use a Creation Book Craft Sample

Resources

• A pre-made sample of the Creation Book Craft
• toys to symbolize each day of creation (water bottle, pebbles, torch, animals, birds, plants, person)

Story

1. Put all the additional items in a bag to hide them if using them.
2. Ask all the children to sit down while the story is read and ensure they can all see the story. Get the children to name all the things in nature they can see or know of. Ask them where they think these things came from.
3. Read through the story. Ask the children if they can guess what God made next before you turn to the next page. Hand out the item that symbolises what was created on each day.
4. When the story is finished ask the children if they can remember the order that everything was created in.

Challenge

Ask the children if they, or mummy and daddy or even superman could make the world the way God did? How amazingly powerful God must be!

Could Mummy or Daddy, the Hulk, Superman or even Batman make the world the way God did?

Option 2:  Video :Creation- Little Bible Heroes animated children’s stories

Click the link to view.  Creation- Little Bible Heroes animated children’s stories

When the story is finished ask the children if they can remember the order that everything was created in.

Challenge

Ask the children if they, or mummy and daddy or even superman could make the world the way God did? How amazingly powerful God must be!

Song

Option 1: The Creation Song

As you sing this song ask the children to show the correct number of fingers on their hands for the creation day they are singing about.

The Creation Song

(Tune: London Bridge) lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome

God created day and night
Day and night
Day and night
God created day and night
On day one

God created the skies and seas
Skies and seas
Skies and seas
God created the skies and seas
On day two

God created the plants and trees
Plants and trees
Plants and trees
God created the plants and trees
On day three
God created the stars and moon
Stars and moon
Stars and moon
God created the stars and moon
On day four

God created the fish and birds
Fish and birds
Fish and birds
God created the fish and birds
On day five

God created animals and man
Animals and man
Animals and man
God created animals and man
On day six
God rested from His works
From His works
From His works
God rested from His works
On day seven

Option 1: Get Up And Dance Hillsong Kids

When you hear how amazing God is doesn’t make you just want to get up and dance!

Click the link to view. Hillsong Kids- Get Up and Dance

Lyrics

C’mon everybody are you ready to sing?
Jesus is the way, He’s my everything
Every single moment of every single day
There’s something deep within me I just gotta say
I’’m gonna praise You Lord every day of my life
You give me freedom and it makes me shout
It makes me get up and dance!
Get up and dance
C’mon everybody are you ready to sing?
Jesus is the way, He’’s my everything
Every single moment of every single day

There’s something deep within me I just gotta say
I’m gonna praise You Lord every day of my life
You give me freedom and it makes me shout
It makes me get up and dance!
Get up and dance
( Rap)
I’m gonna praise You Lord every day of my life
You give me freedom and it makes me shout
It makes me get up and dance!
Get up and dance
I’m gonna praise You Lord every day of my life
You give me freedom and it makes me shout
It makes me get up and dance!
Get up and dance
Get up and dance
Get up and dance
Get up and dance

Craft- My Creation Book

Resources

• Pre-made Creation Book Booklets (8 pages stapled together)
• Number Stickers (1-7) or template
• Glue
• Crayons/ Coloring Pencils
• Stickers or craft material to represent each day of creation

Day 1-  Light (Yellow patty pan)

Day 2- Sky (A cloud shaped piece of paper)

Day 3- Water and Land, Plants (A leaf)

Day 4- Sun and Moon, Stars (Moon or Star Sticker)

Day 5- Fish, Birds (Feather)

Day 6- Animals and people (Draw a picture of yourself)

Making It!

1. Hand out the pre-made books to each child. Show them the sample Creation Book and tell the children they are going to make their own.
2. Hand out the sticky numbers in order 1-7 and help the children stick on every left hand side page of their book.
3. Day 1- On the right hand side of the first page ask the children to colour half the page with a white or yellow crayon (Or use a yellow patty pan). This represents the light and darkness that were created on the first day.
4. Day 2- On the right hand side of the second page ask the children to stick a piece of blue paper in the middle of the page (or draw a wavy line). This symbolises the skies and sea created on the second day.
5. Day 3- On the right hand side of the third page ask the children to stick or draw some green grass or a leaf. This symbolises the creation of land and plants.
6. Day 4- On the right hand side of the forth page ask the children to stick stars and moon stickers or draw them. This symbolises the stars and moon that were created on the forth day.
7. Day 5- On the right hand side of the forth page ask the children to stick or draw birds and fish (or a feather). This symbolises the birds and fish that were created on this day.
8. Day 6- On the right hand side of the sixth page ask the children to stick or draw animals and a picture of themselves. This is to symbolise the creation of animals and man.
9. Day 7- On seventh day God rested. Ask the children to leave the last page blank. This symbolises that God created nothing on this day and He simply rested.

 

My Creation Book- Template

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