THE CREATION

Objectives:

1. Children should know that God created the world.
2. Children should be able to tell the story of Creation and what was created on which day.

Possible lesson plan:

1. Open with prayer.

2. Read the story of the creation in the Beginner’s Bible (BB) pages 7-13 or Children’s Bible Reader, pp. 17-20. At the end, ask the children to name some things God created. 

As you read the story make creation trail mix and eat it at the end:

Day 1: Yogurt-covered raisins for light/dark

Day 2: Popcorn for clouds

Day 3: Dried apricot suns/dried banana stars

Day 4: Craisins for dry land and plants

Day 5: Goldfish crackers

Day 6: Animal crackers

Begin your timeline with the Creation. Color, decorate, and hang.

3. True/false questions (Don’t do them in order!):

                             True                                                         False

On the 1^st day, God made light and dark On the 1st day, God made animals.

                  On the 2^nd day, God made the sky.          On the 2^nd day, God made whales.

                  On the 3^rd day,God made water & plants. On the 3^rd day, God made rainbows.

                  On the 4^th day, God made the sun.           On the 4^th day, God made cars.

                  On the 5^th day, God made birds & fish.   On the 5^th day, God made people.

            On the 6th day, God made animals.         God didn’t care about plants.

                  On the 7^th day, God rested.                      God worked hard all on the 7^th day.

Learning Game: Play "Creation Bingo" but be sure the students can name the day if they are to claim the space.

4. Make a Creation Mural for the whole class to enjoy on your bulletin board. Take 7 pieces of construction paper. Assign one day of Creation to each student (or work in pairs if there are more than 7 students) and have them draw or paint the happenings of that day. Put them up, surrounded by bits of cotton to look like clouds, and with appropriate lettering.

5. This is the first lesson of the new year; the first day of the new liturgical year is designated as environmental awareness day. Even the smallest children can take small steps to help care for the lovely world God has given us. Have the children think of some ways their family can care for God’s world. Do they throw litter out into the street to make the world dirty? Do they recycle in their homes?  Have them brainstorm ways they can help to care for the world around them.

6. For each child to take home, copy the small mural on the next page and color. If you want, copy the small rectangle for each day on pastel paper and allow students to find the right place and glue them in.

OR, print the large semi-circle and two trees on cardstock; use white for background and green for trees (or use white and have children color). Cut out. Have lots of stickers and, as you review the days of creation, have them first receive the white background, then some clouds for sky, then add the trees, which will eventually allow the scene to stand up, then the sun, moon, and stars up in the sky, then bird stickers, and finally various animals and people.

7. Close with prayer.