God's Gifts to us: Creation Day 1 and 2

Circle Time

Opening prayer

Hello song.

This will take longer in this class as we are just getting to know everyone. We will learn each other’s name and remember them by  singing a special song each time we start our class.

Sing the “Hello” song

Introduction to Bible Lesson

Did you know that each one of us is very special to God. Yes we are.  Before we were created, God loved us so much that he created a special world for us. He thought about everything we would ever need and included it in the world he made for us. We are going to spend some classes learning all about this world.

Can anybody tell me what this is? (Hold up a flashlight and wait for answers).                              
Why do we need a flashlight? What does it do? (Wait for answers)
What would you do if there was no light anywhere on earth?
Where does light come from? (sun, moon, stars)
Who created light? (God)

Bible Lesson

Our Bible lesson today comes from the very first book of the Bible. This book is called Genesis. Genesis chapter 1: 1-8 says:

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth didn’t have any shape and it was empty. Darkness was over the surface of the ocean. At the time, the ocean covered the earth and the Spirit of God was over the waters.

God said “Let there be light” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness and called the light day. He called the darkness night. And there was light and there was darkness the first day.

And God said “Let there be a huge space between the water and let it separate water from water and that is exactly what happened. He separated the water from under the space from the water that was above it and he called the huge space “sky”. There was morning and there was night the second day.”

God loved us so much that he planned this special world for us. On day one he gave us light so that we could see. On day 2 he gave us air so that we could breath. He was making this world specifically for you and for me. Without these special gifts, we would not be able to see or breathe.

Bible Craft

1.       “Let There Be Light”  Scratch Art Paper

Materials: Scratch paper cut in half and wooden craft sticks (kit from oriental trading.com), Art Explosion paper and markers

Give each child a piece of scratch paper and have them scratch off the black coating to reveal the beautiful colors hidden below. Smaller children can use the Crayola art explosion paper with art explosion marker.

Snack Time

Circle Time

            Song 1 – Theme song “God Made Me Special”

            Song 2 – God Made Me

God Made Me Special Activity

Materials needed: duotang and preprinted book for each child.

1.      Name tag

Material: cardstock cut into 6 inch by 3 inch rectangles, markers, mactac, yarn, hole punch, stickers

Teacher will write their name on a piece of cardstock and the children can color and decorate the cardstock with stickers. Teacher will laminate with mactac and string them. kids can pick them up at the beginning of each class and put away at the end of each class.

2.      Cover Page to book

Children draw a picture of themselves on the cover and write their name (some may need assistance). Collect them back before children leave.

Closing

                        Closing prayer