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God Made Our World

Teacher's Guide - this is just one possible lesson plan.  Visit the Creation Section for further ideas (including a snack recipe) to supplement this or purchased plans.

Introduction:

Why is the sky blue?  Where do babies come from?  Why do dogs bark?  These are all questions that every young child asks.  Preschool thru Grade School children are constantly discovering God's creations as they explore the natural world.  And we can help them discover the loving creator God who made it all.

In the beginning, there were no blue skies, no cuddly babies or barking dogs.  There was nothing at all.  But then God began to create.  God spoke and out of nothing came the sun, the moon, the earth, the mountains, the valleys, the plants and the animals.  God's loving hands created everything around us.  

The message:  God made our world.

Make sure you repeat the message many times during the lesson.  Send the Creation Take Home Sheet home with the children to encourage parents to reiterate the message during the week.  It includes a poster at the bottom that the children can color and hang on their wall or refrigerator.  

Suggestion:  One viewer suggested creating a small 8 1/2 x 11 inch frame using a piece of construction paper as matting.  Cut 2 inch strips of cardboard (old cereal boxes work well!).  Glue the strips around the outside of the construction paper as a frame.  Allow the children to paint, rubber stamp or use stickers to cover the frame.  Put two brass tabs through the construction paper.  Each week, when the children bring home and complete their Take Home sheet they can add it to their frame.  The brass tacks allow you to pile the sheets together to look at over and over again (and they save fridge space!)

God bless you, Sarah, for taking the time to share your ideas!

Preview of the lesson:

Some people like to do craft time first and story time second and some like to switch it around.  I like the first option, myself.

Always consider offering Mini Book, Coloring Pages or Creation Printable Activity Sheets for children who aren't interested in participating in the group activity (or if you get done the group activities very quickly and need something to fill in the spare time).  Everyone has a need for "alone time" once in awhile.  Also, sending home the Mini Book, Coloring Pages or Creation Printable Activity Sheets with the Take Home Sheet provides parents with much needed help in reinforcing the lessons.  You can make a nice little booklet each week with the take home sheet on top -- I promise that most parents will appreciate the effort!