Creation Lessons

These lessons were designed for ages 1-3 but can be used for preschoolers and older.

How God Made the World
Day and Night
Objective: Learn about dark and light
Opening Prayer:
Song: God Made Me http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/bible_themes_creation_god-made-me.html 
Lesson: Creation of day and night
Scripture: Genesis1:1 IN the abeginning bGod• ccreated• the dheaven• and the eearth. 2 And the earth was without aform•, and void; and bdarkness was upon the face of the deep. And the cSpirit of God dmoved• upon the face of the waters. 3 And God asaid•, Let there be blight: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was agood•: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light aDay•, and the bdarkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the cfirst dday•.
Place the number 1 in front of you. – Color one side black and the other yellow or white
Song: He’s got the whole world in his hands
Closing prayer:

Books It looked like spilt milk colors book box Earth Book Box

Craft Black construction paper white chalk
Other Songs This little light of mine: He’s got the whole world
Sing to the TUNE -- EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
On the first day of creation the good Lord gave to us light to light the earth.
On the second day of creation the good Lord gave to us clouds in the sky, and light to light the earth.
On the third day of creation the good Lord gave to us dry land and plants, clouds in the sky, and light to light the earth.
On the fourth day of creation the good Lord gave to us sun, moon and stars, dry land and plants, clouds in the sky, and light to light the earth.
On the fifth day of creation the good Lord gave to us fish and birds, sun, moon and stars, dry land and plants, clouds in the sky, and light to light the earth.
On the sixth day of creation the good Lord gave to us animals and man, fish and birds, sun, moon and stars, dry land and plants, clouds in the sky, and light to light the earth.
On the seventh day of creation the good Lord rested from His work, animals and man, fish and birds, sun, moon and stars, dry land and plants, clouds in the sky, and light to light the earth.
God Made Me
( Tune of The Farmer in the Dell)
Slap your thighs and clap your hands as you sing it.
God made me, God made me, God made everything and God made me. (Go around the room and use each child's name.)
God made Dustin, God made Dustin, God made everything and God made Dustin.
Then have them tell you something they do well and sing the song again.
God made me a helper, God made me a helper, God made everything and God made me a helper.
Creation Song (recite or sing to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)God made day and God made night, He split the darkness from the light. God made you and God made me,And God made the animals A thru Z.
God made the seas and the dry land too, He made the flowers and the sky so blue. God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z. God made the stars shining way up high, He made the birds and put them in the sky.
God made you and God made me, And God made the animals A thru Z. God made the sun and God made the moon,
He made the ants and the silly baboon. God made you and God made me, And God made the animals A thru Z.

Games/Activities Flashlights black and white balloons
Snack oreos
Next week Land and water


Objective: Difference between land and water and that God created them.
Opening Prayer:
Song: God Made Me
Lesson: Creation of Land and Water
Scripture: Genesis1:6 And God said, Let there be a afirmament• in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the awaters• which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament aHeaven. And the evening and the morning were the second bday•. 9 And God said, Let the awaters under the heaven be gathered together unto bone• place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land aEarth•; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Place the number 2 in front of you – color it brown (earth) and Blue (water)
Song: He’s got the whole world in his hands
Closing prayer:

Books Earth book box Rain Book Box
Craft
1 Crayon drawing 1st Brown crayon 2nd Blue water color
2. Tear brown and blue paper and glue drop onto contact paper to be land and water. Cover with contact paper to make placemat.

Other Songs Deep and Wide He’s got the whole world
God Made Me Creation song

Games/Activities Water bottle with oil and water and glitter Cereal sandbox brown and blue balloons

Snack Dirt Cake - pudding and crushed oreos, Brown and blue rice crispy treats

Next week Plants

How God made the World
Plants
Objective: Learn about plants and that God created them
Opening Prayer:
Opening Song: I eat apples and bananas
Lesson: Creation of plants
Scripture: Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth agrass•, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth abrought• forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his bkind•: and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
#3 – plants
Closing Song: God made me
Closing Prayer

Books: fall book box, Spring
Craft Pre-cut flower stems, leaves, petals glued on to page by children
leaf rubbings - put leaves under paper, bumpy side up and rub crayons over top
Leaf sun catcher: collect leaves outside. Mix white glue and water half and half. Put leaf in a margarine container lid and cover with the glue/water mixture. Let dry and remove from container lid.
Leaves – hands Trunk arm
Arm and Hand tree, corncob painting, potato prints
Songs He’s got the Whole World in His Hands: I like to eat apples and bananas: God Made Me
Little Seed...
sing to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Little seed so small and round Pushed way down into the ground. With water and some sunshine glow God will help you grow, grow, GROW!
Games/Activities: Plant seeds? Leaves and Flowers to explore green balloons
Snack

Next week Animals

How God Made the World
Sun Moon and Stars
Objective:
Opening Song: Twinkle Twinkle
Opening Prayer:
Lesson: Creation God makes the day and night
Scripture: Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be alights• in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for bsigns•, and for cseasons, and for days, and years: 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the agreater• light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the bstars• also. 17 And God set them in the afirmament• of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the aday• and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
#4 Sun Moon and Stars
Song: God Made Me
Closing Prayer:


Books: Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown The Berenstain Bears On The Moon by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Outer space book box
Other Songs: This little light of mine: He’s got the whole world: Jesus wants me for a sunbeam:
Crafts: 1. Dark Blue or Black Cardboard Stars color with yellow and white chalk. Decorate with star stickers
2. Yellow and white crayons/chalk on cardboard stars
3. Star Mobiles Cardboard star for top. Hang stars from cardboard with ribbon
4. Sun balloons – paper plates and yellow balloons
Snack: Oreos or graham cracker stars
Games/Activities: Flashlights Hang stars and Suns around room maybe stars on one side and suns on the other yellow sun balloons

Next Week Animals and people

How God Made the World
Animals of the air and water
Objective: Teach children about the animals of the air and water Fish and Birds and that God made them
Prayer:
Song: God made me
Lesson: Creation Story
Scripture: Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the awaters• bbring• forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and cfowl• that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created agreat• whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and amultiply•, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
# 5 decorate with fish and birds
Song
Prayer
Books beach book box wild animals book box zoo animals book box
Songs: I'm A Fish "I'm A Little Teapot" I'm a little fishy, I can swim Here is my tail, Here is my fin When I want to have fun with my friends, I wiggle my tail and dive right in. Fish Are Swimming Sung to: "Frere Jacques" / "Are You Sleeping" Fish are swimming, fish are swimming, In the sea, in the sea, A-spishing and a-splashing, A-spishing and a-splashing, Look and see, look and see. Baby Baluga Games/Activities Hand Butterfly Shadow Have the children make a butterfly by placing their thumbs together and move their other fingers like the wings of a butterfly. Have them make their shadows between a lamp and a light colored wall or door. Aquarium Carnival of the Animals Sort Birds and Fish on the wall sky and sea. Blue balloons fish toys Snack: Goldfish

God made the world
Animals and people
Objective: Teach children about different animals and parts of the body
Opening Prayer:
Opening Song: God Made Me
Lesson: Creation of animals and people
Scripture: Genesis 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his akind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, Let aus• bmake cman in our dimage•, after our elikeness•: and let them have fdominion• over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own aimage, in the image of God created he him; male and bfemale created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be afruitful, and bmultiply, and creplenish• the dearth, and subdue it: and have edominion• over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for ameat•. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for ameat•: and it was so.
#6 animals and people
Closing Song: Willaby Wallaby Woo
Closing Prayer

Books wild animals book box zoo animals book box family book box baby-farm animals families zoo
Craft 1. Paper Plate Faces precut facial features with double stick tape and paper plates
3. Trace body parts on large butcher paper; feet, hands, whole body.
Songs He’s got the Whole World in His Hands: Old McDonald: Willaby Wallaby Woo: 5 Little Monkeys God Made Me Head Shoulders knees and toes
Games/Activities Dress up People blocks, milk cartons, contact paper & pictures of people Carnival of the Animals act out animals and sounds Parts of the Body animal toys
Snack Animal Crackers, Gingerbread men
Next week God rested wear PJs

God Made the World
God Rested
Objective: Learn about the Lord resting after he created the earth in six days. Talk about resting.
Opening Prayer
Song God made me
Lesson: God rested
Scripture: Genesis1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very agood•. And the evening and the morning were the bsixth• day.
#7 sleepy picture
Song He’s got the whole world in his hands
Closing Prayer

Books: Good night moon Bedtime Book Box baby-sleepytime
Craft
1. Sleepy Pictures
2. Night time prayer color and draw
Songs He’s got the whole world in His Hands God Made Me
Games/Activities Pillows and PJ’s
Snack Marshmallow pillows