According to Genesis, how many days was Creation week?
What did God do on each day of Creation week? Talk about each day and do the following activities:
Day 1 - Light. Do hand shadows.
Day 2 - Sky & Sea. Do an experiment.
Day 3 - Land, plants. Play a game.
Day 4 - Sun, Moon, Stars. Read a story about the solar system.
Day 5 - Birds and fish, ocean animals. Make a craft.
Day 6 - Land Animals and people. Play an animal guessing game.
Day 7 - Sabbath. Name three things that you like to do on the Sabbath day and sing a song about the Sabbath.
What do these verses tell us about Creation?
Exodus 20:11
Psalms 33:6-9
Isaiah 45:12,18
Hebrews 11:3
Helps
Seven days. Genesis 1:1-2:3
Suggested ideas:
Day 1 - Search for hand shadow ideas and have each child do a few.
Day 2 - Search for ideas on water experiments pertaining to water and weight. Search for ideas with air experiments such as using wind.
Day 3 - A game possibility is On the River on the bank, Seed sorting activity.
Day 4 - Check local library for resources or online book/article.
Day 5 - Suggestions: Origami fish, bird feeder, could do a food snack craft.
Day 6 - Suggestions:
Animal Sounds Game: Divide children into groups, have them guess what sound each group makes or Play sound via electronic method and have children identify.
What's in the Box Guessing game: Fill several boxes with different animal/people figures and have the children guess by feel what is in each box.
Some suggestions might include: walking in nature, visiting friends, doing outreach activities, visiting a nursing home.
Read and discuss with the children the listed verses.
