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The Name Game

God Gives Us Good Work

Day 2of 180
Week 1of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

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Understand that God gave Adam the special job of naming animals

2

Learn that work is a good gift from God

3

Develop appreciation for God's creativity in creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 2:19-20

“Out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.”

— Genesis 2:19-20 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's trust in Adam to care for creation and use his God-given abilities

📦 Materials Needed

  • Stuffed animals or animal pictures
  • Blank name tags
  • Markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday, we learned how God gave Adam an important job in the garden. Today, we'll discover something amazing about how God let Adam name all the animals!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what special place God put Adam in?
2Teaching (8 min)

In Genesis, God brought all the animals to Adam. This was a special job that showed how much God trusted Adam. Adam got to use his imagination and creativity to give each animal its name!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created all the animals
  • Adam was the first person to see and name the animals
  • Naming things is a way of caring for them
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think the first animals looked like?
  • How do you think Adam felt meeting all these animals?
3Activity: BibleMouse Animal Naming Adventure (10 min)
game

Children will practice naming animals and learn about God's creativity

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out stuffed animals or animal pictures
  2. Take turns naming the animals
  3. Create fun, silly names that describe the animal
  4. Write name tags for each animal
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents help younger children name animals

Challenge: Create a story about each named animal

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about Adam's special job

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who gave Adam the job of naming animals?
  • Why is work a good thing?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving us special jobs to do. Help us to be creative and care for Your wonderful creation.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn more about how we can be helpers in God's garden!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 2:15

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”

— Genesis 2:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Name Game Memory Verse Dance - Children act out words while repeating the verse, using hand motions for 'work' and 'take care'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson emphasizes that work is a gift from God, not a punishment

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in naming
  • Help children see work as a positive responsibility
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional activity ideas
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get overly excited or have trouble taking turns

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to engage with the concept of naming and caring

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse animal naming journal
  • Draw pictures of animals with their new names
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for animal-themed worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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