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Helpers in the Garden

God Gives Us Good Work

Day 3of 180
Week 1of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God gives humans work as a good gift

2

Learn how to be a helper in God's world

3

Develop a positive attitude toward caring for creation

📖 Scripture Connection

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)

Shows God's original design for humans to care for creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play dough or clay
  • Green and brown crayons
  • Drawing paper
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Bible
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's lesson about Adam naming animals and introduce today's garden helper theme

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what special job God gave Adam in the Garden of Eden?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how God gave Adam a special job of caring for the garden, and how we can be helpers too

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created work as something good
  • Taking care of things is important to God
  • We can be helpers in many ways
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some ways you can help take care of things?
  • How can we be good helpers at home?
3Activity: Garden Creation Station (10 min)
hands-on

Create a small garden scene using play dough to demonstrate caring and working

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use play dough to make a garden
  2. Create trees, plants, and small creatures
  3. Pretend to take care of your garden
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child make basic shapes and plants

Challenge: Create a more detailed garden ecosystem

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about being helpers

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God ask Adam to do in the garden?
  • How can you be a helper this week?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for giving us good work to do

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how everything belongs to God

💎 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: Garden Helper Motions: Act out working in a garden while saying the verse, using hand motions like digging, planting, and watering

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning about responsibility and helping others

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use concrete examples of helping
  • Praise effort in being a helper
  • Connect lesson to daily chores
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of stewardship

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing interest in helping and caring

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 'Helper Chart' at home to track ways child helps
  • Read additional BibleMouse storybooks about caring for creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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