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Thankful for Inventions

Technology Changes Everything

Day 60of 180
Week 12of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how inventions help people

2

Recognize God's creativity in human innovation

3

Create a simple technology timeline

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:28

“God blessed them. God said to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'”

— Genesis 1:28 (WEB)

God gave humans creativity to solve problems and improve life

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large poster board
  • Colored construction paper
  • Markers
  • Glue sticks
  • Printed pictures of inventions
  • Scissors (child-safe)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children and ask them to share one thing that makes life easier today that didn't exist long ago

💭 Review Question: What invention would you like to thank God for today?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how inventions help people solve problems and make life better

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God gives people ideas to help others
  • Inventions can solve difficult problems
  • We can be creative like God is creative
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What problems do inventions solve?
  • How might an invention help someone who is sick or hungry?
  • How can we use our ideas to help others?
3Activity: Invention Thank You Timeline (10 min)
hands-on project

Create a colorful timeline showing inventions that help people

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a long line on poster board
  2. Cut out pictures of different inventions
  3. Glue pictures along the timeline
  4. Write a short thank you to God next to each invention
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps place pictures

Challenge: Children research and draw their own inventions

4Closing (2 min)

Review what we learned about God's creativity

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite invention?
  • How can inventions help people?
  • Who gives us the ability to be creative?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving us minds to create and help others. Help us use our creativity to love and serve people.

Coming up: Next week we'll learn more about how people solved problems long ago

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 104:24

“O Lord, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions: Point to head for 'wisdom', spread arms wide for 'many works'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are discovering how human creativity reflects God's design

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage curiosity about how things work
  • Help children see creativity as a gift from God
  • Discuss inventions in everyday context
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might get frustrated with cutting or gluing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about problem-solving and curiosity about inventions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw an invention you wish existed
  • Ask grandparents about inventions from their childhood
  • Make a simple machine at home with parent supervision

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