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Our Amazing Sun

The Sun in Our Sky

Day 91of 180
Week 19of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that the sun is a star

2

Recognize the sun's importance in providing light and heat

3

Learn about God's creation of the sun

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:14-16

“God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, for seasons, for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.”

— Genesis 1:14-16 (WEB)

Explains God's purpose in creating the sun as a source of light and marker of time

📦 Materials Needed

  • Chart paper
  • Yellow and orange crayons
  • Flashlight
  • White paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and ask them to close their eyes and imagine the warmest, brightest light they can think of. Then discuss what they imagined.

💭 Review Question: What do you know about the sun?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain that the sun is a big, bright star that gives us light and warmth. God created the sun on the fourth day of creation to help us tell time and provide energy for plants and animals.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • The sun is like a giant ball of fire in space
  • It helps plants grow through photosynthesis
  • It keeps our planet warm
  • God designed the sun perfectly to support life
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How does the sun help plants?
  • Why do you think God made the sun?
  • What would happen if we didn't have the sun?
3Activity: Sun Creation Art (7 min)
hands-on

Students create a sun drawing to celebrate God's amazing creation

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child white paper
  2. Use yellow and orange crayons
  3. Draw a big circle in the center of the paper
  4. Add rays of light around the circle
  5. Optional: Write 'God made the sun' on the paper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace a pre-drawn sun template

Challenge: Add details about how the sun helps Earth

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about the sun and God's amazing creation

📝 Review Questions:
  • What is the sun?
  • Who created the sun?
  • How does the sun help us?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for creating the sun and giving us light and warmth. Help us appreciate the wonderful world you made.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how the sun moves across the sky!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 19:1

“The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.”

— Psalm 19:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create a sun artwork while reciting the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade students are learning about the sun as part of understanding God's created world

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Encourage curiosity
  • Connect scientific observations to God's design
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might have trouble understanding the sun's size and distance

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about learning, asking questions about the sun

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sun safety discussion
  • Outdoor sun observation
  • Read a children's book about the sun

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