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Stewardship: Using Resources Wisely

Economics: Resources and Trade

Day 125of 180
Week 25of 36
25Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand what stewardship means

2

Learn how to care for God's resources responsibly

3

Recognize the importance of not wasting resources

Genesis 2:15

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Genesis 2:15 (WEB)

God gave humans responsibility to care for creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Paper
  • Colored pencils
  • Small objects representing different resources
  • Bible

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle and show different resource objects. Ask them to imagine what would happen if we used things carelessly.

💭 Review Question: What is a resource?
2Teaching (10 min)

God created the world and gave us amazing resources to use, not waste. Being a good steward means taking care of what God has given us.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Resources are gifts from God
  • We should use resources carefully
  • Wasting is not being a good steward
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can we save water?
  • What can we reuse instead of throwing away?
  • Why does God want us to take care of things?
3Activity: Resource Conservation Poster (7 min)
hands-on

Create a poster showing ways to save and protect resources

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper into sections
  2. Draw pictures of different resources
  3. Add ways to protect each resource
  4. Share posters with group
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use stickers and pre-drawn resource outlines

Challenge: Write short sentences explaining conservation

4Closing (3 min)

Remind students that being a good steward makes God happy

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does stewardship mean?
  • How can you save water today?
  • Why are resources important?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, help us take care of the wonderful resources You've given us. Show us how to be good stewards. Amen.

Coming up: Next week we'll learn more about how different places have different resources!

Proverbs 12:27

The diligent will get precious wealth, but a lazy man will become poor.

Proverbs 12:27 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Resource Conservation Charades

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning about responsible resource management from a biblical perspective

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate conservation at home
  • Praise efforts to save resources
  • Create simple home recycling system
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding the long-term impact of resource conservation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing interest in saving water, turning off lights, or reusing items

Extension Activities

  • Create a home resource-saving challenge
  • Make a family conservation plan
  • Research animals affected by resource waste

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