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God Made Day and Night

Day and Night

Day 121of 180
Week 25of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created day and night

2

Recognize the difference between day and night

3

Appreciate God's creative power

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:3-5

“God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light 'day', and the darkness he called 'night'. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.”

— Genesis 1:3-5 (WEB)

Directly describes God creating day and night during creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Globe
  • Flashlight
  • Day/night sorting cards
  • World English Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's talk about how God made something special - day and night!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about water yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

In the very beginning, God created something amazing - light! Before God made light, everything was dark. Then God said, 'Let there be light!' and suddenly, light appeared.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God created light on the first day of creation
  • He separated light from darkness
  • He called light 'day' and darkness 'night'
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you imagine what it was like before light?
  • How does light make you feel?
3Activity: Day and Night Globe Exploration (10 min)
hands-on demonstration

Use a globe and flashlight to show how day and night work

📝 Instructions:
  1. Dim the lights in your learning space
  2. Hold the globe steady
  3. Shine the flashlight on one side of the globe
  4. Slowly rotate the globe to show day and night
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent does globe rotation while child watches

Challenge: Let child try rotating the globe and tracking light

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God creating day and night

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who created day and night?
  • What did God use to separate day from night?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how the sun gives us daytime!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's creative power in establishing day and night

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, engaging voice
  • Encourage child's curiosity
  • Be patient with questions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand abstract concept of creation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's wonder and excitement about God's creation

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Day/Night sorting cards
  • Sing a creation song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Draw a picture of day and night in BibleMouse Printables Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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