Caring for God's Creation
Understand that animals are living creatures God created
Learn how to be gentle and kind to animals
Develop empathy and care for God's creation
“A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.”
— Proverbs 12:10 (WEB)Teaches the importance of treating animals with kindness and care
Welcome to today's BibleMouse science lesson! Yesterday we learned about taking care of plants, and today we'll learn about being kind to animals.
God created all animals and wants us to be gentle and loving to them. Just like we are careful with our toys, we need to be careful with animals.
Practice being gentle with a stuffed animal to learn how to treat real animals
Simpler: Just pet the stuffed animal gently
Challenge: Discuss different ways to care for different types of animals
Review what we learned about being kind to animals
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about being helpers in God's creation!
PK3 children are learning empathy and gentle touch
Young children may not understand how to be gentle
Soft touches, quiet voices, showing interest in animals