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Dry Land Appears

God Made Land and Plants

Day 11of 180
Week 3of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created dry land on the third day of creation

2

Recognize that God carefully organized the earth's surface

3

Develop wonder and appreciation for God's creative power

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:9-10

“God said, 'Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;' and it was so. God called the dry land 'Earth,' and the gathering together of the waters he called 'Seas.' God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:9-10 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional design in creating the world

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue and brown construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • World English Bible
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Let's remember what we've learned about God creating the world.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what God made on the first two days of creation?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today, we'll learn how God made dry land appear on the third day of creation. Just like a big puzzle, God carefully put everything in its perfect place.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God separated the waters
  • Dry land appeared where there was only water before
  • God called the dry land 'Earth' and the waters 'Seas'
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think the earth looked like when God first made it?
  • Have you ever seen a big ocean or a large piece of land?
3Activity: Land and Sea Creation Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a simple representation of dry land appearing

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take blue paper to represent water
  2. Cut brown paper into land shapes
  3. Glue brown 'land' onto blue 'water' background
  4. Talk about how God carefully placed the land
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps cut and glue

Challenge: Child cuts their own land shapes

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God creating dry land

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God separate on the third day?
  • What did God call the dry ground?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for creating such a wonderful world for us to enjoy!

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn about the plants God made grow on the dry land!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything He had made, and it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: God's Good Creation Dance: Children move like different parts of creation while repeating the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces the concept of God's intentional design in creation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, excited tone when describing God's creation
  • Encourage child's curiosity about the world
  • Connect lesson to real-world observations of land and water
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children might find it hard to imagine the earth before plants and land

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's creative power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk to observe different types of land
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional creation worksheets
  • Sing a creation song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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