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Let There Be Light!

God Made Light and Dark

Day 2of 180
Week 1of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created light

2

Recognize that God speaks and things happen

3

Learn to trust God's power and creativity

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:3

“God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.”

— Genesis 1:3 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's creative power through spoken word

📦 Materials Needed

  • Flashlight
  • Dark blanket
  • Yellow construction paper
  • Black construction paper
  • Star stickers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday, we learned how God was ready to create everything. Today, we'll discover how God made light!

💭 Review Question: What do you remember about God being ready to create the world?
2Teaching (5 min)

God looked at the dark world and knew exactly what to do. He spoke powerful words: 'Let there be light!' And suddenly, light appeared everywhere!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God's words are powerful
  • Light came when God spoke
  • God can do amazing things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think it was like before light?
  • How does light help us?
3Activity: Light and Dark Exploration (6 min)
hands-on

Create a light and dark scene to help children understand God's first creation

📝 Instructions:
  1. Cover a table with the dark blanket
  2. Hide star stickers under the blanket
  3. Use flashlight to 'create light' and reveal hidden stars
  4. Let child use flashlight to find stars
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child find stars

Challenge: Child hides and finds stars independently

4Closing (3 min)

Recap how God made light by speaking

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God say to make light?
  • Who made the first light?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for creating light and showing us Your amazing power.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll learn how God separated light from darkness!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 1:1

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

— Genesis 1:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Light and Dark Memory Verse Dance - Children stand in a dark room, turn on a flashlight when saying the verse, turn it off between repetitions

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson introduces God's creative power to young learners

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, engaging language
  • Demonstrate concepts visually
  • Encourage child's curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of creation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's ability to create

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a light/dark collage using yellow and black paper
  • Sing BibleMouse creation songs about light
  • Read additional creation story from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

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