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The Sky Above

God Made Sky and Water

Day 6of 180
Week 2of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created the sky on the second day of creation

2

Recognize that God carefully planned the world's design

3

Develop wonder and appreciation for God's creative power

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:6-8

“God said, 'Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.' God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.”

— Genesis 1:6-8 (WEB)

Directly describes God creating the sky and separating waters

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue construction paper
  • Cotton balls
  • Glue stick
  • World English Bible
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Look out the window and talk about the sky. Ask: 'What do you see up there?'

💭 Review Question: What did God make on the first day of creation?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today in our BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God made the beautiful sky on the second day of creation!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God carefully planned every part of the world
  • The sky separates the waters above and below
  • God made a special space for clouds and birds
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What color is the sky?
  • Have you ever seen clouds?
3Activity: Fluffy Sky Craft (6 min)
craft

Create a sky scene with cotton ball clouds

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take blue construction paper
  2. Glue cotton balls to represent clouds
  3. Talk about God making the sky while crafting
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps place cotton balls

Challenge: Child draws birds or airplanes in the sky

4Closing (3 min)

Review what we learned about God creating the sky

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made the sky?
  • What did God do on the second day?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You, God, for making such a beautiful sky for us to enjoy!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about the water God created

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 1:1

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

— Genesis 1:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Sky Verse Dance: Children act out creating motions while saying each word of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are discovering how the world works and love learning about creation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, concrete language
  • Encourage child's curiosity about God's world
  • Be patient with short attention spans
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still and focusing for the entire lesson

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's creative power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and look at the sky
  • Read additional creation story books from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library
  • Sing a song about God's creation from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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