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Water Everywhere

God Made Sky and Water

Day 7of 180
Week 2of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created water and sky

2

Recognize that God separates and organizes creation

3

Develop wonder and appreciation for God's creative power

Genesis 1:7

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 1:7 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's intentional design in creating the sky and separating waters

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue paper
  • Cotton balls
  • Water bowl
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • World English Bible

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse adventure! Yesterday we learned about the sky, and today we'll discover how God made water everywhere!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what God made on the second day of creation?
2Teaching (5 min)

God is an amazing creator who carefully planned every part of our world. On the second day, He separated the waters, creating the sky and making space for clouds and birds to fly!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God divided the waters above and below
  • He created space in the sky
  • Water can be in different places - clouds, oceans, rivers
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where do you see water?
  • Have you ever seen clouds in the sky?
3Activity: Water Separation Exploration (6 min)
sensory

Use a water bowl to demonstrate how water can be in different places

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fill a clear bowl with water
  2. Use cotton balls to represent clouds
  3. Gently place cotton balls on water's surface
  4. Observe how water and 'clouds' interact
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just play with water and cotton balls

Challenge: Draw sky and water scenes after activity

4Closing (3 min)

God is so creative! He made water and sky just perfectly.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did God separate?
  • Where can we find water?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for making such a beautiful world with water and sky!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about fluffy clouds in our BibleMouse lesson!

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Cloud Verse Hop: Write memory verse words on cotton balls, spread on floor, have child hop to each word while saying it

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

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

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, enthusiastic language
  • Encourage child's natural curiosity
  • Connect lesson to real-world observations
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping focus during abstract concepts about creation

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's wonder and engagement with water/sky exploration

Extension Activities

  • Cloud shape drawing in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Sing water-themed worship song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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Great job completing today's lesson!

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