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Keeping Creation Clean

Caring for God's Creation

Day 172of 180
Week 35of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God wants us to take care of the earth

2

Learn how to pick up trash and keep outdoor spaces clean

3

Develop respect for God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 2:15

“Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.”

— Genesis 2:15 (WEB)

God gave humans responsibility to care for and protect the earth from the beginning

📦 Materials Needed

  • Small trash bags
  • Child-sized garden gloves
  • Grabber/trash picker (optional)
  • Garbage bag
  • Nature area or yard
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today, BibleMouse friends, we're going to be God's helpers and clean up His beautiful world!

💭 Review Question: What special things did God create that we want to keep clean?
2Teaching (5 min)

When we see trash on the ground, we can help take care of God's creation by picking it up carefully.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Trash hurts plants and animals
  • God wants us to be good caretakers
  • Cleaning is a way to show love for creation
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens to animals when trash is left outside?
  • How can we help keep our neighborhood clean?
3Activity: Creation Clean-Up Adventure (6 min)
hands-on

Supervised outdoor trash collection with safety precautions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on garden gloves
  2. Walk with a grown-up in a safe area
  3. Carefully pick up visible trash
  4. Put trash in garbage bag
  5. Wash hands after activity
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Collect trash in a small, contained area

Challenge: Create a neighborhood clean-up map

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate how we helped take care of God's wonderful world!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we do to help keep creation clean?
  • Why is it important to pick up trash?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about recycling and reusing things

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children can learn environmental stewardship through supervised, safe activities

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Always supervise closely during outdoor activities
  • Use child-safe gloves and tools
  • Make cleaning feel like a fun game
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get distracted or want to touch inappropriate items

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about helping, careful following of instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse 'Creation Helpers' sticker chart
  • Draw pictures of a clean, beautiful world
  • Sing a song about taking care of God's earth

Ready for Tomorrow?

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