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Creation Care Helpers

Caring for God's Creation

Day 175of 180
Week 35of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God wants us to care for the earth

2

Create a poster showing ways to protect God's creation

3

Develop a sense of responsibility for the environment

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 the responsibility to care for and protect His creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large white poster paper
  • Colored markers or crayons
  • Nature pictures (optional)
  • Stickers (optional)

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather and review what we've learned about taking care of God's world this week

💭 Review Question: What special things have we learned about helping the earth?
2Teaching (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how we can be special helpers for God's beautiful creation

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made the world and wants us to take care of it
  • We can help by saving water, recycling, and being kind to animals
  • Our poster will remind others to love and protect God's world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How can we be creation helpers?
  • What special things can you do to take care of the earth?
3Activity: Creation Care Poster (6 min)
project

Create a colorful poster showing ways to care for God's world

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a big piece of white paper
  2. Draw pictures of ways to help the earth
  3. Write simple words like 'Save Water' or 'Recycle'
  4. Use bright colors to make the poster fun
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw pictures or write words

Challenge: Add more detailed drawings or additional earth-care ideas

4Closing (3 min)

Share posters and talk about how we can be creation helpers

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about caring for God's world?
  • What is your favorite way to help the earth?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll review all the amazing animals we've learned about this year!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson builds on previous discussions about recycling and conservation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in poster making
  • Focus on positive, age-appropriate actions
  • Make the activity fun and encouraging
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may need help understanding abstract concepts of environmental care

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about helping the earth, creative poster-making

Extension Activities

  • Hang poster in a special place at home
  • Take a family walk and pick up any litter you see
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional creation care coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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