$4.95. Lessons for Sabbath School and Home Unit 2 The Creation Book One Beginners. Youth Educational Adventures. God s Promise.

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1 $4.95 Youth Educational Adventures Lessons for Sabbath School and Home Unit 2 The Creation Book One Beginners God s Promise Name:

2 Youth Educational Adventures The Creation Series Book One Beginners The purpose of this series of lessons is to introduce each child to God as Creator. We hope to instill an awe and a respect for God s creation, and to give each child an alternative to the evolutionary assumptions so much a part of today s education. We also want to develop in the children a love for learning about God which will bring them again and again to church and to Sabbath School. We hope to encourage daily contact with God through prayer and devotional Bible readings. In the process, we hope to create in each child an expectation of fully participating as a baptized member in God s church. We also pray that the lessons in this book will translate into knowledge and behavior becoming of a child of the King. Ronald Dart - Publications Editor Allie Dart - Managing Editor Sandi McCaskill - Contributing Editor Camery Pollard - Layout and Design CEM and YEA would like to thank Emily Pollard for appearing on our front cover. Our vision is to create Christian educational opportunities for all our children so that they will build a lasting relationship with God and experience the joys of salvation and the rewards of God s Kingdom. Christian Educational Ministries P. O. Box 560 Whitehouse, Texas phone: fax: website: Index Of Lessons Lesson 1 My Father s World Lesson 2 God s Zoo Lesson3 The First People Lesson 4 God Rested Lesson 5 The First Family Lesson 6 Build A What? Lesson 7 Two by Two Lesson 8 Let It Rain! Lesson 9 Fly, Fly Away Copyright Christian Educational Ministries All Rights Reserved 6/01 Lesson 10 A Rainbow Reminder... 22

3 Lesson 2 God s Zoo Memory Verse: God saw everything that he had made... and it was very good. - Genesis 1:31 God was very busy on the first four days of creation. Everything looked good! But, God was not finished making things. There was lots of water everywhere. So, God started making creatures to live in the water. He made Alligators with sharp teeth, and Bass and Catfish to swim in the rivers. He made playful Dolphins and slippery Eels to swim in the oceans. God made great big whales and little tiny minnows. He made the eight-armed octopus and clams with hard shells. He filled the water with critters of all sizes, shapes and kinds. Then God looked at the big blue sky. He started making birds of all different colors. There were red and blue birds. He made green parrots and black crows. It was like God used a box of crayons to color every bird. At the end of the fifth day there was color everywhere! On the sixth day God started making creatures for the land. He made big animals and small animals. He made fuzzy furry creatures and creepy crawly critters. There were animals from A to Z. And everything God made was good! 6

4 Activity Color the picture and circle the things that were not a part of God s creation in today s lesson. 7

5 Lesson 2 Parent & Teacher s Guide God s Zoo Memory Verse: God saw everything that he had made... and it was very good. - Genesis 1:31 Objectives At the end of this lesson, the children will be able to: 1. State that everything God made is good. 2. Name some things that God made to fly in the sky. 3. Name some things that God made in the water. 4. Tell what God created next. 5. Recite their memory verse. Scriptures Genesis 1:20:25 Words to Know EEL - long, snake-like fish CREATURE - something that lives WALRUS - a large arctic sea mammal with tusks TUSKS - long, large pointed teeth outside of the mouth CHEETAH - a swift, spotted cat of Africa Materials Needed Bible, YEA students and teacher s books, attendance and memory verse charts, stars, songbook, cassette player, music tapes, crayons, scissors, dog puppet, sponges, spools, green and brown paint, glue, green construction paper, wiggle eyes and paper plates 6 Parent s Pause and Teacher s Tips Just because you are talking doesn t necessarily mean that the children are listening. That is why it is important that time be taken after new information has been presented to check for understanding. This can be done in a variety of ways. You can have the children retell the story or act it out. You can play a game or sing a song about the important facts in the lesson. Or, you can ask questions, being careful to allow time for the children to think before answering. If the information has been missed or misunderstood, take time to go over that part of the lesson again. Remember, our goal is to lead these little ones into an understanding of the Word of God. Using a puppet dialog as a method of teaching allows the puppet to ask questions that the children may have, but do not know how to voice. It helps to hold the attention of your class, while allowing you to convey important truths. Before you come to class, cut enough white paper plates in half so that each child will have one half. You will also need to copy and cut out the pattern for the turtle head, tail and legs on green construction paper. The patterns can be found on the pattern page A located in the center of this book. Cut sponges into 1" pieces. To make the sponge painting easier for the children, glue sponge pieces to the flat end of thread

6 spools. That way the children can avoid getting too dirty by holding the spool as a handle. Lesson (Introduce the children to Alpha again.) Last night Alpha and I went for a walk. As I looked up into the sky, I saw some of the beautiful things that God made. Ask: Can you name some of the things in the sky that God made? The moon was shining brightly. Stars twinkled everywhere. * Alpha: (Excited) I remember something God made. He made something I like very much trees! I love trees. I love to sniff around trees. Trees are some of my favorite things! I m so glad God made trees! God was very busy creating things in last week s lesson. * Alpha: He sure was! First He made the world. Then He made the sun, moon and stars. After that, He added beauty everywhere. There were many different kinds of trees. Green grass covered hills and valleys. Great tall mountains stood with their heads in the clouds. Little streams splashed their way over rocks. Flowing rivers cut their way down the mountains. The rivers made lakes and great oceans. Everything looked good! * Alpha: I guess God is so big and strong, there is nothing He can t do. But, God was not finished creating. * Alpha: What was next? There was lots of water everywhere. God wanted to make some more things. He made big and small fish and other critters to live in the water. * Alpha: You mean, like sea monsters? No, God made alligators with sharp teeth, and bass and catfish to swim in the rivers. Then He made the playful dolphins and slippery eels to swim in the oceans. God made great big whales and little tiny minnows. He made the octopus and the clams that lived in shells. God filled the water with creatures of all sizes, shapes and kinds. * Alpha: Did you say catfish? Did they have whiskers? Yes, as a matter of fact they did. Next, God wanted to make the sky beautiful. It was a shame to have such a big blue sky with only clouds floating by. So, God made birds. There were red birds and blue birds. He made bright yellow canaries and green parrots. There were snowy white doves and shiny black crows. * Alpha: It sounds like God opened a box of crayons and colored the birds He made. The world was beautiful with color everywhere. Now, there were fish and critters in the water. There were birds in the sky. * Alpha: What about all that land? God didn t forget about that. He began to put creatures 7 on the land. * Alpha: This is where I come in! God made big hairy apes and bears. He put them in the forests and jungles. He made wooly sheep and cows. God placed them on the grassy hillsides. He made medium-sized cats with long tails. And He made all kinds of dogs. * Alpha: Handsome ones, like me? Some of the creatures God made looked funny. The walrus had long tusks. Monkeys looked like little hairy people. The zebra looked like a horse with striped pajamas! God made animals from A to Z. The elephant with it s big white tusks was very large. The little gray field mouse was very small. The cheetah ran very fast. And, some were very slow, like the turtle. God made fuzzy furry creatures. He made creepy crawly critters. He made birds with feathers and fish with scales. The world was now a beautiful hopping, buzzing, splashing, galloping place. And everything God made was good! *Alpha: Wow! How did God know how to make all of those different kinds of animals? God is bigger and stronger and smarter than any of us. There is nothing that our God can not do! Review Questions 1. Name the things that God made to fly in the sky. 2. Name some things that swim in the water. 3. What did God say about everything He made? Song My God Is So Big is on page 14 of the Kids Classics Collection. Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this beautiful world that you made, and for all the animals and birds that you gave us to enjoy. Help me to remember how big and strong you are. In Jesus name. Amen. Activity Give each child half of a white paper plate to be used as the turtle shell. Allow them to sponge paint the shell with various shades of green and brown. Glue the legs, head and tail to the back of the plate. The patterns can be found on the pattern page A located in the center of this book. Allow the children to glue a wiggle eye to the turtle s head.

7 Pattern Page Beginners Creation Series Book One Lesson 2 (This is the pattern for the activity found in the Teacher s Guide for Beginners Creation Book One.)