God Made the Animals in the Water and in the Sky

Introduction:

Read Genesis 1:20-22

            Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

Games:

·         Memory

o   Match animals

o   Match adult animals with their offspring (“Be fruitful and multiply.”)

·         Pin the tail on the donkey

o   Or any other fun animal.

Craft:

Jellyfish  Directions.

·         Paper Plates

·         Googley eyes Or Construction Paper

·         Ribbon/ streamers

·         Water Colors (for the paper plates

·         Glue

·         Scissors

Directions

1.       Paint the bottoms of the Paper Plates with water colors.

2.       Glue on eyes and the streamers/ribbons to the tops of the paper plates (like shown in the picture)

3.       Hang around the classroom.

Snack

Fish Baggies filled with Goldfish Crackers.

Memory Verse:

Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply.

Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 1:22 (NLT)

Memory Verse Game Ideas:

·         Act it out.

o   Brainstorm motions with the students to match their memory verse. When children learn movements they are less likely to “lose it” from their memory.

·         Post It Cover Up

o   For this activity write the memory verse on the front board of the classroom. Practice reading it once together and then use post-it notes to cover up one of the words. Then, practice reading the verse again followed by covering up a second word with post-it notes. Continue this pattern until the entire verse is covered and the children are saying the verse from memory. This is an interesting spin on traditional drilling of a verse by repetition. You could also reverse the game beginning with some words covered and have children guess the missing words.

·         Find, Assemble, and Read

o   Put each word from the verse onto separate sheets of paper. Hide them around and have the kids find the words. Once the kids have found the words, congregate at a meeting spot and assemble the sentence and read them.

Our Room Decorating Results: