God Made Humans and Put Them in a Special Garden

Introduction:

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.

Genesis 2:7-8

Snack:

Caterpillar Kabobs- Grapes, frosting, chocolate chips

Butterfly Baggies- Baggie, clothespin, pipe cleaners, beads, a snack for inside the bag.

Craft: Plant a Person!

You’ll need:

·         A Popsicle Stick

·         A Cut out of a Person, (preferably the size of the popsicle stick)

·         A small clay pot

·         Flower Seeds

·         Potting Soil

Directions:

Have the kids decorate the little person. Glue the little person to the popsicle stick. Plant the and the little person in the clay pot. Instruct the kids to water their flowers and watch them grow!

Activity: Self-Portraits

Have the kids trace their hands and feet, then fill in the rest to make a self-portrait!

Lesson:

Read Genesis 2:4-25-

·         When sharing this with the students, summarize in your own words. I suggest acting out as much of it as you can.

·         Talk about how when God created the first humans, they had a job to do. Describe their job.

·         Discuss ways that we can take care of the plants and animals.

Memory Verse:

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.

Genesis 2:7-8

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.

·         Use Your Fingers

o   Write the key words to the verse in pudding or finger paint to help with memorization.

·         Rainbow Words

o   Write the verse in the colors of the rainbow. Make sure each word is a DIFFERENT color!

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