God Made the Land and the Sea

“And God called the dry ground “land” and the water “seas.” And God saw that it was good.”                                  Genesis 1:10

Introduction:

Introduce the lesson by reading Genesis 1:9-10 (I think NLT is the best translation for this).

From reading these verses we learn that God made the Land and Sea!

Lesson: The Leatherback Sea Turtle

Check out THIS LINK!  It takes you to a pdf that tells you all about the Leatherback Sea Turtle, the largest turtle.

Quick Facts:

·         They eat jelly fish, sea squirts, and other soft bodied animals.

·         They’re an endangered species.

·         They lay their eggs on land, specifically beaches.

·         These baby sea turtles are 2-3 inches when they’re just hatched, they can grow to be 4-8 feet long.

·         They don’t really know how long these sea turtles live, it’s assumed they live a really long time.

The link has a lot of other really cool things to know about these sea turtles. 

Craft: Turtles

Check out this LINK.

Supplies:

·         Construction paper or craft foam

·         Egg Carton

·         Googly Eyes

·         Paint

·         Glue

Memory Verse Games

·         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.

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