Opening Activity

• The child can act as different animals. This could be done as a guessing game.

Bible Story

• On the fifth day God made thousands and thousands of different kinds of birds and fish. God looked at all He had made and said “It is good.” (Genesis 1: 20-23) Mention a few birds/fish that the child knows.
• On the sixth day God made all the animals. He made the giraffe with the long neck and the lions and tigers with their sharp teeth – God made them all! (Genesis 1: 24-25)
• Although God had made many wonderful things, He still had something else to make and He made this in a very special way. Show the child a handful of dust and ask them what they think they could make from it. God took some dust from the ground and made the first man. The man came alive when God breathed into Him. The name of the first man was Adam. (Genesis 1: 26-31) Explain to the child that when God made Adam He used His own image (what He is like) as a pattern. This means that God designed man to be in some ways like Himself. Because we are made in God’s image, we are different from other animals. We can think about things. It means that we know the difference between right and wrong, and can learn to follow God and His ways.
• God made the world and everything in it in six days. When He had finished He said it was very good. On the seventh day He rested and admired everything He had made. (Genesis 2: 1-3) Talk about how we need to rest when we have been really busy.
• Conclude by stating that the world God had made was absolutely perfect and He was pleased with everything that He had made