Teach Children About the Seven Days of Creation

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Welcome to ABCJesusLovesMe! Discover fun ways help you teach the young children in your life the seven days of creation.

Scroll down to see ways to cover each day, from the beginning of creation to God’s sabbath.

Find additional age-appropriate Creation learning ideas in these ABCJesusLovesMe products:

Creation Bible Story & Books

Scripture: Genesis 1
The Beginner's Bible for Toddlers: pg 7-17
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 14-17
The Beginner's Bible: pg 7-13
My Story Bible: pg 8-9
Through the Bible in Felt: pg 1-2

	Who Made the World? Part of the Little Blessings series, this book answers questions that young children have about creation.
	God Gave Us You A great book answering the question "Where did I come from?".

Creation Bible Verse

Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Tune: Are You Sleeping

In the beginning, (2x)
God created (2x)
The heavens and the earth (2x)
Genesis 1:1 (2x)

Creation Activities

Creation Scavenger Hunt
There are many ideas to teach each day of Creation. But what about an activity to combine all seven?

Creation Interactive Bible Story

Flannelgraph Needed:

Water board
Individual pieces listed below

Creation Story:

Read from a Children's Bible or an adult Bible and have the children place the appropriate pieces on the board as needed. Or use the Interactive Creation Bible script found in Old Testament Curriculum, 1 Year Interactive Bible Stories, 2 Year Interactive Bible Stories. and 3 Year Interactive Bible Stories.

As you read the story, have the child give a thumbs up every time God says, "It is good!"

	Day 1 Flannelgraph Pieces If possible, begin with the board covered with a black piece of material. Remove half of the black material to show a strip of white material. Day 2 Flannelgraph Pieces Remove the white and black material and show the sky and the sea.
	Day 3 Flannelgraph Pieces S2, S3, S7, S8-9, S20, 180A
	Day 4 Flannelgraph Pieces 174, 175, 176
	Day 5 Flannelgraph Pieces An assortment of 138, 139, 140, 141, 148, 151
	Day 6 Flannelgraph Pieces An assortment of animals 123, 129, 135, 159
	Day 6 Flannelgraph Pieces 13, 93