Seven Days of Creation
Scripture Memory Work:
Younger students: Genesis 1:1-3
Older students: Genesis 1 - Genesis 2:3
Bible Reading: Genesis 1 - Genesis 2:3
Since the earliest chapters of the Bible are so foundational for the Christian faith, for life, and for basic understanding of history and science, I think it is important for students to read and re-read this portion of the Bible and become very familiar with it -- even memorize it!
In our home we take this portion of the Bible and we read it, write it, sing it . . . we watch our little Creation Video that features it, and ultimately aim to memorize the entire portion of Genesis 1 - Genesis 2:3.
Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 ESV. This is a little video I put together to add some visual effects to the dramatized reading of the creation story. This video covers all seven days of creation. In our classroom, we watch it over and over again as an interesting way to work on our goal of actually memorizing this entire chapter of scripture.
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>> Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 1-3 ESV (PastorDoostyn)
Stories of the Bible: Creation. A cute little animated film, especially geared towards younger children, which tells the story of creation. The same company also has THIS version of the creation story for older kids.
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>> The Beginning (Read and Share Bible)
>> The Creation (The Beginner Bible)
>> God Created the World (The Gospel Project for Kids)
>> The Creation Story (The Gospel Project for Kids)
>> The Creation Story (ShareFaith Kids)
God’s Story: Creation. We really love all the episodes from the God’s Story series. They are very simple, concise, and straight to the point, while still be very entertaining for students of every age group
How God Made the Universe. A cute little animated film that tells the story of creation, from the “Minno Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids” series.
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>> Creation Song: God Made It All (Minno)
God Made Everything. God Made Everything. A fun, colorful, and easy-to-understand Bible story—perfect for children of all ages. It’s a great way to start teaching them about the world God made and His amazing love for them!
There is also a FREE lesson that goes along with this video, on the Trueway Kids Website!
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>> God Made Us (Trueway Kids) (and FREE lesson)
The Seven Days of Creation. Douglas talks about how God created the world, and everything in it, in the seven days of creation.
Mystery of History
Our family is working through the Mystery of History series as our core history textbook, and just reading chapters in the textbook as they correspond with our history lessons laid out on this website.
What in the World? Ancient Civilizations and the Bible. More geared towards older students. These audio lectures by Diana Waring give a Biblical account of world history that is exciting, informative, and insightful. This is part of the History Revealed program. Our family isn’t doing the History Revealed program (we started, but decided we liked the Mystery of History better); but we still use the “What in the World?” audio lectures to supplement our history program.
The section that corresponds with today’s topic is:
Track 2: Creation
Music and Dance
We like to sing and dance in our classroom. Singing fun, catchy songs (especially if they have motions or dance moves!) is always a great way to get kids engaged in the lesson, having fun, and remembering what they are learning.
God Made the Heavens and the Earth Song. A catchy little song that teaches what God created on which day.
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>> God Created | Genesis 1:1 (Seeds Kids Worship)
>> God Created with Motions | Genesis 1:1 (Seeds Kids Worship)
Days of Creation - Dance and Motions. Sing through the days of creation.
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>> God Made the Heavens and the Earth Song (Taylor Browning)
>> In the Beginning Worship Song (Reavo)
>> My God Is So Big (Listener Kids)
>> The Creation Song (Gospel Through Songs
Memory Verse Song: It Was Very Good. A catchy little tune to help kids memorize Genesis 1:31 (ESV)
Hands-On Activities
Arts, crafts, and other hands-on activities make learning fun, and helps to reinforce the lesson so kids can remember better what they learned.
Creation Themed Activity. Ignoring the fact that this is from a Latter Day Saints channel, the actual activity is really cute, simple, and fun – a great way to add some “hands on” learning to any creation themed lesson.
Christian Apologetics
"Christian Apologetics" is a phrase often used to describe the action of defending the Christian faith. We believe that the Bible is true, but that belief isn't a "blind faith". We aren't just believing the Bible because we want to, we believe it because it is true, and there are many ways that we can know that it is true.
There are many people who would like to prove the Bible to be wrong, but in over 2,000 years every attempt at proving the Bible wrong has failed. At the same time, there are many people who would like us to believe that there isn't a God, and that everything came into existence "by chance" and by the process of evolution. But there are many ways in which the evidence for evolution falls apart and can be proven false.
So basically, "Christian Apologetics" is about taking a step beyond just learning the truth of Scripture, and actually digging into learning about how we can defend our faith in the midst of doubts, skepticisms, and any number of attacks against it.
Creation Detectives. A short little lesson video to show kids how incredible God’s creation is, and to encourage them to be “creation detectives” and be on the lookout for things to admire about God’s amazing creation.
Answers Building Blocks with Brian and Avery. Answers in Genesis made this amazing series of videos that take kids through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. The series is actually an entire Sunday School Program and Homeschool Bible Curriculum, but after trying out the actual program, our family moved away from doing the book work and lessons and have really just been enjoying watching all of the videos, without the extra content -- and would really highly recommend these videos for children of all ages!
The video that pertains to this particular lesson is:
S01 E07: God Created Everything
Did God Create the World in 6 Literal Days?
This question comes up a lot in apologetics. You read the creation account in Genesis, and at first glance it seems very straight forward and clear. But then doubts set in, and skeptics bring up the question: were the "days" of creation actually literal 24-hour days?
Evolution attacks God and His creation at every angle, which is why it is important to have a solid foundation and clear understanding of the truth.
Creation Was Six Literal Days. In this seminar, Ken Ham makes a very bold statement. He says that, "If we don't believe in six literal days, we actually open the door to the collapse of Christian morality in our nation." . . . how can the debate about about the six days of creation be such a huge topic that it can go on to influence even the morality of a nation? Watch this seminar production to find out!
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>> You CANNOT Deny the Six-Day Creation Once You Realize This (Ken Ham)
>> Could God Have Used LONG Days During Creation? (Answers in Genesis)
In Awe of the Creator | Genesis 1:1-25 | Pastor Jeff Talbert. This sermon is Part 1 of a series of sermons featuring the book of Genesis. In this message, Pastor Jeff Talbert unpacks the creation story in a verse-by-verse look at Genesis 1.
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>> The Creator is Bigger Than You Can Imagine | Pastor Jeff Talbert (Westosha Lakes Church)
>> Fully Human | Pastor Jeff Talbert (Westosha Lakes Church)
>> In the Beginning | Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 | Pastor Jesse Smith (River City Christian)
>> Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 | Matthew Pilkington (SRMbradford)
>> Genesis 1 Verse-by-Verse | The Beginning | Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer (Sheridan Church)
More Resources
Here are some more resources, if you are interested.
Days of Creation for Kids. Listen to some children tell the story of creation, with cute little drawings to illustrate the story.
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>> Creation for Kids: God Rested, and More About Day 6 (bibliatv)
Storytelling: Genesis Creation. Susan is a creative and dynamic teacher. In this video she tells the story of creation for kids.
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>> Genesis Creation Story Game, Poster, Color Sheet Resources (Wright Ideas with Susan)
(Also check out Susan’s Store to purchase the printables that go with this lesson)
Days of Creation Matching Game. Days of Creation Matching Game. Just your basic memory game, but a fun activity and game for younger kids. Just print, color, cut, and play! . . . (find the link to the free printable sheets in the video description section).
For more ideas and fun activities, check out my Pinterest page:
Pinterest Page: Creation