This lesson was prepared to teach a Children’s Church lesson centered on the Children’s Catechism questions 1-5. It can easily be adapted for other uses. The outline is below, you can download the complete lesson as PDF.
Lesson Plan: Creation (Qs 1-5)
- ACTS Prayer (see pages 3-4 of PDF for handouts)
- Give a blank ACTS prayer paper to each child. ACTS Prayer: Creation can be on back.
- Explain each part of the ACTS prayer format.
- A) Adoration. Praise God for being who he is.
- C) Confession. Confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. We can be general in this very public setting, but when you pray on your own or in a small group, be specific.
- T) Thanksgiving. Express our thanks in all things. All things are from God and all things work together for those that love God. Tell Him thank you!
- S) Supplication. Everything we want, need, and desire should be taken to God in prayer. Pray for all kinds of people.
- Write ACTS on the board and ask the kids for suggestions for each part.
- Pray out load an ACTS prayer based on what we wrote on the board
- Bible reading. Read Genesis 1:1-2:3 and make the “Creation Mix” snack
Idea taken from this Children’s Ministry Magazine article - Get a bowl and the ingredients ready.
- Read day 1, Genesis 1:1-5. Add mini-Oreos (day and night).
- Read day 2, Genesis 1:6-8. Add Frosted Mini-Wheats (frosting is clouds, wheat is ground).
- Read day 3, Genesis 1:9-13. Add raisins (fruit).
- Read day 4, Genesis 1:14-19. Add M&Ms (stars).
- Read day 5, Genesis 1:20-23. Add goldfish (fish).
- Read day 6, Genesis 1:24-31. Add animal crackers (animals).
- Read day 7, Genesis 2:1-3. Add marshmallows (pillows).
- Memory verse while eating snack.
- Say a blessing, then allow the kids to begin eating.
- “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (ESV)
- Play memorization games.
- Everyone say it together, just the boys, just the girls, who can say it louder, etc.
- Give each child a flash card with memory verse to take home. Flash Card PDF, print on card stock before class.
- Catechism: questions 1-5 (Use PDF Page 5)
- Let the children answer the questions
- Read the supporting Bible verse
- Play games with reciting the answer for each question (i.e., all the boys answer. All the girls answer.)
- Play games giving away candy for correct answers, maybe they earn one point for each correct answer and they get to take home one candy per point so they are not messing with the candy in class.
- Craft: Creation Coloring Books
- Prayer: Close with ACTS Prayer: Creation (See PDF Page 4)
- Explain that we can use the ACTS Prayer after every Bible reading or study.
- A What did we hear in His word that we can Adore God for?
- C What did we hear that convicted us of sin, reminding us to confess?
- T What did we hear that we should be thankful for?
- S What were we reminded to ask God for? Were you reminded that something we need comes from God? Ask for it in prayer.
- Use the example (PDF page 4) ACTS prayer to close the lesson.
If this lesson goes well in the classroom, I will continue to create these, taking the lesson from the Children’s Catechism. The plan is to continue using the ACTS prayer model, but spend less time talking about ACTS prayer once they know it in future lessons.
