As a teacher of youth Sunday school, I feel it is vital to show children the connection between what is happening in the world today and how to relate it to their beliefs. My 9-11 year old students like to feel they can make a difference in their world and this lesson can start them thinking about ways to do that. 
Bible Story:
The Creation: read the following passage from the bible. As it’s quite lengthy, have the students each read a verse each.
Genesis 1: 1-31
Genesis 2: 1-2
Discussion 1:
Talk about the sequence of events. Have the children discuss the meaning of time – that a “day” is not a day as they know it, but rather some other period of time that was called a “day” – remember God created day and night and so when he started there was neither.
Activity:
Give each student a piece of paper and some art/craft supplies and have them illustrate what happened on one day of the week of creation. Either let them choose which day – or you give one day to each student. Below their picture they should write the day ““ i.e. Day 1 – and the words “And the Lord saw that it was good.”
Discussion 2:
Show them a picture of the earth from space. Do they think this is how God saw his work? What is happening to the world that God created today? What examples can they give of man harming our earth? You are looking for examples of pollution, litter, extinction, limited resources, etc.
Do the students think that God is happy with what we are doing to the world he created for us?
Now ask the students what they can do to help re-educate people about the world that God made, and how to protect it.
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