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THEME: We Care for God’s Creation! PRESCHOOL SESSION (can be done with children only or within a family gathering) 0895350Table activity: As the students arrive, they can work on the God Made the Earth paper plate craft. Write the phrase on each paper plate in advance and put out green and blue crayons and markers or green and blue bingo markers (families can participate in the same activity)Supplies: Bingo Markers/Paper plates020510500Circle time Supplies: Print outsWhat is the Earth? You made beautiful green and blue pictures when you arrived today that said God made the earth. Does anyone know what the earth is? It is where we live and GOD is so special that God created the whole world, including the planet we live on called Earth. God made the water, the dirt, the light, the trees, the plants, the animals, ALL the people and so much more! God created You and Me! God is very special. Because God is so special, everything God created is ALSO special and we need to take care of it. That is why we take care of our pets, and we water plants we might have in our house, and we throw away our garbage instead of throwing in in the lawn, and we love each other! It is all because we care about the world God made! Let’s sing a song about God’s creation! ( Each child will have one of the signs below to hold up that “illustrates” the verse at the appropriate time)Handout can be found at: Stations (choice based..they do not have to visit all!) (can visit with a family member if this is a family gathering)Water Table with “blooming flowers” (SUPPLIES: water bin filled/flower print outs/water/markers)Children are given a printout “flower” to decorate as they please with the markers. Teacher/assistant then “folds in” the petals. When the flower is placed in the water, the petals magically “bloom” and open. 054419500This can be found on our Pinterest Board for Early Childhood at Exploration Table If you want to try and have a lot of fun with light on a budget, there are online plans to create your own “Light sensory table”. An inexpensive plan can be found on our Pinterest board for Early ChildhoodLight table plans can be found on our Early Childhood Pinterest Page:, as we have done, set up a table lamp, projector, camping lantern or other strong light with various items that kids can use to make shadows on the wall!0000 “Dirt” table (brown pom poms bin with shovels and shells, fake flowers, stones, etc. (WILL be set up) (SUPPLIES: plastic bin filled with pom poms and natural items, shovels)Plan for this sensory bin can be found on our Early Childhood Pinterest Board at: Puzzles (laminated) (WILL be set up) (Supplies: laminated people puzzles)People puzzles come from our Early Childhood Pinterest Page and can be found at: and STORY time“Green Street Park” is a book published by the USCCB about caring for the earth. It can be found online022860Snack: Dirt cups or Ants on a LOG would be great themed snacks for this lesson! Closing / Whole Group: HAPPY EARTH / SAD EARTH SORTING0-4445 Children will be asked whether or not each activity will be HAPPY for the EARTH or SAD for the earth. If it is HAPPY for the earth it makes God happy and shows God that we are taking good care of His gift to us! ................
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