*🪂👶Beginners* – 1-3 Years *⛳Alive in Jesus Sabbath School Lesson 7, 1st Quarter* *🧮Sabbath 7 February 15 2025* *💠God Made the Earth* *⛲🗃️Memory Verse:* Sing the “Scripture Song”, Genesis 1:1, and invite parents and children to say the memory verse together: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). *🔰References* Genesis 1:1 *🪁🔰WELCOME AND SENSORY TIME* 1. Warmly welcome each individual child and parent/caregiver. 2. Guide children to the Creation sensory play areas. 3. Acknowledge and intentionally connect with parents/caregivers. 4. Learn all names of family members. 5. Foster a warm welcoming atmosphere (background music). 6. Invite parents/caregivers to share prayer needs and pray together, for each other, and for the children. *🪁🔰PRAISE TIME* *🚥Invite parents/caregivers* to sit on the floor with their child (where possible) or behind their child’s chair so that they can contribute to their child’s Sabbath School time. Have props easily on hand to be able to transition through the song to keep the children’s attention. These songs and props for each child will form the majority of the program. Between each song, talk briefly about our loving God and how He created our world. Sing these songs together, encouraging parents/caregivers to sing with you: *🚥“Shake a Little Hand and Say Good Morning.”* Welcome children and parents by smiling and shaking hands. Tell the children you are so happy to see them today! *🚥“Colors.”* Blow bubbles and talk about the pretty colors that Jesus made. *🚥“Jesus Made the Sunshine.”* Give each child a sun on a stick to wave. As they sing, talkabout the warm, bright sun, made by our loving God. *🚥“The Trees Are Gently Swaying.”* Talk about the green trees and the pretty flowers that God made for us to enjoy. Give each child a green fabric strip to wave. Then sing “The Flowers Are Gently Nodding” (same tune) and give each child a fabric flower to plant in a box. *🚥“Animals, Animals.”* Give a toy animal to each child and talk about the different animals God made. Which is their favorite? *🚥“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.”* Our world is so big, but God is bigger and He cares for us. Invite children and parents to sit on the floor and roll a ball to each other as you sing. *🚥“1 . . . 2 . . . 3, God Loves Me.”* Give each child a mirror. Talk about how much Jesus loves each child. *🚥“Sabbath Is a Happy Day.”* Give each child a musical instrument or shaker to play as you sing. Talk about the different things you love about the Sabbath day and why it is so special. *🪁🔰PRAYER TIME* Sing “When It’s Time to Pray” and invite the children to kneel reverently, fold their hands, and close their eyes. Pray a short prayer or ask them to repeat after you: “Thank You, Jesus, for making . . . (relate to the weekly Big Idea). We love You. Amen.” *🪁🔰INTERACTIVE BIBLE STORY TIME* Say: It’s time for us to hear a story of how God created our big, beautiful world! Shall we see what’s inside the story bag today? *🪁🪁* *🪁🔰.Story bag:*AIJ Creation cards, large ball, water, container, bubbles, flashlight Say: God made such a special earth for you and me. God made many good things because He LOVES us. Do you remember some of the things God made? (Use the AIJ Creation Picture Cards from website to count together 1. . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . ) Roll a ball to someone and say, “flowers” and invite a child to roll it back to you when they repeat the word. Repeat this pattern and use different creation words each time. Say: Shhhhh! (Hold fingers up to lips.) Can you hear or see the sounds of our beautiful world too? What can you see and hear? Ask children to sit very quietly or lie down and listen to all the sounds of the beautiful world. ~. Use a small container to swish water. ~. Blow bubbles over them for the “clouds.” ~. Flicker flashlight on the ceiling for “stars.” Say: The beautiful world God created was about to have even more life, because God was going to make more things! Say together: God is good! He made the earth for you! Note: You might also choose to read the weekly lesson narrative as part of this Interactive Bible Story Time. *🪁🧚‍♂️OFFERING* Sing “Here Is My Money” and say: We bring our offerings to show Jesus that we love Him. He will use our money to help others know about His wonderful love too. Invite a different child each week to collect the offering, then say a short prayer. *🪁🧚‍♂️NATURE BOX SEGMENT* 🚥Sing the “Nature Box” song. “What’s in the Nature Box, I’d like to see, something inside God made for me! Will it be green or yellow or blue? Whatever it is, it’s made just for YOU!” 🚥Show the children the nature objects and invite them to hold them as you talk about them and ask them questions. (Nature Box ideas might include: fresh fruit or vegetables, shells, leaves, flowers, bird’s nest, small plants, seeds, or small animals/pictures of animals.) 🚥Then say together, “Thank You, God, for creating . . . !” *🪁🧚‍♂️PARENT/CHILD ACTIVITY* 🚥Sing “Shall We Go for a Walk Today?” as you walk with the children around the classroom to find some nature objects (flowers, toy animals, leaves). 🚥Then say: I wonder where the Creation Picture Cards are today? Can you find them and bring them to me? Ask each child to share what they like about their Creation card. (Always praise efforts and encourage parent participation.) 🚥These crafts focus on an aspect of the story or learning goal, while fostering a special time of connection with parents/caregivers and their child. 🚥This segment can also include a special song of your choice for someone who has had a birthday that week. *🪁🧚‍♂️GOODBYE SONG* 🚥Tell the children how happy you are that they came to Sabbath School today! 🚥Pray: Pray a short prayer for God to be very close to the children and their families in the week ahead. 🚥Sing together: “Sabbath School Is Over.” Wave goodbye to the children as you sing.