Creation story classification

[Di in NJ]

We're rowing I Am an Artist, and it stretched into 2 weeks b/c we didn't have school every day last week. I brainstormed some additional activities for it, and, jumping off from the "God is the original artist" idea, I came up with making classification cards of the things that God created in the first 7 days.

For example, day 1 had a black card (for darkness) and a yellow card (for light). Since God rested on the 7th day, I made a blank card to represent "nothing."

We read the creation story & Jimmy had a blast sorting the cards into days. It was difficult for him to remember the days, but I think he got the point that God created everything.

[Kristina J]

Ooooo! Great idea!

[AndreaD]

What a fun idea! And that is the PERFECT book to do this time of year!

[Di in NJ]

And that is the PERFECT book to do this time of year!

:yes: We're enjoying taking nature walks, especially when they lead us to the park. We're also enjoying the plants we started from seeds back in The Carrot Seed's week.

So far, I think this might actually be my favorite B4 book. Shocked me, gotta say. (I would have sworn Goodnight Moon would be my fav.)

[Amanda Williams]

Di, Will you post what you did for the rest of the days? ;)
TIA!! :D

[Di in NJ]

We kept it pretty light, actually. We did several days of Bible verses (there's a lot of passages about creation showing God's glory). We did a nature walk, and collected things to use in an art project on another day. The art project was a big hit! I used a hot glue gun, though, so they just told me where to glue stuff on. It wasn't quite as hands-on as I would have liked, but such it is.

[Amanda Williams]

Thanks, Di! :D