The ideas below may help you when teaching a lesson on Adam and Eve. Feel free to use these ideas to supplement your current curriculum or to make your own lesson.
Story Suggestions
- Genesis 2:4-25 - Adam and Eve
- Genesis 3 - Adam and Eve Fall Into Sin
Game Ideas
The General Says
Directions: The "general" stands in the middle of the circle of chairs and gives commands to each child. These commands are not to be obeyed unless the command begins with the words, "The general says." Any child that follows orders without this authority are out of the game and must leave the circle. Sample commands might include:
- Scratch your head
- Step forward one step
- Salute
- Turn around twice
Apple Guessing Game
Directions: Give each child an apple (they can be green or red, or both). Let each child examine their apple very carefully, looking for anything that they can remember about their apple. Once all of the children have had a chance to do this, collect the apples in a basket and place the basket in the center of the table. Now have the children come up to the basket and see if they can identify their apple. Just like apples can be told apart, God knows each of us, too!
Snacks
A good snack for this lesson would be to use the apples in the game above to slice and provide caramel dip for the apples.
Another good snack for this lesson would be:
Applesauce
Ingredients:
- 1 large apple cut in strips
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 dash of cinnamon
Directions:
- Remove the apple core.
- Put apple slices in an electric skillet. Add 1 tablespoon water.
- Cook until soft.
- Strain in a colander.
- Add 1 tablespoon sugar and mix gently.
- Add 1 pinch cinnamon and mix gently.
Serve warm or cold.
Art Center Ideas
Adam & Eve Coloring Page
Print the coloring page below for the children to color with crayons.
Snake Craft
Materials:
- 6 toilet paper rolls per snake
- Yarn
- Wiggly eyes
- Tape
- Washable paints (green, brown, and yellow)
- Red construction paper
- Glue
Directions:
- Paint each roll the main color of the snake (usually either green or brown).
- Have the child paint designs on their rolls.
- Thread the rolls onto a piece of yarn, then tape the yarn to the front roll and back roll.
- On the first roll glue on wiggly eyes.
- Cut red construction paper into a little "forked" tongue and glue on the bottom edge of the roll.
Suggested Prayer (or use your own)
Two little eyes look to God, two little ears to hear His word. Two little feet to walk in His ways, hands to serve Him all my days.
See the full list of Sunday School lesson ideas on both the Old Testament and the New Testament!
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