Cynthia and I spent two classes focusing on the theme of God's creation(these were the classes we did before the preview and before we started the Ruhi Book 3 syllabus). Here are some activities we did that may be useful:
1. Ask the children a few questions about man-made vs natural items/objects
2. Take them on a walk around the neighbourhood and ask each child to make a list of God's creations that he/she saw.
3. Discuss and compare the list. What are the key differences between God's creation and man's creation?
4. Teach them the song " I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore do thou love me that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life" I happened to have a funky african version of that chant, so I got the children to use chopsticks as musical instruments. It also started the discussion on prayer and its importance.
5. During the next class, Cynthia got vegetable seeds and each child was given the project of sprinkling a few drops of water on it every day for a week before the next class. The decorated their styrofoam cups with pictures of God's creation that they had discussed the previous week. This vegetable planting project is an ongoing one. Eventually, we're gonna get them to move it to flower pots. They love it!
(We probably did a bit more, I'll add it on as I go!)
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