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Genesis Creation Story Skits
Vivienne Cato
Vivienne@speaktoearth.free-online.co.u
Source: Speak to Earth
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Genesis Creation Story Skits At-a-Glance
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To explore the concept of God as the Creator of the world, and to develop a sense of the cumulative nature of creation as expressed in the Biblical story.
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Ages 8-10
Ages 11-13
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Community Center
Religious/Day School
Other
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Arts/Drama
Bible/Text
Educational Program
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Tikkun Olam/Stewardship/Values and Ethics
Other
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Description
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- Make copies of Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 (the seven days of Creation). One between two is adequate. Or use copies of the Tanakh itself.
- Set up the room to include an open space for presenting performances.
- Hand out the copies and have the children read them. Alternatively,
read the story aloud to them and have them follow it. - Divide the class or let them form themselves into 7 groups, or 6 if you prefer to leave out the Sabbath, in which the only 'character' is God. Allocate each group one day from the story.
- The groups now have, say, 20 minutes in which to prepare a 3-5 minute presentation of their day and what was created on it. They can improvise a playlet, do a mime or dance, or sing a song; it is up to them. The clothes and materials are available to make props and costumes, the instruments for sound effects.
- At the end of the 20 minutes, the groups in turn present their 'day' to the rest of the class, in the order of the creation story.
- You may wish, as a follow-up to ask the class to discuss or respond
in writing to these questions:- Why are the various parts of the Earth created in this order?
- What does it mean for us that human beings were created last of all?
- Why is a day of rest included in the story?
- Do you think that the world took just one week to make?
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Materials Needed
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Copies of Genesis 1:1 - 2:3, or of the Tanakh (Bible), Dressing up clothes, Scrap materials, Percussion instruments
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Benchmarks
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Groupwork, Creative improvisation, Text analysis
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Comments
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This program added on 2003-04-22.
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