Name the animal

 

Item

• Animals illustrations  (download)

 

Instruction

1. Have the children sit in a circle.
2. Place visual aids in the center.
3. Give each child an animal illustration
4. Tell the children to pretend to help Adam name the animals.
5. Show one of the animal illustrations.
6. Ask the children to suggest incorrect names for the animal. They can suggest « elephant » or « zebra » when it is a rabbit, for example.
7. The child with the illustration in his or her hand must shake his or her head to say no until the animal’s real name is suggested.

 

Discussion

• God asked Adam to name all the animals.
• Do you think Adam was happy to find a name for all the animals?
• What is the next animal we will name?