I am thankful for the day and the night

Attention Activity

Tell the children that you are thinking of something that Heavenly Father planned and Jesus Christ created. Ask the children to guess what you are thinking of. Give the following hints, one at a time:

It makes us feel warm.
It is round and yellow.
It is in the sky.
Sometimes it seems to hide behind a cloud or a mountain.

Then give hints:

It is in the sky.
It is bright at night.

Preparation

black and white sheets of paper: I am thankful for the day and the night---cut-out sun and moon and stars

glue sticks and crayons

review This Little Fellow

snack?

cut out of sun, moon, and stars?

The Sun shines in the daytime

Sing: You are my sunshine-when it is daytime, I see the sunshine

Sing: Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam

the moon and stars shine at night

Sing: I am like a star shining brightly

Snack

Who made the Sun and moon and stars?

what do we do during the day?

How do we know it is daytime? What do we do during the day? Work, play, and help others. Act out things you do during the day, including things we can do to help others. Then sing "Fun to do" with the suggestions.

Tell the children that the sun gives us light so we can see. The sun also warms us and helps the plants grow. We would not be able to live on the earth without the sun.

We rest during the night

What do we call the time when it is dark? (Night.)
What did Heavenly Father have Jesus put in the sky to light the night? (Moon and stars.)

Have the children tell about or act out some of the things they do at night, such as saying bedtime prayers, listening to stories, brushing their teeth, or sleeping.

Explain that some people, such as doctors, nurses, and firefighters, work at night, but most of us use the night to sleep. Many animals also sleep at night.

Why do we sleep? Heavenly Father wants us to take good care of our bodies.

this Little fellow

This little fellow is going to bed (raise one finger).
Down on the pillow he lays his head (lay finger on palm of other hand).
Wraps himself in the blankets tight (close fingers over first finger),
And this is the way he sleeps all night.

Morning comes and he opens his eyes.
Back with a toss the cover flies (open hand to show finger resting).
Soon he is up and dressed and away (raise finger up),
Ready to smile and work and play.

Sheets of day and night

white and black sheets of paper that say "I am Thankful for the Day and Night"

Glue on moon and sun and stars

draw things we do in the day and things we do at night