Creation Stories and the Theory of Evolution

{BIBLICAL CREATION}

The Creation Story for Children by Helen Haidle
God's Amazing Creation by Kay Arthur
God Gave Us the World by Lisa T. Bergren
God's Mighty Acts in Creation by Starr Meade
The Real Story of the Creation by Paul L. Maier

* Study Genesis 1-3 over the course of several days.
* Make a creation time line or pie chart that the kids decorate themselves.
* OR Have each child make their own creation book.

{EVOLUTION}

Beginning by Peter Ackroyd
The Best Book of Early People by Margaret Hynes
The Birth of the Earth by Jacqui Bailey
Charles Darwin by David C. King
Early Humans by Philip Wilkinson
Evolution by Linda Gamlin
The Human Story by Christopher Sloan
The Kingfisher Book of Evolution by Stephen Webster
To the Beginning of Time by Nicholas Harris
The Tree of Life by Charles Darwin

* Make a timeline of the order of evolution, beginning with the Big Bang and moving forward through "pre-history."
* Make a chart comparing the theory of evolution with the Biblical story of creation.

{FINE ARTS and LITERATURE}

All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Francis Alexander
The Creation by James Weldon Johnson
Creation by Gerald McDermott

Tree of Life by Peter Sis
The Tree That Time Built by Mary Ann Hoberman

* Find a picture of the creation from the Sistene Chapel and study it with the kids.
* Sing (or listen to) All Things Bright and Beautiful.  Have the kids begin learning it to sing at the next big family gathering.
* Have the kids begin memorizing James Weldon Johnson's The Creation.

*Draw your own poster of the evolutionary process.
*Visit a museum to see the pre-history display.

{FOLK and FAIRY TALES}

American Indian Myths and Legends by Richard Erdoes
The Blessing Seed by Caitlin Matthews
Creation by Ann Pilling
The Earth Made New by Paul Goble
The Everything Seed by Carole Martignacco
The Fire Children by Eric Maddern
Five Heavenly Emporers by Song Nan Zhang
Head, Body, Legs by Won-Ldy Paye
How Tiny People Grew Tall by Nancy Wood
How the World Began by Paul Dowswell
In the Beginning by Virginia Hamilton
Lord of the Animals by Fiona French
The Origin of Life on Earth by David A. Anderson
The People with Five Fingers by John Bierhorst
The Star-Bearer by Dianne Hofmeyr
When Woman Became the Sea by Susan Strauss

* Make a poster or notebook containing various creations stories from different cultures.  Compare your own beliefs about the beginning of the earth to these other beliefs.

{SCIENCE}

The Bearenstain Bears Discover God's Creation by Stan Berenstain
The Complete Zoo Adventure by Gary Parker
Genesis for Kids by Doug Lambier
Have You Ever Seen an Elephant Sneeze? by Bernadette M. Snyder
I Wonder Why Kangaroos Have Pouches by Jenny Wood

The Beast in You by Marc McCutcheon
Darwin and Evolution for Kids by Kristan Lawson
I Wonder Why Fish Grew Legs by Jackie Gaff
Mammals Who Morph by Jennifer Morgan
Our Family Tree by Lisa Westburg Peters
Super Crocs and Monster Wings by Claire Eamer

* Go on a nature hike with your nature journal.  Sketch your favorites of God's creations.
* Go on a trip to the zoo.  Afterwards, over a treat, discuss your favoriets of God's creations.
* Complete an activity or two from Genesis for Kids.

* Compare your various body parts to those of other animals, fish, birds. . .  Why are we all different?
* Draw an evolutionary family tree.
* Draw the evolutionary process of a couple of your favorite animals.
* Complete an activity or two from Darwin and Evolution for Kids.