This Bible-based, educational and colorful slide show teaches children about the second day of creation as recorded in Genesis 1. It contains realistic pictures, a quiz, and a fun song for the children to learn and sing along with the author- perfect for parents, teachers and church volunteers interested in encouraging their children's mental, physical, social and spiritual growth. An accompanying activity book can be found at www.7daysofcreation.net.

1. THE 7 DAYS OF CREATION FOR CHILDREN In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 DAY 2 www.7daysofcreation.net

3. DAY 2: VOCABULARY WORDS FIRMAMENT the great expanse over our heads where we can see the clouds CLOUD visible mass of water or ice particles from which rain and other forms of precipitation fall

4. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. God called the firmament Heaven. Genesis 1:7,8 The firmament is a layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

5. God was thinking of you when He created the firmament. All living people and things need the gases in the firmament in order to stay alive.

6. DAY 2: God made the firmament.

7. Clouds float in the lowest part of the firmament.

8. Clouds are masses of tiny water droplets or ice.

9. Clouds have different names based upon how they look and how high they are.

10. CUMULUS CLOUDS look like puffy cotton balls STRATUS CLOUDS look like a gray blanket covering the sky COMMON CLOUD NAMES CIRRUS CLOUDS look like floating horse tails

11. What kind of clouds are these? Cirrus Cumulus Stratus

12. What kind of clouds are these? Cirrus (thin, wispy, curly-shaped clouds)

13. What kind of clouds are these? Cirrus Cumulus Stratus

14. What kind of clouds are these? Cumulus (puffy clouds)

16. QUIZ TIME

26. And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very GOOD . Genesis 1:31

27. Because of sin, things are not as GOOD as when God first created the heaven and the earth.

28. Because of JESUS THERE’S HOPE!

30. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things NEW. Revelation 21:5 THERE’S HOPE! Jesus promises to make all things new. If we believe in Jesus, we have the hope of being in a beautiful, perfect world again.

33. TIME TO REMEMBER

36. Remember your Creator by taking time to pray each day. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray , and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17 Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power. Messages to Young People, 250

39. TIME TO PRAY

41. THE END OF DAY 2 Please visit us online at www.7daysofcreation.net and download your FREE copy of THE 7 DAYS of CREATION ACTIVITY BOOK.