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Basic 1 · Religious and Moral Education · God the Creator

Things God Created in the Water and Living Things

In this topic you will name things God created in water and the living things around us.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name water bodies God created
  • Name living things in water and on land
  • Say why we should care for them

What you already know

  • Things God created in the sky and on land

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

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God his creation and attributes
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God the Creator
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B1.1.1.1.2 – Mention the names of some of the things God created

Introduction

Ghana has the sea, rivers and lakes. Fish, crabs and frogs live in water. God created all of them.

1. Water God Created

Water bodies in Ghana
Water bodyExample in Ghana
seathe Gulf of Guinea
riverRiver Volta, River Pra
lakeLake Bosomtwe

2. Living Things God Created

Living things
In waterOn land
fishgoats
crabsbirds
frogstrees
people
A river with fish and frogs and a bank with trees, birds and people
Figure 1: Living things in water and on land Draw one living thing in water and one on land.Illustration: Sirbus

Remember: Do not throw rubbish into rivers. Fish live there.

New words

sea
A very large body of salty water.
river
Water that flows across the land.
lake
A large body of water surrounded by land.
living thing
Something that eats, grows and has young ones.

Summary

  • God created the sea, rivers and lakes.
  • Fish, crabs and frogs live in water.
  • God created people, animals and plants on land.

Class activity: Sing About Creation

  1. Sing a song about God's creation.
  2. Each group mimes one living thing.
  3. The class guesses what it is.

You need: Bible, Qur’an, Local leaves, Flowers, Printed photographs of Ghanaian landscapes

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which animal lives in water?

    • A. Fish
    • B. Goat
    • C. Hen
    • D. Dog
    Show answer
    Answer: FishFish live in water.

  2. 2. Which is a lake in Ghana?

    • A. Lake Bosomtwe
    • B. River Pra
    • C. Mount Afadjato
    • D. Accra
    Show answer
    Answer: Lake BosomtweLake Bosomtwe is in the Ashanti Region.

  3. 3. God created rivers.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueRivers are part of creation.

  4. 4. Crabs live in trees.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseCrabs live in water and on shores.

  5. 5. Water that flows across the land is a ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: riverRivers flow.

  6. 6. Name two living things God created.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two, e.g. fish, goat, tree, person.Living things eat and grow.

Homework

  1. Name a river or stream near your home or that you know.