Preschool Bible Lesson God Made the Birds and Fish | Day 5

Teaching Creation Day 5 to preschoolers works best when children can see, sort, and talk about living things. In this Preschool Bible Lesson God Made the Birds and Fish, children learn that God filled the sky with birds and the sea with fish and sea animals.

On Creation Day 5, God added life to the world He had already prepared. After making the light, sky, land, sea, and sun, moon, and stars, everything was ready for animals to live. This lesson helps children understand that God created each living thing with a special place to belong.

In this post, I’ll walk you through how the lesson flows, explain why each activity is included, and show how everything works together to help preschoolers understand Creation Day 5 in a clear, age-appropriate way.

Preschool Bible Lesson: God Made the Birds and Fish | Why Preschoolers Need a Visual

Preschoolers learn best through what they can see and touch. Ideas like “birds,” “fish,” and “sea” become meaningful when children can observe objects, sort pictures, and connect words to real visuals.

Creation Day 5 is a perfect opportunity to use concrete materials. Birds and fish are familiar to young children, yet sorting them into the correct environments helps reinforce that God created the world with order and care.

By using sensory bottles, picture sorting, and a simple craft, children can experience the Bible story in a way that feels calm, engaging, and memorable.

Revisiting the Earlier Days of Creation

Before introducing Day 5, the lesson begins with a short review of Creation Days 1 through 4. Sensory bottles are used to remind children of what God has already made.

Children briefly recall:

• God made the light
• God made the sky
• God made the land and plants
• God made the sun, moon, and stars

This quick review helps children see that Creation Day 5 fits into a bigger story. The world is now ready for living creatures.

Using Sensory Bottles as a Clue for Creation Day 5

Next, the Day 5 sensory bottles are introduced. Children are invited to look closely and notice what they see inside.

As they observe birds and fish in the bottles, children begin to guess what God may have created on this day. This prediction step builds curiosity and encourages careful observation without pressure to answer correctly.

Using the bottles as a clue helps children stay engaged and prepares them for the Bible story that follows.

Reading the Bible Story for Creation Day 5

After observing the sensory bottles, the Creation Day 5 page from the Creation Book is read aloud. The focus stays on clear visuals and simple language.

Children see pictures of birds in the sky and fish in the sea while hearing that God made them on the fifth day. This short reading confirms what children observed in the sensory bottles and connects their guesses to the Bible truth.

Sorting Birds and Fish into Sky and Sea

Next, the lesson moves into a hands on visual activity using sky and sea tubs. One tub represents the sky, and the other represents the sea.

Children help sort picture cards by deciding where each animal belongs. Birds go into the sky tub. Fish and sea animals go into the sea tub.

This step is important because it:

• reinforces vocabulary
• strengthens understanding of environments
• helps children see that God created animals with a place to live

Simple repeated phrases like “Birds fly in the sky” and “Fish swim in the sea” help solidify learning.

Creating a Bird or Fish Craft

After the sorting activity, children move to an optional craft. They may choose to make either a bird or a fish.

The craft is intentionally simple. First children color the template. After that, they attach the wing or fin with a paper fastener so it can move. This movement helps children remember how birds fly and fish swim.

The craft serves as a quiet, focused way to reinforce the lesson and gives children something meaningful to take home.

Ending the Lesson with Review and Prayer

Finally, the lesson closes with a short review and prayer. Children are reminded that God made the birds and the fish and that He cares for everything He created.

A take-home booklet can be sent home to help families continue the conversation about Creation Day 5.

Teaching Creation Day 5 with Confidence

This Preschool Bible Lesson God Made the Birds and Fish is designed to flow naturally from the earlier Creation lessons. Each activity builds on the one before it, helping preschoolers understand that God created the world step by step and filled it with life.

By using sensory exploration, simple reading, sorting, and crafting, children gain a clear and gentle understanding of Creation Day 5 that supports both learning and faith.

Purchase the Creation Day 5 Lesson

If you would like everything used in this lesson ready to print and teach, the Preschool Bible Lesson God Made the Birds and Fish (Creation Day 5) is available in my store.

This resource includes:

• A complete teacher script written for preschool
• Sky and sea sensory bottle instructions
• Visual sorting activity with bird and sea animal cards
• Simple bird and fish crafts with movable parts
• A child friendly take home booklet

This lesson works well for Sunday School, church programs, and faith based early learning settings. It is designed to flow smoothly from Creation Days 1–4 and helps children understand that God created living things with care and purpose.

If you are collecting the full Creation series, this lesson fits seamlessly alongside the other days and can be taught as part of a multi day Creation unit.

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