Grade 2 CRE Creation – Chores Done At Home As Service To God Notes
Chores Done at Home as Service to God
Subject: CRE — Topic: Creation
Age: 7 years (Kenyan children)
Learning goals
- Know some simple chores you can do at home.
- Understand that helping at home can be a way to serve God and care for His creation.
- Learn a short prayer to thank God for the chance to help.
A Bible verse to remember
Colossians 3:23 (easy): "Do your work with all your heart, as for the Lord." — This means doing chores with love for God.
What are safe chores for you?
- 🧹 Sweeping the house or the compound — keeps our home clean.
- 🛏️ Making your bed — keeps things tidy.
- 🍽️ Helping to wash plates or drying them (with an adult) — helps the family.
- 🌱 Watering plants or the kitchen garden — caring for God's plants.
- 🥣 Setting the table — shows love to family at mealtime.
- 🐐 Feeding small animals like chickens (if you are taught) — care for God's creatures.
- 🚰 Helping to fetch water with an adult (if needed) — be safe and ask grown-ups.
- 🗑️ Putting rubbish in a bin — helps keep the earth clean.
- 🤝 Helping a younger brother or sister put on shoes or tidy toys — shows kindness.
How doing chores is serving God
- When we care for our home and the earth, we take care of God's creation.
- Helping shows love to our family — Jesus taught us to love others.
- Doing chores responsibly is obeying and respecting parents, which pleases God.
- Working with a cheerful heart is like giving God a gift (Colossians 3:23).
Quick safety note: Always ask an adult before doing chores that need tools, hot water, or going far from home.
A short prayer
Dear God, thank you for my home and family. Help me to help at home with a happy heart. Teach me to care for Your creation. Amen. 🙏
Class activity (simple)
Make a sticker chart:
- Write 5 small chores on paper (one per day).
- When you do a chore, put a sticker or draw a star.
- At the end of the week, share with the class how you served God by helping.
Questions to think about or discuss
- Which chore do you like to do and why?
- How does helping at home show love to God and people?
- Name one way to care for creation at home (e.g., watering plants, picking up trash).
Keep helping with a happy heart — small hands can do big things for God and our world! 🌍