2.2 Stewardship over Creation

• Biblical responsibilities given to human beings over creation
• Stewardship: working and taking care of what God made
• Ways of protecting animals, fish and birds
• Good care of animals, fish and birds at home, school, farm and park
• Reducing conflicts between human beings and wild animals
• Appreciating God's creation by conserving the environment

• explain the biblical responsibilities given to human beings over creation
• discuss ways they can protect animals, fish, and birds
• practise good stewardship by taking care of animals, fish, and birds
• appreciate God's creation by conserving the environment

“Why should you care for animals, fish, and birds?”

“How can you reduce conflicts between human beings and wild animals?”

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1. Biblical stewardship over creation
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   Genesis 2:15-20 and James 3:7: humans work, keep and name living things as stewards, not owners who may destroy.
2. Why care for animals, fish and birds?
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   Brainstorm present care at home and school, then six reasons the inquiry question is a CRE question.
3. Ways to protect animals, fish and birds
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   Practical protection at home, school and in water: food, water, shelter, no poison, no stones, report cruelty.
4. Learning care from farms, parks and zoos
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Observe how animals, fish and birds are cared for, then write a short report for class, even if the visit is a school farm or a clip.
5. Reducing human-wildlife conflict
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Causes and harm of conflict in Kenya, and Grade 7-sized ways to reduce it without poison or snares.
6. Practising good stewardship
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Posters, a poem, display, and a week of care at home, school, church and on the land, reviewing the sub-strand.