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For Kids & Their Adults |
For
parents and teachers:
Creation-honoring Resources for Children and Youth
Books
for Children (of all ages)
Curricula
for Children and Youth
Videos for Children and Youth
At
One with Creation (1993), produced by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
“This 12-minute video uses some of the most contemporary technology to
illustrate God’s gift of creation. Barbara
Jordan provides the voice of God. The
accompanying study guide is designed to involve a wide age range.”
(Quoted from One God, One
Family, One Earth resource list.) To
order, contact PDS at the above address, or call: (800) 524-2612, item #:
227-93-200. Intergenerational.
Cherishing God’s Creation (1998), produced by the Presbyterian
peacemaking Program.
This Five-session video (can be divided into ten sessions) series, with
accompanying curriculum is meant for short-term study courses, workshops,
gatherings, summer camp programs, etc.
The five sessions – “Earth,” “Air,” “Water,”
“Habitat,” and “People” – explore the intersections between
ecology, human crises and stewardship, and theological foundations for
creation care from biblical sources and Christian tradition (past and
present). The overall tone of
the video is empowering and compassionate, encouraging all humans to protect
the integrity of God’s whole creation.
To purchase, contact PDS at the above address or call (800) 524-2612,
item #: 041075. Youth
and adults.
The
Creation, available through TRAVARCA, the audiovisual resource library
of the RCA and the Christian Reformed Church.
This is a 30-minute video for elementary-aged children, which
“relates the story of Genesis.” To
order, contact TRAVARCA at (800) 688-7221.
Children.
Ever-Expanding Circles: A Stewardship Video Curriculum for Youth
(1992), produced by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
This five-part video series (each part is 4-6 minutes in length)
helps youth to understand biblical roots for caring for creation and how to
apply such care in their daily lives. Topics
include: self-esteem, relationships, money, power and social status, the
environment and mission. To
order, contact PDS at the above address, or call: (800) 524-2612, item #:
7037097502. Youth.
Fifty
Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth.
A 50-minute After-School Special for children on CBS-TV – based on the
1990 Earth Works Group book. To
order, contact David Eagle Productions, 1554 S. Roberston Blvd., Suite 203,
Los Angeles, CA 90035. Children.
Shalom
Lifestyles: Whole People, Whole Earth, produced by the Mennonite Media
Productions (1992).
This video series consists of 15 sessions with leader’s guide and
handouts. Especially relevant
for creation-care are sections 6 (“Can the Earth Be Healed?”) and 13
(“Co-Creators and Caretakers of the Earth”).
To order, contact EcuFilm, 810 Twelfth Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37203.
Youth.
Special
Places: Taking Care of God’s World, produced by the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.).
“Part I is 11 minutes. Three
Native American storytellers charm and challenge children by sharing their
feelings about the sacred relationship between humankind and the whole of
God’s created order. Part II
(14 minutes) helps educators explore the issues raised in Part I, first
among themselves, and then with children.”
(Quoted from One God, One
Family, One Earth resource list.) To
order, contact PDS at the above address, or call (800) 524-2612 item #:
91888655. Intergenerational.
Tinka’s
Planet, produced by The Video Project.
A 13-minute story of a child who mobilizes her friends, and then
their parents, to learn about recycling and to get involved in it.
Tells how recycling is done and how items may be reused.
To order, contact the Video Project, 5332 College Ave., Suite 101,
Oakland, CA 94618; phone: (510) 655-9050.
Children.
Videos available through Earth Ministry’s Resource Library: Baby Animals Just Want to Have Fun; Creatures of the Sea; Environmental Education in Primary Schools (for adults, about children’s ed.); Ocean Life; Penguins and Otters; and others – please see our Resource Center page.