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My Important Thing

Emphasis and Focal Point

Day 105of 180
Week 21of 36
35Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to create emphasis in artwork

2

Create an artwork with a clear focal point

3

Recognize that God values what is important to us

1 Samuel 16:7

But Yahweh said to Samuel, 'Don't look on his appearance, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For Yahweh sees not as man sees. Man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.'

1 Samuel 16:7 (WEB)

Just as God looks at what is most important (the heart), we can create art that highlights what matters most to us

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Markers or colored pencils
  • Glue
  • Colored paper

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse art lesson, we'll explore how to make something special stand out in our artwork!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about making things stand out in our pictures yesterday?
2Teaching (12 min)

Today, we'll create a special picture of something that means a lot to you. Remember how we learned about making things important in our art?

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Some ways to make something important are making it bigger
  • Using brighter colors
  • Adding more details to that special part
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is something very special to you?
  • How could you show that thing is important in your picture?
3Activity: My Special Thing Artwork (14 min)
project

Create a picture showing something important to you

📝 Instructions:
  1. Think about something very special to you
  2. Draw that special thing larger or brighter than other things
  3. Use colors or details to make it stand out
  4. Add some background, but keep it simpler
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw just one special thing in the middle of the page

Challenge: Create a scene where your special thing is clearly the most important part

4Closing (3 min)

Share your artwork and talk about why it's special

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you make important in your picture?
  • How did you show it was special?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about story quilts and how artists tell important stories through art!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Focal point is about drawing attention to the most important part of an artwork

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity
  • Don't correct their artistic choices
  • Ask open-ended questions about their artwork
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if their artwork doesn't look exactly like they imagined

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about their special subject, ability to explain why it's important

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of the artwork for the BibleMouse portfolio
  • Create a story about why the special thing matters
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional art reflection sheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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