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Story Quilt Picture

Meet Faith Ringgold

Day 109of 180
Week 22of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Create a central picture that tells a personal story

2

Use drawing or collage techniques to illustrate a scene

3

Practice storytelling through visual art

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Just as this verse speaks about guiding children's path, today we're guiding children to tell their own meaningful stories through art

📦 Materials Needed

  • White construction paper
  • Colored paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Markers or crayons
  • BibleMouse Art Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remind students about Faith Ringgold's story quilts and how artists tell stories through pictures

💭 Review Question: What special story did you decide to draw yesterday?
2Teaching (12 min)

Demonstrate how to create a central picture that shows the most important moment of your story

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Choose the most exciting part of your story
  • Use bright colors to make your picture interesting
  • Think about what people or objects are most important
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes a picture tell a good story?
  • How can we show action in our drawing?
3Activity: Story Quilt Central Picture (14 min)
hands-on

Create the main picture for your personal story quilt

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your white paper
  2. Sketch the main scene of your story lightly in pencil
  3. Use markers or collage to add color and details
  4. Make sure your picture shows what's happening
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use simple shapes and stick figures to tell the story

Challenge: Add background details and multiple characters

4Closing (3 min)

Share your story pictures and talk about what makes them special

📝 Review Questions:
  • What story did you tell in your picture?
  • What was the most fun part of creating today?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll add a beautiful border to our story quilt pictures

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Faith Ringgold used story quilts to preserve family history and cultural experiences

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfect drawing
  • Help child focus on telling their story
  • Praise effort and imagination
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel frustrated if their drawing doesn't look exactly like they imagined

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's enthusiasm about telling their personal story

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a verbal story to go with the picture
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional art templates

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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