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Primary Power

Colors God Created

Day 11of 180
Week 3of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify the three primary colors (red, yellow, blue)

2

Recognize primary colors in God's creation

3

Develop appreciation for God's colorful design

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Celebrates God's intentional and beautiful creation, including colors

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cups
  • Paper plates
  • White paper
  • Magnifying glass (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather around and ask children to look around the room and name colors they see

💭 Review Question: What shapes did we learn about in our last art lesson?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce primary colors as the special colors God used to create everything

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Red is like the color of roses and apples
  • Yellow is like sunshine and bananas
  • Blue is like the sky and ocean
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where do you see these colors in nature?
  • What things in God's creation are red/yellow/blue?
3Activity: Primary Color Nature Walk (15 min)
observation and color hunt

Explore outside or look through windows to find primary colors in creation

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your BibleMouse Nature Observation Sheet
  2. Find something red and draw it
  3. Find something yellow and draw it
  4. Find something blue and draw it
  5. Share your discoveries with family
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child identify colors

Challenge: Write the color name next to each drawing

4Closing (5 min)

Gather and discuss color discoveries

📝 Review Questions:
  • What primary colors did we learn about today?
  • What was your favorite color you found?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore the color red in more depth!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Primary colors are the basic colors that can't be made by mixing other colors

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encouraging
  • Let child explore colors naturally
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between similar shades of colors

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about color discovery and naming

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse Color Scavenger Hunt at home
  • Read a book about colors from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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