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Adding the Border

Meet Faith Ringgold

Day 110of 180
Week 22of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Create a decorative border around an art piece

2

Understand how borders can frame and enhance artwork

3

Practice patience and creativity in artistic expression

📖 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 a border frames and protects an artwork, this verse reminds us how guidance frames a child's life journey

📦 Materials Needed

  • Story quilt picture from previous lesson
  • Colored paper or fabric scraps
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Markers
  • Ruler
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's look at our story quilt pictures from yesterday and talk about how we can make them even more special with a beautiful border.

💭 Review Question: What story did you choose to draw in your picture?
2Teaching (12 min)

Faith Ringgold loved to create borders around her story quilts that told even more of the story. Today, we'll do the same with our artwork!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Borders can be made of patterns
  • We can use different shapes and colors
  • Our border can tell more about our story
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What patterns do you like?
  • How might your border show more about your story?
3Activity: Story Quilt Border Creation (14 min)
project completion

Create a colorful, patterned border around your story picture

📝 Instructions:
  1. Measure a 1-inch border around your picture
  2. Cut paper or fabric scraps into small shapes
  3. Glue shapes around the edge of your picture
  4. Add words or a title if you'd like
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-cut shapes or stickers for border

Challenge: Create a border that tells more of your story's details

4Closing (3 min)

Let's share our beautiful bordered story quilts!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes your border special?
  • How does your border help tell your story?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll explore how things look near and far in art

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Faith Ringgold was an artist who used story quilts to share important messages about her life and community

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Help children measure carefully
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Let children explain their artistic choices
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find cutting and gluing precise borders challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about storytelling through art, ability to follow multi-step instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of the completed story quilt
  • Create a story to go with the artwork
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional border templates

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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