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Background Hills

Landscapes Near and Far

Day 112of 180
Week 23of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to create depth in artwork by using lighter colors for distant objects

2

Paint background hills using soft, muted colors

3

Develop appreciation for God's beautiful landscape designs

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalms 104:5

“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.”

— Psalms 104:5 (WEB)

Explores God's design of landscapes and mountains as part of His beautiful creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Watercolors or light blue and gray paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

BibleMouse Art Adventure: Today we'll learn how to make hills look far away in our paintings!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about landscape layers yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Demonstrating how to create background hills with soft colors

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Far away things look lighter and less detailed
  • Use soft blue and gray colors for distant hills
  • Press lightly with your brush to create soft edges
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes something look far away in a picture?
  • Can you name some hills or mountains you've seen?
3Activity: Distant Hills Painting (15 min)
hands-on

Create a landscape with soft background hills

📝 Instructions:
  1. Lightly sketch horizon line
  2. Use light blue and gray watercolors
  3. Paint soft, blurry hills in the background
  4. Add more detail in the middle and foreground
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use large, soft brush strokes

Challenge: Add multiple layers of hills with decreasing color intensity

4Closing (5 min)

Share and discuss our beautiful landscapes

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about making things look far away?
  • How did you make your hills look distant?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll add trees in the middle of our landscape

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade artists are learning spatial relationships in art

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate painting technique before letting child start
  • Encourage soft, light brush strokes
  • Focus on process, not perfect results
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may press too hard or use dark colors for background

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Soft color application and understanding of distance concept

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and observe distant hills
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about God's creation landscapes

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