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Face Proportions

Self-Portraits

Day 117of 180
Week 24of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic face proportions

2

Draw a face shape with correct guideline placement

3

Recognize God's unique design in human faces

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:27

“God created man in his own image, in God's image he created him; male and female he created them.”

— Genesis 1:27 (WEB)

Celebrates how each person is uniquely designed by God, reflecting His creativity in human faces

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Pencils
  • Eraser
  • Mirror
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Look in the mirror and talk about how God made each face special

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about drawing landscapes yesterday?
2Teaching (12 min)

Introduce face proportion guidelines

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Eyes are halfway down the face
  • Nose goes between eyes and chin
  • Mouth sits in the lower third of the face
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you find these lines on your own face?
  • How are faces different from each other?
3Activity: Face Proportion Practice (14 min)
hands-on

Draw a face using light guidelines to show proportions

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a light oval for the face shape
  2. Draw a center line down the middle
  3. Draw a line halfway down for eyes
  4. Draw another line halfway between eye line and chin for nose
  5. Draw a line in the lower third for mouth
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace parent's drawn guidelines

Challenge: Draw face from memory without mirror

4Closing (3 min)

Review face proportion guidelines

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where do eyes go on the face?
  • What makes each face special?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll add specific details to our face drawings

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade students are learning to observe details and understand basic proportions

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance, not criticism
  • Celebrate effort over perfection
  • Encourage child to see unique beauty
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated with exact placement of features

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempt to follow basic guidelines, enjoyment of drawing process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a family photo highlighting everyone's unique face
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional face drawing worksheets

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