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Red Adventures

Colors God Created

Day 12of 180
Week 3of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to create different shades of red

2

Experiment with mixing white paint to lighten red

3

Recognize red as a God-created color in nature

📖 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 creation of colors, including red

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red tempera paint
  • White tempera paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cups
  • Paper plates
  • White paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

BibleMouse Color Adventure begins! Let's explore the beautiful red God created.

💭 Review Question: What red things did you see yesterday in nature?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introducing red and color mixing

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Red is a special color God designed
  • We can make different shades of red
  • Adding white makes red lighter
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What red things do you see around you?
  • Can you think of red things God created?
3Activity: Red Shade Exploration (15 min)
hands-on

Create a red color gradient painting

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start with pure red paint
  2. Gradually add small amounts of white
  3. Paint different red shades on your paper
  4. Notice how the color changes
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer paint mixtures

Challenge: Create a red sunset or rose painting

4Closing (5 min)

Review our red color discoveries

📝 Review Questions:
  • What happened when you added white?
  • What red things did God create?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore yellow - another amazing color!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a foundational art skill for young learners

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Let child explore without too much correction
  • Focus on enjoyment of creating
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated with imperfect mixing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about color changes and creativity

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a red nature collage
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about color creation
  • Go on a red color hunt around the house

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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