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Blue Wonders

Colors God Created

Day 14of 180
Week 3of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how blue represents water and sky in God's creation

2

Practice smooth brush techniques with blue tempera paint

3

Appreciate God's creativity in color design

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:10

“God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:10 (WEB)

Highlights God's intentional creation of water and sky, which are often blue

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue tempera paint
  • White paper
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cup
  • Paper plate (palette)
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Explore different shades of blue in BibleMouse picture book about creation

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

Discuss blue in nature - oceans, skies, bluebirds

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Blue is everywhere in God's wonderful world
  • Water and sky are often beautiful blue colors
  • We can use different amounts of white to make blue lighter or darker
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where do you see blue in nature?
  • What makes blue special to you?
3Activity: Blue Creation Painting (15 min)
hands-on

Paint a scene with blue water and sky

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start with lightest blue for sky
  2. Add darker blue for water
  3. Use gentle, smooth brushstrokes
  4. Optional: Add simple landscape details
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Paint only sky or water background

Challenge: Add detailed landscape elements

4Closing (5 min)

Share paintings and discuss blue in creation

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about blue today?
  • How does blue show God's creativity?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how colors mix to make new colors!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Blue represents depth, calm, and vastness in creation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage gentle brush technique
  • Focus on enjoyment, not perfection
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional painting tips
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might press too hard with brushes or mix colors accidentally

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Smooth brushstrokes, enjoyment of painting process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create blue color wheel in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about ocean creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

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