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Art in God's House

Art Tells God's Story

Day 161of 180
Week 33of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how art can be used to tell stories about God

2

Recognize different types of art in churches

3

Appreciate art as a form of worship

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 35:30-33

“Moses said to the children of Israel, 'See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship, to design artistic works,”

— Exodus 35:30-33 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's gift of artistic creativity and how art can be used to honor Him

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Colored markers or crayons
  • Bible
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Art
  • Picture book of church art (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God loves beautiful art and how people use art to worship Him!

💭 Review Question: What special patterns did we draw in our nature collection yesterday?
2Teaching (12 min)

Art has been used in churches for thousands of years to help people understand God's stories

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Churches use stained glass windows to tell Bible stories
  • Paintings and sculptures can help us remember important moments from the Bible
  • God gives people special talents to create beautiful art
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What kinds of art have you seen in a church?
  • How can art help us learn about God?
3Activity: My Church Art Creation (14 min)
creative drawing

Draw a picture of something beautiful that might be in a church

📝 Instructions:
  1. Think about a Bible story or something that makes you happy about God
  2. Use bright colors
  3. Draw carefully and take your time
  4. Share your artwork with a family member
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace or copy an image from a Bible picture book

Challenge: Create a multi-panel artwork telling a Bible story

4Closing (4 min)

Celebrate the artwork and discuss how we can use art to worship God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you draw today?
  • How can art help us remember God's love?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll create art about the Creation story!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Art in churches has a long, rich history of helping people understand biblical stories

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be encouraging about all artwork
  • Focus on creativity, not perfection
  • Connect the activity to God's creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may feel unsure about their artistic abilities

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, careful attention, willingness to share artwork

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Visit a local church and look at its artwork
  • Create a small art gallery of BibleMouse artwork at home

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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