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Green Growing Things

Mixing Color Magic

Day 17of 180
Week 4of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how to mix yellow and blue to create green

2

Create a painting of plants using mixed green colors

3

Appreciate God's creativity in nature's color palette

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:11

“God said, 'Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to their kinds, on the earth.' And it was so.”

— Genesis 1:11 (WEB)

Highlights God's creation of green growing things and connects to the art lesson about painting plants

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint (yellow, blue)
  • White paper
  • Paintbrushes
  • Mixing palette
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's orange mixing lesson and introduce today's green adventure

💭 Review Question: What colors did we mix to make orange yesterday?
2Teaching (12 min)

Demonstrate color mixing and discuss God's colorful creation

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Yellow and blue make green - just like in God's beautiful world
  • Different amounts of yellow or blue change the green's shade
  • Green is everywhere in nature - plants, trees, grass
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What green things do you see outside?
  • How many different shades of green can you find?
3Activity: Green Creation Painting (14 min)
hands-on

Paint a scene of green growing things using mixed colors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put yellow and blue paint on your mixing palette
  2. Experiment mixing different amounts of yellow and blue
  3. Paint plants, trees, or grass using your green colors
  4. Remember Genesis 1:11 - God made all these beautiful plants!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-mix some green shades for child to use

Challenge: Try creating 3-4 different green shades in painting

4Closing (3 min)

Share paintings and discuss color mixing

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did we mix to make green?
  • What green things did you paint?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore purple by mixing red and blue!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a foundational art skill that develops color understanding

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Let child experiment with mixing - there's no 'wrong' way
  • Praise effort and creativity, not just technical perfection
  • Use BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional mixing techniques
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if colors don't match expectations

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating new colors, careful mixing attempts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and collect green leaves to inspire painting
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional green-themed coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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