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Overlapping Magic

Space: Front and Back

Day 33of 180
Week 7of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that objects covering part of other objects appear closer

2

Practice drawing overlapping shapes and objects

3

Develop spatial awareness and observation skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:29

“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he won't stand before obscure men.”

— Proverbs 22:29 (WEB)

Just as artists carefully layer and overlap elements to create depth, we can develop skill and intentionality in our work

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Pencil
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Today's BibleMouse art lesson is about discovering how objects can look closer or farther away by overlapping!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about objects in the front and back of pictures yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Let's explore how artists create depth by making some objects cover parts of other objects

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • When one shape covers part of another, it looks closer to us
  • Overlapping helps create interesting pictures
  • We can make some things look near and some things look far away
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you find overlapping in pictures around our home?
  • What happens when one object covers another?
3Activity: Overlapping Shapes Adventure (15 min)
hands-on

Draw a picture where shapes and objects cover each other

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big circle in the center of your paper
  2. Draw a triangle that partly covers the circle
  3. Add a small square that overlaps both the circle and triangle
  4. Color each shape a different color
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace shapes with adult help

Challenge: Create a scene with overlapping animals or objects

4Closing (5 min)

Let's talk about what we learned about overlapping

📝 Review Questions:
  • What happened when shapes covered each other?
  • Which shape looked closest to you?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about creating layers in a landscape

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Spatial perception develops gradually in young children

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encouraging
  • Focus on exploration, not perfect drawings
  • Use gentle guidance
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find precise overlapping challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating depth in drawings

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional shape tracing
  • Explore overlapping in nature walk drawings

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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