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Faces of Friends

Drawing People

Day 53of 180
Week 11of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic facial feature placement

2

Draw a face with correctly positioned eyes, nose, and mouth

3

Recognize that each person is uniquely created by God

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Emphasizes that each person is uniquely created by God, just like each drawing is unique

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Pencils
  • Mirrors
  • Crayons
  • BibleMouse Proportion Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Today, we'll explore how God creates each person special and unique, just like our drawings!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about drawing people's bodies yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Let's learn how to draw faces that show how special God's creation is!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Eyes are halfway down the head
  • Nose goes between eyes and chin
  • Mouth comes below the nose
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes each face different?
  • How are people special to God?
3Activity: Wonderful Faces Drawing (15 min)
hands-on

Use mirrors to draw faces, focusing on correct feature placement

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a large oval for the head
  2. Place eyes halfway down
  3. Add nose between eyes and chin
  4. Draw mouth below nose
  5. Add hair and unique details
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use BibleMouse face template to trace

Challenge: Draw family members from memory

4Closing (5 min)

Share drawings and talk about how God makes each person special

📝 Review Questions:
  • Where do eyes go on a face?
  • What makes your drawing unique?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about drawing people in different poses!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade children are developing fine motor skills and spatial awareness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with drawing attempts
  • Encourage creativity
  • Focus on effort, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty placing facial features accurately

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Improvement in understanding facial proportions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse 'Face Friends' drawing book
  • Play 'Guess the Emotion' drawing game

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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