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Pictures Tell Tales

Art Tells Stories

Day 71of 180
Week 15of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that pictures can communicate stories without words

2

Observe and describe details in picture book illustrations

3

Develop appreciation for visual storytelling

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Just as stories can be told through pictures, parents can guide children's understanding through visual and narrative learning

📦 Materials Needed

  • 3-4 picture books with clear storytelling illustrations
  • drawing paper
  • crayons
  • markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's talk about how pictures can tell amazing stories.

💭 Review Question: What did we do with our clay animals last time?
2Teaching (10 min)

Picture books are special because their illustrations help us understand the story even before we can read all the words.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look closely at the pictures
  • Notice what characters are doing
  • See how colors and details help tell the story
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you see happening in this picture?
  • How do you think the character is feeling?
3Activity: Story Picture Detective (15 min)
observation and discussion

Explore picture books and discuss the stories told through illustrations

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a picture book
  2. Look at each page carefully
  3. Tell me what's happening without reading the words
  4. Draw your favorite moment from the story
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps describe pictures

Challenge: Child creates own wordless story illustration

4Closing (5 min)

Recap what we learned about storytelling through pictures

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about how pictures tell stories?
  • What was your favorite part of today's BibleMouse lesson?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about showing a story's beginning, middle, and end through pictures!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are visual learners who can understand complex narratives through illustrations

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Choose books with clear, expressive illustrations
  • Ask open-ended questions about the pictures
  • Encourage child to describe what they see
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get distracted or struggle to describe complex images

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to notice details and make simple narrative connections

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a wordless story using only drawings
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional storytelling worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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