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Beginning, Middle, End

Art Tells Stories

Day 72of 180
Week 15of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how stories have three main parts: beginning, middle, and end

2

Create a three-panel drawing that shows a complete story sequence

3

Practice storytelling through visual art

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:1

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

— Genesis 1:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates how stories have a clear beginning, showing how even God's greatest story starts with a clear beginning

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Pencil for sketching
  • Ruler (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Today's BibleMouse art lesson is all about how stories have three special parts! Just like how God's story in the Bible has a beginning, middle, and end, we can tell stories with our drawings too.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how pictures can tell stories without words?
2Teaching (10 min)

Let's learn about story parts! Every good story has three important sections.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Beginning: Where the story starts
  • Middle: Where something happens
  • End: How the story finishes
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens at the start of a story?
  • How do we know when a story is ending?
3Activity: Three-Panel Story Drawing (15 min)
hands-on

Draw a simple story in three pictures - beginning, middle, and end

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold your paper into three equal sections
  2. In the first section, draw the beginning of your story
  3. In the middle section, show something happening
  4. In the last section, show how the story ends
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw a story about an animal or your family

Challenge: Add words to describe what's happening in each picture

4Closing (5 min)

Share your three-part story with a family member!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What story did you draw?
  • Can you tell me about the beginning, middle, and end?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll illustrate a special Bible story

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are learning to sequence events and understand narrative structure

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Help child think of a simple story if they're stuck
  • Encourage creativity over perfect drawing
  • Ask open-ended questions about their artwork
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it challenging to plan three distinct story moments

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to create a logical sequence of events

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional story sequencing worksheets
  • Read a picture book together and identify beginning, middle, and end

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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