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My Story Book Page

Art Tells Stories

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how pictures can communicate a story

2

Create a complete illustrated page with a drawing and words

3

Develop confidence in personal storytelling

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:29

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

— Proverbs 22:29 (WEB)

Encourages children to develop their creative skills and storytelling abilities

📦 Materials Needed

  • drawing paper
  • crayons or markers
  • pencil
  • eraser
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Today in BibleMouse art, we'll create a special story page! Remember how we learned about telling stories through pictures yesterday?

💭 Review Question: What made your Bible story illustration special?
2Teaching (10 min)

Every picture tells a story. Today, you'll create a page that shows something special that happened to you or something you imagine.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Choose one moment to draw
  • Think about what makes your story interesting
  • Include details that help others understand
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What story would you like to tell?
  • What makes a good story picture?
3Activity: My Special Story Page (15 min)
project

Create a full-page illustration with a title or caption

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose your story - real or imagined
  2. Lightly sketch your main picture
  3. Add color with crayons or markers
  4. Write a simple title or caption
  5. Add small details to make your story clear
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw one main scene with help writing words

Challenge: Create a multi-scene story with 2-3 details

4Closing (5 min)

Share your story page and explain what's happening

📝 Review Questions:
  • What story did you tell?
  • What was the most fun part of creating?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore making art with different materials in a collage

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade artists are developing storytelling skills through art

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Ask open-ended questions about their artwork
  • Help with writing if needed, but let child lead
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may feel uncertain about drawing or writing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, creativity, and willingness to share

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a mini-book with multiple story pages
  • Share story page with family during dinner

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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