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Looking Closely

Meet Georgia O'Keeffe

Day 82of 180
Week 17of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Observe and identify detailed parts of a flower

2

Practice careful, patient looking at natural objects

3

Appreciate God's intricate design in creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's careful, intentional design in creating even the smallest details of flowers

📦 Materials Needed

  • Fresh flowers or high-quality flower photos
  • Magnifying glass (optional)
  • White drawing paper
  • Colored pencils or crayons
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 1 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and recall yesterday's lesson about Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about how O'Keeffe painted flowers?
2Teaching (12 min)

Introduce the idea of looking very closely at flowers, just like Georgia O'Keeffe did in her paintings

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God creates amazing details in every flower
  • Sometimes we need to slow down and look carefully
  • Every part of a flower has a special purpose
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What parts of a flower can you see?
  • How are flower petals different from each other?
3Activity: Flower Detective (14 min)
observation

Carefully examine flowers, looking for tiny details

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a flower or flower photo
  2. Use a magnifying glass if you have one
  3. Draw what you see, focusing on shapes and colors
  4. Count how many petals the flower has
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace flower outlines or use stickers

Challenge: Try to draw the flower's details without tracing

4Closing (3 min)

Share drawings and talk about what we discovered

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was the most interesting thing you saw?
  • How are flowers different from each other?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw a giant flower that fills the whole page!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Georgia O'Keeffe was famous for painting flowers so large that people could see details they'd never noticed before

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encourage careful observation
  • Let child explore without too much direction
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional support
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if their drawing doesn't look 'perfect'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Curiosity about flower details, careful looking

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and collect different types of flowers
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for flower-themed coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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