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Summer Sunshine

Seasons in Art

Day 98of 180
Week 20of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how summer colors are warm and bright

2

Create a summer scene painting using warm colors

3

Recognize God's creativity in seasonal changes

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 8:22

“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”

— Genesis 8:22 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's consistent design of seasons and natural cycles

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Watercolor paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
  • Seasonal summer reference images
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's spring lesson and preview today's summer artwork

💭 Review Question: What colors did we use in our spring painting?
2Teaching (12 min)

Explore summer colors and characteristics

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Summer has bright, warm colors like yellow, orange, and red
  • Trees are full and green in summer
  • The sun shines brightly during summer days
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you like to do in summer?
  • What colors remind you of summer?
3Activity: Summer Sunshine Painting (14 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful summer landscape painting

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a basic summer landscape with trees, sky, and ground
  2. Use warm yellow and orange for the sun
  3. Paint trees with full green leaves
  4. Add summer details like flowers or people playing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use larger brushes and fewer details

Challenge: Add more intricate summer scene elements

4Closing (3 min)

Share and discuss summer paintings

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did you use?
  • What makes your painting look like summer?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore autumn colors and changing leaves

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are developing fine motor skills and color recognition

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Help child mix warm colors if needed
  • Praise effort and imagination
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying within painting boundaries and blending colors

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, color understanding, and enjoyment of process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a summer collage using magazine pictures
  • Write a short sentence about favorite summer activity

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