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Rubbing Texture Hunt

Texture Techniques and Variety

Day 47of 180
Week 10of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand what texture means

2

Collect and create texture rubbings from different surfaces

3

Recognize how God creates variety in textures

📖 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)

God creates amazing textures in His world with incredible variety and detail

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons with paper peeled off
  • Clipboard or hard surface
  • Pencil
  • Masking tape
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and explain we're going on a texture discovery adventure! Ask them to touch different surfaces in the room and describe how they feel.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what texture means?
2Teaching (5 min)

Texture is how something feels when you touch it. God made the world with so many different textures - rough, smooth, bumpy, soft.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Textures are everywhere
  • We can feel texture with our fingers
  • We can also draw textures we see
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What are some textures you like to touch?
  • Where do you see different textures in nature?
3Activity: Texture Rubbing Collection (10 min)
hands-on exploration

Students will collect texture rubbings from various surfaces around inside and outside the classroom or home.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Place paper over a textured surface
  2. Hold crayon sideways
  3. Gently rub crayon over paper
  4. Watch the texture appear on your paper
  5. Collect at least 5 different rubbings
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help students find and rub very obvious textures

Challenge: Find more subtle or complex textures to rub

4Closing (5 min)

Share texture rubbings and talk about how God creates amazing textures in His world

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite texture you found?
  • How many different textures did you discover?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for creating such a wonderful world with so many beautiful textures for us to discover and enjoy.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how to draw different textures with our pencils!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Texture Clap: Clap once for each word, making different hand textures

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to observe and appreciate texture as an artistic element

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage exploration
  • Help guide but don't do the activity for them
  • Praise creativity and curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might be hesitant to explore or get messy

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about discovering different textures

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a texture book
  • Collect natural objects with interesting textures
  • Make a texture sensory board at home

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