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Choosing Your Message

Art with Meaning: Social Messages

Day 93of 180
Week 19of 36
45Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Understand how art can communicate important social messages

2

Brainstorm and select a meaningful message for artistic expression

3

Develop empathy and awareness of social issues through creative thinking

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8 (WEB)

Provides a biblical foundation for choosing meaningful messages of justice, kindness, and compassion

📦 Materials Needed

  • Poster board
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • Magazines for collage
  • Notebook for brainstorming
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art lesson! Let's review what we've learned about how art can communicate powerful messages.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember an example of art that made you feel something important from our last lesson?
2Teaching (15 min)

Today, we'll explore how to choose a meaningful message for our art project. Just like the prophet Micah shared God's heart for justice and mercy, we can use art to share important messages.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Different types of important social messages
  • How art can raise awareness
  • Choosing a message that matters to you
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What social issues do you care about?
  • How might art help people understand these issues?
3Activity: Message Exploration Collage (18 min)
hands-on

Create a brainstorming collage that explores a meaningful social message

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose one meaningful message (creation care, kindness, justice, gratitude)
  2. Look through magazines for images that represent your chosen message
  3. Cut out and arrange images on poster board
  4. Add your own drawings or words to clarify your message
  5. Be prepared to explain your artwork's meaning
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on one or two images that clearly show the message

Challenge: Create a multi-layered collage with symbolic representations

4Closing (7 min)

Share your artwork and discuss the messages you've chosen

📝 Review Questions:
  • What message did you choose?
  • Why is this message important?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll start designing our final message art piece, thinking about how to make our message clear and impactful!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson helps children develop empathy and critical thinking through artistic expression

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage open discussion about social issues
  • Help children choose age-appropriate messages
  • Focus on positive, constructive approaches
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it challenging to abstract complex social concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Thoughtful engagement, creativity, and ability to articulate their chosen message

Extension Activities

  • Research an artist who created art with a social message
  • Write a short paragraph explaining the importance of the chosen message
  • Discuss the message with family members

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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