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What Is Printing?

Printmaking Fun

Day 106of 180
Week 22of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the basic concept of printmaking

2

Create simple prints using hands and fingers

3

Appreciate how God makes each person unique

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Just as each print is unique, God creates each child special and wonderful

📦 Materials Needed

  • White construction paper
  • Washable tempera paint
  • Wet wipes
  • Paper towels
  • Smock or old shirt
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's talk about how we can make pictures by leaving a mark.

💭 Review Question: What kind of art did we make yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Printing is a special way of making art where we press something onto paper to leave a mark. Just like your fingerprint is special, God made you unique!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A print is a copy made by pressing something onto paper
  • Every print is different, just like you
  • We can make prints with our hands, fingers, and other objects
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you see the lines on your fingers?
  • Do you think any two fingerprints look exactly the same?
3Activity: Wonderful Fingerprint Art (12 min)
hands-on exploration

Create a colorful print artwork using hands and fingers

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your smock
  2. Choose 2-3 paint colors
  3. Carefully dip fingers or hand in paint
  4. Press gently onto white paper
  5. Create a colorful print picture
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use just one color and make a few prints

Challenge: Create a picture using different colored fingerprints

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our beautiful prints and remember that God made each of us special!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about printing?
  • How are your prints different from your friend's?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll try printing with sponges in our BibleMouse art class!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Printmaking introduces children to a fundamental art technique that explores texture, shape, and individual creativity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Protect work surfaces with newspaper
  • Have wet wipes ready for quick clean-up
  • Encourage exploration, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get messy or frustrated if paint doesn't look exactly how they want

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating, ability to follow basic instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 'Fingerprint Family' artwork
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional print-themed activities

Ready for Tomorrow?

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