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My Favorite Place

Landscapes: Near and Far

Day 124of 180
Week 25of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the concept of near and far in art

2

Create a landscape drawing of a favorite outdoor place

3

Practice expressing creativity through art

📖 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)

Celebrates God's beautiful creation and inspires children to appreciate the landscapes around them

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review previous landscape lessons and introduce today's project

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about near and far in our last lesson?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain how to create a landscape showing near and far objects

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Things closer to us look bigger
  • Things far away look smaller
  • Use the whole paper to show different distances
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is your favorite outdoor place?
  • What do you see in that place?
3Activity: My Favorite Place Landscape (12 min)
hands-on project

Draw a landscape of your favorite outdoor place, showing near and far objects

📝 Instructions:
  1. Think about a special outdoor place you love
  2. Start by drawing the ground at the bottom of the page
  3. Add big objects in the foreground (close up)
  4. Draw smaller objects in the background (far away)
  5. Use different colors and sizes to show distance
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw 3-4 simple objects with different sizes

Challenge: Add details like trees, animals, or buildings

4Closing (3 min)

Share artwork and discuss what was learned

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes things look near or far?
  • What is special about your favorite place?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create an imaginary landscape using our imagination!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning spatial concepts and artistic expression

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Help child if they seem frustrated
  • Ask open-ended questions about their artwork
🤔 Common Struggles:

May have difficulty understanding size perspective

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Variation in object sizes, attempt to show depth

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and discuss landscape features
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about God's creation
  • Create a collage landscape using magazine pictures

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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