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Triangle Mountains

Shapes All Around

Day 13of 180
Week 3of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and identify triangular shapes

2

Create a mountain landscape using triangles

3

Develop fine motor skills through cutting and gluing

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 90:2

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.”

— Psalm 90:2 (WEB)

Explores God's creation of mountains, connecting art lesson to biblical understanding of God's creative power

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper (blue, green, brown)
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons or markers
  • Shape template (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and review shapes we've learned. Show triangle shape and ask children to point out triangles they see around them.

💭 Review Question: What shapes did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce triangles as special shapes that look like mountains. Demonstrate how triangles can create mountain landscapes.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Triangles have three sides and three points
  • Triangles can look like mountain peaks
  • We can use triangles to draw God's beautiful creation
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you know about mountains?
  • Can you find a triangle shape in the room?
3Activity: Triangle Mountain Landscape (12 min)
hands-on project

Create a mountain scene using triangle shapes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take blue paper for sky background
  2. Cut triangles from brown and green paper
  3. Glue triangles to create mountain shapes
  4. Add details with crayons or markers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut triangles for younger children

Challenge: Create multiple mountain layers with different sized triangles

4Closing (3 min)

Share artwork and discuss mountain shapes

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many triangles did you use?
  • What colors are your mountains?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make a shape collage using all the shapes we've learned!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Triangles are an important geometric shape that children begin recognizing in kindergarten

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity, not perfection
  • Help with cutting if needed
  • Praise effort and exploration
🤔 Common Struggles:

Cutting precise shapes can be challenging for young learners

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to identify triangles and basic scissor control

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and look for triangle shapes
  • Read a book about mountains or creation
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional triangle worksheets

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