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Sunny Day

Weather and Skies

Day 147of 180
Week 30of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and draw a sun using bright colors

2

Create a sunny day artwork using watercolors

3

Appreciate God's creation of sunlight

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 89:36

“His seed will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.”

— Psalm 89:36 (WEB)

Illustrates God's consistent and bright presence, like the sun in our artwork

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Watercolors
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's lesson about God controlling weather. Ask: 'What makes a sunny day special?'

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

Introduce sunny day art project, discussing bright colors and sun's shape

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Suns are usually round and yellow
  • Bright colors make us feel happy
  • God created beautiful sunlight
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors remind you of sunshine?
  • How does sunshine make you feel?
3Activity: Bright Sunny Day Watercolor (12 min)
hands-on

Create a watercolor painting of a sunny scene

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big yellow circle for the sun
  2. Use yellow and orange watercolors
  3. Add blue sky around the sun
  4. Optional: Draw grass or trees
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace a circle for sun, use pre-drawn lines

Challenge: Add details like rays or landscape elements

4Closing (3 min)

Share artwork and discuss what was learned

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about suns today?
  • What colors did you use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore rainy day art in our BibleMouse curriculum

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are developing fine motor skills through art

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Protect work surface with newspaper
  • Demonstrate painting technique gently
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping paint within paper, managing brush pressure

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, color exploration, enjoyment of process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a sun collage using yellow paper scraps
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about God's creation

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