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Paper City

Buildings and Cities

Day 155of 180
Week 31of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn basic paper folding techniques

2

Create 3D paper buildings that can stand up

3

Practice fine motor skills through cutting and folding

📖 Scripture Connection

Nehemiah 2:20

“Then I answered them, 'The God of heaven will give us success. We, his servants, will start building, but you have no portion, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.'”

— Nehemiah 2:20 (WEB)

Just as Nehemiah helped rebuild a city, we are creating our own paper city today, showing how people work together to build amazing things

📦 Materials Needed

  • construction paper
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • glue stick
  • markers or crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Yesterday we drew a city skyline, and today we'll bring those buildings to life!

💭 Review Question: What buildings did you draw in our last lesson?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll learn how to make paper buildings that can stand up by folding and cutting carefully

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Fold paper to make straight lines
  • Cut carefully along ruler lines
  • Fold tabs to help buildings stand
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What kinds of buildings do you see in a city?
  • What shapes do buildings have?
3Activity: Build Your Paper City (12 min)
hands-on project

Create 3-4 paper buildings that can stand up on their own

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of construction paper
  2. Fold paper into rectangular shape
  3. Cut windows and doors
  4. Fold bottom tabs to create base
  5. Decorate your building
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with cutting

Challenge: Add more detailed architectural features

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our amazing paper city and talk about what we created!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite part of building?
  • How many buildings did you make?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about vehicles that might drive through our city!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson develops fine motor skills and spatial reasoning

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate folding techniques slowly
  • Use child-safe scissors
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find precise folding challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to follow multi-step instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional building templates
  • Create a story about the people living in the paper city

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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