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Summer Colors

Summer Fun

Day 166of 180
Week 34of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify warm colors associated with summer

2

Create an artwork using bright summer colors

3

Recognize God's joy in creating colorful summer scenes

📖 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 colorful creation and the beauty of summer

📦 Materials Needed

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

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's talk about the bright, warm colors of summer.

💭 Review Question: What colors did we use in our flower vase painting yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Summer is full of beautiful, bright colors that God created to make the world joyful and exciting!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Warm colors are like sunshine - yellow, orange, and red
  • These colors remind us of happy summer days
  • God loves to paint the world with beautiful colors
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What summer colors do you see outside?
  • What is your favorite summer color?
3Activity: Summer Color Splash (12 min)
discussion and exploration

Create a colorful summer scene using warm watercolors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your white paper and wet it slightly
  2. Choose warm summer colors - yellow, orange, red
  3. Paint a happy summer scene - maybe the sun, a beach, or flowers
  4. Let your colors blend and mix like a summer day
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use large brushes and focus on color blending

Challenge: Add details like sun rays or beach elements

4Closing (3 min)

Let's share our colorful summer paintings and thank God for beautiful colors!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What warm colors did you use?
  • How does your painting show God's beautiful creation?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create a fun beach scene with all our summer colors!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning color theory and enjoying creative expression

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage free expression - there's no 'wrong' way to paint
  • Focus on enjoying the process, not creating a perfect picture
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional color activities
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if colors don't look exactly how they imagined

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about colors, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a summer color collage using construction paper
  • Go on a color walk and collect summer-colored items
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional color worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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