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Sunshine and Flowers

Summer Fun

Day 170of 180
Week 34of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and draw basic shapes of sunshine and flowers

2

Use bright colors in artwork

3

Practice fine motor skills with art materials

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 118:24

“This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

— Psalm 118:24 (WEB)

Celebrates the joy of God's creation and bright summer days

📦 Materials Needed

  • Yellow and orange construction paper
  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Scissors (supervised)
  • Glue stick
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson celebrates the beautiful sunshine and flowers God creates!

💭 Review Question: What summer things did we draw yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Let's learn about drawing sunshine and flowers

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Sunshine is a circle with triangle rays
  • Flowers have round centers and petals
  • God makes beautiful things in nature
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in summer flowers?
  • How does sunshine make you feel?
3Activity: Summer Sunshine Flower Craft (12 min)
hands-on project

Create a bright summer scene with sunshine and flowers

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big yellow circle for sunshine
  2. Add orange triangle rays around the circle
  3. Draw flower shapes with round centers
  4. Color flowers in bright summer colors
  5. Cut out and glue onto background paper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Pre-cut shapes for younger children

Challenge: Add details like grass or insects

4Closing (3 min)

Share your beautiful summer artwork!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shapes did we use today?
  • What colors remind you of summer?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll look back at all our amazing art from the year

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are developing fine motor skills and color recognition

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Help with cutting if needed
  • Praise effort and creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Cutting precisely or staying within lines

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of the creative process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk to observe summer flowers
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional coloring pages
  • Sing a summer praise song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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