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My Family Portrait

My Family

Day 53of 180
Week 11of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Draw family members showing different sizes and relationships

2

Practice using art materials to create a personal artwork

3

Recognize that families are a special gift from God

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 127:3

“Behold, children are a heritage from Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”

— Psalm 127:3 (WEB)

Celebrates the blessing of family and how each family member is special to God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Pencils
  • Optional: Family photos
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and look at yesterday's drawing practice. Today, we'll use those skills to draw our special family!

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

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll create a beautiful family portrait that shows how much we love our family.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Families come in different sizes
  • Everyone in your family is special
  • God gives us families to love and care for us
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Who is in your family?
  • What makes your family special?
3Activity: My Family Portrait (12 min)
hands-on project

Draw your entire family, showing everyone who is special to you

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of drawing paper
  2. Start with the biggest person (usually a parent)
  3. Draw other family members around them
  4. Use different colors for each person
  5. Add details like hair, clothes, and smiles
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw 3-4 family members with help

Challenge: Add background or special family activity

4Closing (3 min)

Share your family portraits and talk about who you drew

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who did you draw in your picture?
  • What makes your family special?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw our family doing something fun together!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning to express family relationships through art

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Offer gentle guidance, not perfection
  • Praise effort and creativity
  • Let child explain their artwork
🤔 Common Struggles:

May get frustrated if drawing doesn't look 'perfect'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emotional connection to artwork, ability to describe family members

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of the family portrait for BibleMouse portfolio
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional drawing prompts

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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