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Painted Fall Trees

Fall Colors

Day 63of 180
Week 13of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and use warm colors (red, orange, yellow, brown)

2

Create a painting of a fall tree with colorful leaves

3

Appreciate God's creativity in nature's seasonal changes

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 8:22

“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”

— Genesis 8:22 (WEB)

Celebrates God's consistent design of seasons and natural cycles

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper (light blue or brown)
  • Tempera paint (red, orange, yellow, brown)
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
  • Smock or old shirt
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember the beautiful fall colors we've been exploring.

💭 Review Question: What colors did we see in nature yesterday?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll paint beautiful fall trees that show how God changes colors in nature

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Fall trees have special warm colors
  • Leaves change from green to red, orange, and yellow
  • God makes everything beautiful in its season
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see on trees in fall?
  • How do trees look different in autumn?
3Activity: Colorful Fall Tree Painting (12 min)
hands-on painting

Paint a tree with beautiful autumn leaves using warm colors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a brown tree trunk with branches
  2. Use red, orange, and yellow to paint leaves
  3. Sprinkle leaves around the ground
  4. Let your painting dry
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use finger painting for leaf colors

Challenge: Add texture by using sponges or crumpled paper

4Closing (3 min)

Clean up and reflect on our beautiful fall trees

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did you use?
  • How does your tree show fall?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make leaves with tissue paper!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning color recognition and basic painting skills

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

Mixing colors or controlling paintbrush

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, color identification, basic motor skills

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk to collect fall leaves
  • Read a book about autumn from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library
  • Discuss Genesis 8:22 and God's design of seasons

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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