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Colorful Book Pictures

Looking at Picture Books

Day 116of 180
Week 24of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize different colors in picture book illustrations

2

Describe what they see in book pictures

3

Develop appreciation for artistic creativity

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 33:3

“Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!”

— Psalm 33:3 (WEB)

Just as artists create beautiful pictures, we can appreciate the creativity God gives people to make beautiful things

📦 Materials Needed

  • 2-3 colorful picture books
  • White paper
  • Crayons or colored pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art lesson! Let's look at some beautiful picture books together.

💭 Review Question: What fun pictures did you see in our last book?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we're going to explore how artists use colors in picture books to make stories come alive!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at how many different colors are in this picture
  • See how the artist uses bright colors to make things exciting
  • Notice how colors can make us feel happy or calm
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see?
  • Do you like these pictures?
3Activity: Color Treasure Hunt (8 min)
discussion

Find and point out different colors in our picture book

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sit comfortably with your picture book
  2. Look carefully at each page
  3. Point to colors you see
  4. Tell me about what you find!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child point to colors

Challenge: Child names colors and describes what they see

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate the beautiful colors God gave us to enjoy!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite color in the book?
  • What did you see in the pictures?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how pictures tell stories!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just beginning to notice and describe visual details

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient and encouraging
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Make it fun and playful!
🤔 Common Struggles:

Sitting still and focusing for the full lesson

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to point to colors and show interest

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for color matching worksheets
  • Sing a color song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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