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Dotty Painting

Painting with Brushes

Day 12of 180
Week 3of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to make dots using a paintbrush

2

Practice counting small numbers of dots

3

Develop fine motor skills through painting

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 33:3

“Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a loud shout.”

— Psalm 33:3 (WEB)

Just as we can create beautiful art by carefully making dots, God creates beautiful things with precision and care

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint
  • Large white paper
  • Large paintbrushes
  • Paint cups
  • Child's smock or old t-shirt
  • Wet wipes for cleanup
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around your BibleMouse art area and remind child about yesterday's brush-holding lesson

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how we hold our paintbrush?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how to make dots by gently touching the brush to paper

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look how we tap-tap-tap the brush to make little dots!
  • Each dot is special, just like God made you special
  • We can count our dots together
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What color dots do you want to make?
  • How many dots can you count?
3Activity: Dot Painting Adventure (8 min)
hands-on

Children create a dot painting, focusing on gentle brush tapping

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your painting smock
  2. Dip brush lightly in paint
  3. Tap-tap-tap to make dots all over paper
  4. Count your dots as you go!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child make dots by guiding their hand

Challenge: Try making dots in a pattern or shape

4Closing (3 min)

Clean up and discuss painting

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many dots did you make?
  • What was your favorite color?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about making long brush strokes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Dotting helps develop fine motor control and early math skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use washable paint
  • Protect work surface
  • Praise effort, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might want to smear or make big movements instead of dots

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Gentle tapping motion, basic counting attempts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library dot marker worksheets
  • Create a dot painting to give as a gift

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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