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Colorful Yarn Picture

Art with Yarn and String

Day 139of 180
Week 28of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to layer different colored yarns on paper

2

Practice fine motor skills by gluing yarn

3

Explore creativity through artistic expression

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 35:32

“He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all craftsmanship”

— Exodus 35:32 (WEB)

God gives us creativity to make beautiful things, just like we're making a colorful yarn picture today!

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colored yarn
  • White paper
  • Child-safe glue
  • Scissors (parent use only)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we used yarn to make shapes yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me the shapes we made with yarn yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today, we'll create a beautiful picture by layering colorful yarn pieces

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at all these pretty yarn colors!
  • We can make a special picture by gluing yarn
  • Let's see how many colors we can use
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors of yarn do you see?
  • Where could we glue our yarn?
3Activity: Colorful Yarn Picture (8 min)
hands-on

Create a picture by gluing yarn pieces on paper

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose your favorite yarn colors
  2. Put a little glue on the paper
  3. Carefully place yarn pieces on the glue
  4. Layer different colors on top of each other
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps guide yarn placement

Challenge: Try to make a specific shape with yarn

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our beautiful yarn pictures!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did you use?
  • How many pieces of yarn did you glue?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll combine yarn with paint in our BibleMouse art lesson!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Fine motor skills are developing at this age

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use small amounts of glue
  • Help child tear/cut yarn into short pieces
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty with glue control and keeping yarn in place

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of process, attempt to layer colors

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of the yarn picture
  • Discuss colors and textures
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional art prompts

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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