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Paper Sculpture

Building with Paper

Day 143of 180
Week 29of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how to create a standing paper sculpture

2

Practice gluing paper pieces together

3

Develop creativity and spatial understanding

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 3:10

“According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.”

— 1 Corinthians 3:10 (WEB)

Just like we build a paper sculpture piece by piece, God helps us build our lives carefully and purposefully

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Child-safe glue
  • Scissors (parent-assisted)
  • Flat work surface
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review our paper building adventures from previous days

💭 Review Question: What fun things did we make with paper yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introducing paper sculpture techniques

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • We can make paper stand up by folding
  • We can connect paper pieces with glue
  • Our sculpture can be any shape we imagine!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What might you like to build today?
  • Can you make something tall or wide?
3Activity: Build Your Paper Sculpture (8 min)
hands-on

Create a standing paper sculpture using folded and rolled paper pieces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold some paper strips to make them stand
  2. Use glue to connect different paper pieces
  3. Build your sculpture slowly and carefully
  4. Let your sculpture dry completely
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with gluing and positioning

Challenge: Child creates a more complex multi-level structure

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our paper building skills

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you create today?
  • How did you make your paper stand up?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about making curly paper designs!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Paper sculpting helps develop fine motor skills and spatial reasoning

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Supervise closely during gluing
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Let child lead the creative process
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty with glue control and keeping paper pieces in place

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about building, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of the completed sculpture
  • Display sculpture in a special place at home

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