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Paper City

Building with Paper

Day 145of 180
Week 29of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to fold and stack paper to create simple structures

2

Practice fine motor skills by manipulating paper

3

Develop creativity through architectural play

📖 Scripture Connection

Nehemiah 2:20

“Then I answered them, 'The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build.'”

— Nehemiah 2:20 (WEB)

Just like we build with paper, God's people build things that matter!

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Tape
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember how we made paper sculptures yesterday! Today we're going to build a whole city with our paper!

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

BibleMouse friends, today we learn how to make buildings! We can fold paper to make tall towers and houses.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Fold paper into rectangles
  • Stack paper to make tall buildings
  • Use tape or glue to hold pieces together
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What buildings do you see in our town?
  • Can you make a tall tower?
3Activity: Paper City Construction (8 min)
hands-on

Build a paper city using folded and stacked paper pieces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper into rectangles
  2. Stack and tape papers together
  3. Create buildings of different heights
  4. Add fun details like windows
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with folding and taping

Challenge: Child creates a whole city layout

4Closing (3 min)

Look at our amazing paper city! We built something special today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we build today?
  • How many buildings are in our city?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll paint with happy colors!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Paper folding helps develop spatial reasoning and fine motor skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate folding slowly
  • Use child-safe scissors
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty with precise folding or taping

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of building process, attempting to create structures

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a story about the paper city
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for city-themed coloring

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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