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Rainbow Painting

Painting with Brushes

Day 15of 180
Week 3of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and use multiple colors while painting

2

Practice brush control with different colors

3

Appreciate God's colorful creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 9:13

“I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's love of color and His promise through the rainbow

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint (multiple colors)
  • Large white paper
  • Large paintbrushes
  • Paint cups
  • Child's smock or old shirt
  • Wet wipes for cleanup
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember our brush painting from yesterday! Who can show me a zigzag line they painted?

💭 Review Question: What special lines did we make yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today, BibleMouse friends, we're going to make a beautiful rainbow just like God's promise in the sky!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made the world with SO many colors
  • We can use different colors to make beautiful art
  • Each color is special and wonderful
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see around you?
  • What's your favorite color God made?
3Activity: Rainbow Color Exploration (8 min)
hands-on

Paint a colorful rainbow using multiple brush colors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your painting smock
  2. Choose 3-4 different paint colors
  3. Make big, sweeping brush strokes across the paper
  4. Try to use each color in a different part of the paper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use just 2-3 colors and help guide the brush

Challenge: Try to create color blending or patterns

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our colorful paintings and thank God for making such a beautiful world!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did you use?
  • Can you name the colors on your paper?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore paper and learn how it can be torn and moved!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning color recognition and basic brush control

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Expect mess - use a wipeable surface
  • Focus on exploration, not perfection
  • Praise effort and creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying within paper, holding brush correctly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about colors, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library rainbow coloring page
  • Sing a color recognition song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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