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Stick People

Painting People

Day 162of 180
Week 33of 36
20Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Identify basic body parts (head, arms, legs)

2

Draw simple stick figure people with circle heads

3

Develop fine motor skills through drawing

Genesis 1:27

God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27 (WEB)

We are drawing people because God created people in His special image

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK3 Art

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember how we drew circle faces yesterday! Today we'll add arms and legs to make stick people.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me the circle face we learned about yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today in our BibleMouse art lesson, we'll learn how to draw people just like God made us!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A person has a round head
  • Lines can be arms
  • Lines can be legs
  • Everyone looks different, but God loves us all!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What parts of your body can you move?
  • How are you special?
3Activity: Stick People Drawing (8 min)
hands-on

Draw simple stick people with circle heads and line arms and legs

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big circle for the head
  2. Add two lines coming down for the body
  3. Draw two lines out for arms
  4. Add two lines for legs
  5. Smile and have fun!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps draw first stick person

Challenge: Add details like hair or clothing

4Closing (3 min)

Look at all the wonderful people we drew!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What body parts did we draw?
  • Who made people special?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll look in a mirror and draw ourselves!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing fine motor skills and learning body awareness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of praise
  • Help guide hand if needed
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Holding crayon correctly, drawing straight lines

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to create human-like shapes

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables for additional stick figure worksheets
  • Sing 'God Made Me' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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