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My Self-Portrait

Painting People

Day 163of 180
Week 33of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize their unique physical features

2

Draw a simple self-portrait using a mirror

3

Understand that God creates each person uniquely

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 139:14

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

— Psalm 139:14 (WEB)

Celebrates how God creates each person uniquely and with special care

📦 Materials Needed

  • Mirror
  • White paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide for PK3 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Look in the mirror together and talk about what we see

💭 Review Question: What faces did we draw yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Exploring our unique faces and how God made us special

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look closely at your face in the mirror
  • Notice your eyes, nose, mouth, and hair
  • Everyone's face looks different!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What color are your eyes?
  • Do you have curly or straight hair?
3Activity: My Special Face (8 min)
hands-on

Draw a self-portrait using the mirror as a guide

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sit in front of the mirror
  2. Use crayons to draw your face
  3. Try to add eyes, nose, and mouth
  4. Color your hair the same color as in the mirror
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps trace child's face outline

Challenge: Add more details like eyebrows or ears

4Closing (3 min)

Share and celebrate our unique self-portraits

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes your face special?
  • Who made you special?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll use paint to add color to people pictures!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just learning to recognize themselves in mirrors

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with drawing skills
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Help child see their unique beauty
🤔 Common Struggles:

May get frustrated trying to draw facial features

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about recognizing themselves

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a photo of the self-portrait
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional face-drawing worksheets

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