📖

Painting People

Painting People

Day 164of 180
Week 33of 36
20Minutes
← Day 163Day 164 of 180Day 165 →
🖨️ Download Worksheet (PDF)
🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that people can be drawn and painted with different colors

2

Practice using paint brushes to create human figures

3

Understand that God creates each person uniquely

📖 Scripture Connection

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)

Highlights that each person is special and created by God

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Washable tempera paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Smock or old shirt
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how God made each person special by painting colorful people!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about drawing people yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we'll use paint to create people with beautiful colors

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • People come in many different colors
  • We can use different brush strokes to make people
  • God loves every person He creates
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see on people's skin?
  • How can we make our painting show a happy person?
3Activity: Colorful People Painting (8 min)
hands-on

Paint people using different colors and brush techniques

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your painting smock
  2. Choose 2-3 paint colors
  3. Use big brushes to make body shapes
  4. Add details like arms and legs
  5. Draw a smile on your person
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use finger paints instead of brushes

Challenge: Add background or multiple people in the painting

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our beautiful paintings and remember God made each person special!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did you use?
  • How did you make your person look happy?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll paint our family members!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing fine motor skills and learning color recognition

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Help child hold brush correctly
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Use positive, encouraging language
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying within paper, keeping paint on paper

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging ability to create recognizable human shapes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional people-drawing worksheets
  • Sing a song about God's love for people

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

Continue to Day 165 →Back to Art