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Rainbow Creation

Summer Art Fun

Day 177of 180
Week 36of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and name 6-7 different colors

2

Create artwork using multiple colors

3

Appreciate God's beautiful color creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 9:16

“The rainbow will be in the cloud, and I will look at it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

— Genesis 9:16 (WEB)

God created beautiful colors in the rainbow as a sign of His promise and creativity

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Washable paint (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
  • Paintbrushes
  • Paper plates (for paint)
  • Smock or old shirt
  • Wet wipes
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's talk about colors! Yesterday we made our favorite art, and today we're going to make a special rainbow just like God made!

💭 Review Question: What was your favorite color we used yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about God's amazing colors! God made every single color in the world, and He made them beautiful!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God loves color - look at flowers, rainbows, and butterflies!
  • Every color is special and important
  • We can thank God for making such pretty colors
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see around you right now?
  • Can you name a color God made?
3Activity: Rainbow Creation Painting (8 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful rainbow painting using all the colors God made!

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your smock
  2. Choose 6 colors of paint on your paper plate
  3. Paint a big rainbow on your paper
  4. Use big, gentle brush strokes
  5. Clean up your space when finished
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer colors or help child paint

Challenge: Try to make color blends or add cloud details

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our beautiful rainbows! God made all these colors just for us!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did you use?
  • Who made all these beautiful colors?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll do a big art project with lots of materials!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing color recognition and fine motor skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Help child name colors during painting
  • Let child explore and create freely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying within paper, keeping paint on paper, managing brush

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about colors, attempts to name colors, enjoying process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library rainbow coloring page
  • Sing a color song from BibleMouse Song Collection
  • Read a color-themed book from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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