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Rolling Snakes

Squishy Play Dough

Day 22of 180
Week 5of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to roll play dough between hands to create long snake shapes

2

Develop fine motor skills through manipulation of play dough

3

Understand that God creates with care and purpose

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 2:7

“Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”

— Genesis 2:7 (WEB)

Just as God carefully formed humans, children will carefully form shapes with play dough

📦 Materials Needed

  • Play dough (multiple colors)
  • Play mats
  • Wet wipes for cleanup
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we squeezed and squished play dough yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you squeezed play dough yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we're going to learn how to roll play dough into long snake shapes!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Rub play dough between your hands
  • Press and roll to make a long snake
  • Make your snake wiggle like it's alive!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you want to use?
  • Can you make your snake long or short?
3Activity: Snake Rolling Time (8 min)
hands-on

Children will roll play dough into snake shapes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose your favorite color play dough
  2. Roll the dough between your palms
  3. Make your snake wiggle and move
  4. Try making different length snakes
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child roll dough

Challenge: Try making multiple colored snakes

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at all the wonderful snakes we made!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shape did you make?
  • What color is your snake?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll pat play dough into flat shapes like pancakes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Fine motor skills are crucial for PK3 development

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate rolling technique slowly
  • Praise effort over perfect results
  • Allow child to explore independently
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might find rolling difficult

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to roll dough between hands with some control

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables to draw snake shapes
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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