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Drawing What We Saw

Looking at Beautiful Art

Day 30of 180
Week 6of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that everyone can create unique artwork

2

Practice drawing inspired by something they've seen

3

Develop appreciation for individual creativity

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 35:31

“He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of skillful work.”

— Exodus 35:31 (WEB)

God gives us special abilities to create and make beautiful things

📦 Materials Needed

  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • White drawing paper
  • Art print or picture book from previous lessons
  • BibleMouse Art Worksheet (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember the beautiful artwork we looked at yesterday! Can you tell me what you liked best?

💭 Review Question: What was your favorite part of the picture we saw?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today in our BibleMouse lesson, we're going to create our very own special drawing inspired by what we saw!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Every picture we draw is special and unique
  • God made you creative and able to make beautiful things
  • It's okay if your drawing looks different from others
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you want to use?
  • What part of the picture makes you happy?
3Activity: My Special Drawing (8 min)
hands-on

Children will create their own artwork inspired by the previous day's art print

📝 Instructions:
  1. Look at the art print carefully
  2. Choose your favorite colors
  3. Draw what you remember or what makes you happy
  4. Don't worry about making it perfect!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent can help trace or draw basic shapes

Challenge: Try to add more details from the original artwork

4Closing (3 min)

Let's share our beautiful drawings!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you draw?
  • What colors did you use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll collect leaves and look at their special shapes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children are developing fine motor skills and creativity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Allow child to explore and create freely
  • Display artwork to build confidence
🤔 Common Struggles:

Frustration with drawing, wanting artwork to look 'exactly right'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, enjoyment of the creative process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional drawing sheets
  • Take a photo of the artwork to save in child's portfolio

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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