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Growing Shapes

Big Shapes, Little Shapes

Day 84of 180
Week 17of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the concept of shapes getting bigger

2

Draw circles and triangles that grow from small to large

3

Practice fine motor skills with controlled drawing

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 115:14

“May Yahweh increase you more and more, you and your children.”

— Psalm 115:14 (WEB)

Just like shapes can grow, God helps us grow bigger and stronger!

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons (multiple colors)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK3 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's play our 'Growing Shapes' game! Remember how yesterday we drew big and little shapes together?

💭 Review Question: Can you show me a tiny shape from yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today in our BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how shapes can grow just like we grow!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Start with a teeny-tiny circle
  • Draw the same circle a little bigger next to it
  • Keep making the circle bigger each time
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when shapes get bigger?
  • Can you show me a growing shape?
3Activity: Growing Shape Adventure (8 min)
hands-on

Draw shapes that start small and get bigger and bigger across the page

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start with a tiny dot in one corner
  2. Draw a small circle around the dot
  3. Draw a bigger circle around that circle
  4. Keep growing the circle until it reaches the edge of the paper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps trace growing circles

Challenge: Try growing different shapes like triangles or squares

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our growing shapes and remember how God helps us grow!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shape did you make grow?
  • How big did your shape get?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make a 'Size Family' of shapes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are developing fine motor control and spatial understanding

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of praise and encouragement
  • Help guide hand if needed
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying inside the lines or making controlled circular motions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about drawing and attempting to make growing shapes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library shape tracing worksheets
  • Sing a growing song while drawing

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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