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Paper Folding Fun

Whole and Parts

Day 114of 180
Week 23of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the concept of a whole being divided into parts

2

Practice folding paper to create two equal parts

3

Develop fine motor skills through careful folding

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 12:12

“For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.”

— 1 Corinthians 12:12 (WEB)

Just as a whole piece of paper can be divided into parts, God's people are many parts of one whole body

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colored construction paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's playdough lesson about whole and parts

💭 Review Question: Can you remember how we broke our playdough into pieces yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introducing paper folding as a way to explore whole and parts

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at this whole piece of paper
  • We can make two parts by folding carefully
  • Each part is special, just like in God's family
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when we fold the paper?
  • Can you see two parts now?
3Activity: Fold and Explore (6 min)
hands-on

Guided paper folding activity to demonstrate whole and parts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of paper
  2. Fold it slowly down the middle
  3. Open it and look at the two parts
  4. Gently trace the fold line with your finger
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child fold and unfold

Challenge: Child tries to fold paper independently

4Closing (3 min)

Review paper folding and whole/parts concept

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we do with our paper?
  • How many parts did we make?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll share snacks and learn about fair sharing

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning basic spatial concepts and fine motor skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle guidance when helping with folding
  • Praise effort over perfect results
  • Make the activity fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty with precise folding and maintaining focus

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to fold, interest in the activity, basic understanding of two parts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional paper folding worksheets
  • Sing a simple song about whole and parts from BibleMouse Song Collection

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