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My House Portrait

Houses and Buildings

Day 101of 180
Week 21of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize basic house shapes (rectangle, triangle)

2

Draw a simple house with windows and a door

3

Develop fine motor skills through drawing

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 7:24-25

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.”

— Matthew 7:24-25 (WEB)

Connecting the idea of building a house to building a strong foundation in God's love

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons
  • Optional: Rulers
  • House pictures from BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Good morning, BibleMouse learners! Today we're going to draw our very own house!

💭 Review Question: What special shapes did we learn about in our last art lesson?
2Teaching (7 min)

Let's explore how houses are made of simple shapes

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Houses have rectangles for walls
  • Roofs are usually triangle shapes
  • Windows and doors make houses special
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does your house look like?
  • How many windows does your house have?
3Activity: My House Portrait (8 min)
hands-on

Draw your house using simple shapes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big rectangle for walls
  2. Add a triangle on top for the roof
  3. Draw 1-2 square windows
  4. Add a door in the middle
  5. Color your house with happy colors!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parents can draw house outline for child to color

Challenge: Add details like trees or a mailbox

4Closing (3 min)

Show and tell your beautiful house drawing!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shapes did you use?
  • What color is your house?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll design our dream house!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Help child hold crayon correctly
  • Praise effort, not just result
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty drawing straight lines or closed shapes

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging ability to connect basic geometric shapes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a walk and count house shapes in neighborhood
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library house coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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