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Tall Buildings and Towers

Houses and Buildings

Day 104of 180
Week 21of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and draw basic geometric shapes to create tall structures

2

Develop fine motor skills through drawing and coloring

3

Appreciate how humans can create amazing buildings

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 11:4

“They said, 'Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.'”

— Genesis 11:4 (WEB)

Explores the human desire to build tall structures and reach toward the sky

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Ruler (optional)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK4 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore tall buildings and towers! Remember our neighborhood drawing from yesterday? Today we'll go even higher!

💭 Review Question: What kinds of buildings did we draw in our neighborhood?
2Teaching (7 min)

Let's talk about tall buildings! Some buildings reach way up into the sky. We can draw them using simple shapes like rectangles and squares.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Tall buildings use straight lines
  • We can add windows to make buildings look real
  • Towers can be tall and skinny or wide and strong
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What's the tallest building you've ever seen?
  • Can you imagine how builders make such tall buildings?
3Activity: Towers to the Sky (8 min)
hands-on

Draw a tall tower or building using rectangles and squares

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start with a tall rectangle for the main building
  2. Add smaller rectangles for windows
  3. Color your building with bright colors
  4. Optional: Use a ruler to help make straight lines
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw basic rectangular shapes without details

Challenge: Add details like flags, windows, or rooftop features

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our amazing tall buildings! Each one is special and unique.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shapes did you use to make your building?
  • How tall is your tower?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw the inside of a cozy room!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Preschoolers are developing spatial awareness and fine motor skills through drawing

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Help child hold crayon/marker correctly
  • Praise effort and imagination
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty making straight lines or controlling drawing tools

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging ability to create intentional shapes and structures

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Build a tower with blocks after drawing
  • Read a book about buildings or construction
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional drawing sheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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