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Cars and Trucks

Transportation Art

Day 106of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to draw basic shapes of vehicles using rectangles and circles

2

Practice fine motor skills through drawing

3

Develop appreciation for God's creativity in transportation design

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:19

“Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.”

— Proverbs 3:19 (WEB)

God's wisdom is seen in creative design, just like we create shapes to make vehicles

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Toy cars and trucks for reference
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK4 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather toy vehicles and show different shapes they're made of

💭 Review Question: What vehicles did we draw last week?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate drawing cars using basic shapes

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Rectangles make the body of the car
  • Circles create wheels
  • Different sizes make different vehicles
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What vehicles do you see around us?
  • How do vehicles help people?
3Activity: BibleMouse Vehicle Drawing (8 min)
hands-on

Draw cars and trucks using rectangles and circles

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a rectangle for the car body
  2. Add circles for wheels
  3. Use different colors
  4. Add fun details like windows
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace parent-drawn shapes

Challenge: Add background scene with roads

4Closing (3 min)

Show and discuss drawings

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shapes did we use?
  • What kind of vehicle did you draw?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw trains on tracks!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing fine motor skills and spatial awareness

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

Difficulty controlling drawing tools, staying within lines

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of drawing, attempting to create recognizable shapes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse transportation storybook
  • Go on a vehicle spotting walk
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional vehicle coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

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