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Snowy Winter Sky

Weather and Sky

Day 120of 180
Week 24of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to create snow effect using white on dark paper

2

Develop fine motor skills through drawing and coloring

3

Appreciate God's creative design in winter weather

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalms 147:16

“He gives snow like wool, and scatters the frost like ashes.”

— Psalms 147:16 (WEB)

Highlights God's role in creating winter weather, connecting art lesson to biblical understanding

📦 Materials Needed

  • Dark blue construction paper
  • White chalk or white crayon
  • Cotton balls
  • Glue stick (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's talk about snow and how beautiful winter can be.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about rain and rainbows in our last lesson?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we'll create a magical snowy sky just like the one God describes in Psalms!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Snow looks like tiny white dots falling from the sky
  • We can use white chalk to make our snow
  • God creates beautiful winter scenes for us to enjoy
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever seen snow falling?
  • What colors do you see in a winter sky?
3Activity: Snowy Sky Artwork (8 min)
hands-on

Create a winter sky scene with falling snow

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take your dark blue paper
  2. Use white chalk to make small dots and lines for snow
  3. Gently pull apart cotton balls to create cloud shapes
  4. Optional: Glue cotton ball pieces for 3D effect
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use larger chalk marks for easier drawing

Challenge: Add winter landscape elements like trees or houses

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our beautiful snowy sky pictures and remember how God creates amazing weather!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we use to make snow?
  • What color paper did we use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore underwater art with swimming fish!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Winter scenes can help children appreciate God's creative design in nature

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate chalk technique slowly
  • Allow child to explore texture of cotton balls
  • Praise effort over perfect results
🤔 Common Struggles:

Controlling chalk pressure and making small dots

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of process, ability to make white marks on dark paper

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Read a BibleMouse Read-Aloud book about winter
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for snow-themed coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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