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Under the Sea Collage

Ocean and Sea Life

Day 125of 180
Week 25of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Develop fine motor skills through tearing and gluing paper

2

Create an underwater scene using various art materials

3

Appreciate God's creativity in ocean life

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:25

“There is the sea, great and wide, which teems with innumerable living things, living creatures small and great.”

— Psalm 104:25 (WEB)

Celebrates the wonderful diversity of ocean life God created

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue and green construction paper
  • Tissue paper
  • White glue
  • Scissors
  • Watercolors
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson explores the amazing underwater world God created! Remember our turtle and whale friends from yesterday?

💭 Review Question: What sea animals did we draw yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

We'll create a beautiful underwater scene showing how God fills the oceans with wonderful creatures!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Oceans are full of different colors and shapes
  • God made each sea creature special
  • We can use different materials to show ocean beauty
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in the ocean?
  • What sea animals do you know?
3Activity: Under the Sea Collage (8 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful underwater scene using torn paper and watercolors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Tear blue and green paper into wavy pieces
  2. Glue paper pieces to create ocean background
  3. Use watercolors to add water effects
  4. Draw or add sea creatures with crayons
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with tearing and gluing

Challenge: Add more detailed sea creatures or underwater plants

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our beautiful ocean scenes and thank God for His amazing creation!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we make today?
  • What colors did you use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw beautiful butterflies in our BibleMouse art lesson!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Collage art helps develop fine motor skills and creativity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Protect work surface with newspaper
  • Allow child to explore materials creatively
  • Focus on process, not perfect results
🤔 Common Struggles:

Tearing paper can be challenging for young children

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of creating, ability to follow simple instructions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Read ocean-themed books from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library
  • Use BibleMouse Printables for additional sea life coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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