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Tremendous Triangles

Shapes in God's World

Day 13of 180
Week 3of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and draw basic triangle shapes

2

Create artwork using triangles as primary shapes

3

Recognize triangles in God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Celebrates God's creative design using shapes in nature

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Shape template (triangle)
  • BibleMouse Shape Exploration Worksheet
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review previous shape lessons and introduce triangles

💭 Review Question: What shapes did we learn about yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Exploring triangles in God's world

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Triangles are everywhere in nature
  • Mountains are triangle-shaped
  • Tree tops look like triangles
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where can we find triangles outside?
  • What things look like triangles?
3Activity: Triangle Tree Forest (8 min)
hands-on

Create a landscape using triangle shapes

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a triangle mountain
  2. Add triangle trees
  3. Color your landscape
  4. Talk about the shapes you see
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-cut triangle shapes to arrange

Challenge: Add details like sun, clouds, birds

4Closing (3 min)

Review triangle shapes and artwork

📝 Review Questions:
  • What shapes did we use today?
  • What did you draw?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll mix different shapes together

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Triangles are foundational geometric shapes found frequently in nature

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with fine motor skill development
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Use positive, encouraging language
🤔 Common Struggles:

Holding drawing tools correctly, creating intentional shapes

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging ability to identify and draw basic triangle shape

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Go on a triangle hunt outside
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about shapes
  • Make triangle collage with magazine cutouts

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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