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Red, Yellow, Blue Celebration

Painting Adventures Begin

Day 17of 180
Week 4of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify primary colors (red, yellow, blue)

2

Explore painting techniques with tempera paint

3

Develop appreciation for God's colorful creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

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

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Celebrating the beautiful colors God created in the world

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint (red, yellow, blue)
  • Large paintbrushes
  • White painting paper
  • Water cups
  • Art smocks
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse Color Discovery Time! Let's talk about the amazing colors God made.

💭 Review Question: What colors did we learn about yesterday when we met our paintbrush?
2Teaching (7 min)

Primary Color Exploration

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Red is like a bright apple or a fire truck
  • Yellow is like sunshine and bananas
  • Blue is like the sky and the ocean
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you find something red in our room?
  • What yellow things do you see around us?
3Activity: Primary Color Painting Party (8 min)
hands-on

Explore painting with red, yellow, and blue

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put on your art smock
  2. Choose one color at a time
  3. Make big, happy brushstrokes on your paper
  4. Try painting circles, lines, and dots
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use one color at a time

Challenge: Try mixing colors to see what happens

4Closing (3 min)

Clean up and share our colorful artwork

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did we use today?
  • Which color was your favorite?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about different brush strokes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Primary colors are the basic building blocks of all other colors

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Let children explore freely
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
  • Praise their creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying within the paper, not mixing colors too much

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about colors, ability to name red, yellow, blue

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Color scavenger hunt around the house
  • Read a BibleMouse color-themed storybook
  • Create a color collage from magazine pictures

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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