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Tissue Paper Garden

Cutting and Collage Fun

Day 29of 180
Week 6of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to tear tissue paper carefully

2

Create a colorful garden collage

3

Practice following simple art instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Song of Solomon 2:12

“The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.”

— Song of Solomon 2:12 (WEB)

Celebrates the beauty of God's creation through flowers and gardens

📦 Materials Needed

  • tissue paper (multiple colors)
  • construction paper (green for background)
  • glue sticks
  • child-safe scissors
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse art lesson, we'll create a beautiful garden using tissue paper!

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

Today we'll learn how to tear tissue paper gently to make a colorful garden picture

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Tissue paper is soft and tears easily
  • We can make flowers, grass, and sky
  • God loves beautiful things we create
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in a garden?
  • What flowers do you like best?
3Activity: Tissue Paper Garden Collage (8 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful garden scene by tearing and gluing tissue paper

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a green paper for background
  2. Tear blue tissue paper for sky
  3. Tear colorful pieces for flowers
  4. Glue tissue paper pieces carefully
  5. Add green tissue for grass
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps tear paper pieces

Challenge: Child creates more detailed garden scene

4Closing (3 min)

Let's talk about our beautiful gardens!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about tearing paper?
  • What colors did you use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll hunt for pictures in magazines to make a collage

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Tearing paper develops fine motor skills and creativity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate gentle tearing technique
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Let child explore and create freely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might tear paper too aggressively or get frustrated

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of process, careful movements

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk to observe real gardens
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for garden-themed coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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