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Rolling Clay Snakes

Playing with Clay

Day 32of 180
Week 7of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to roll clay into long snake-like shapes

2

Practice fine motor skills through clay manipulation

3

Develop creativity through simple clay design

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 2:7

“Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”

— Genesis 2:7 (WEB)

Just as God carefully formed humans, children will carefully form clay shapes

📦 Materials Needed

  • modeling clay
  • work mat or surface
  • clay tools (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Remember how we squished and squeezed clay yesterday? Today we're going to make clay snakes!

💭 Review Question: What did we do with clay yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Let's learn how to roll clay into long snake shapes. Watch how I use my hands to roll the clay back and forth.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Gently press clay with flat hands
  • Roll clay back and forth like making a play-dough snake
  • Make snakes of different lengths
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What shapes can we make with our clay snakes?
  • How long can you make your snake?
3Activity: Clay Snake Creation (8 min)
hands-on

Children will roll clay into snake shapes and create simple designs

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a small piece of clay
  2. Roll clay between hands to make a snake
  3. Try making different length snakes
  4. Create a simple design or picture with your snakes
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child roll clay, focus on texture

Challenge: Create more complex shapes or patterns

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our amazing clay snakes! God gave us wonderful hands to create.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we make today?
  • How does it feel to roll clay?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make clay balls and stack them into fun shapes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Fine motor skills are crucial at this age. Clay work helps develop hand strength and creativity.

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with messy exploration
  • Praise effort over perfect results
  • Use positive, encouraging language
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if clay doesn't roll perfectly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enjoyment of process, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of clay creations
  • Display clay snakes on a special art shelf
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for clay-related coloring pages

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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