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Circle and Oval Animals

Animals God Created

Day 51of 180
Week 11of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn to draw basic animal shapes using circles and ovals

2

Identify simple geometric shapes in animal drawings

3

Appreciate God's creative design in animal forms

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:25

“God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:25 (WEB)

Celebrates God's intentional creation of animals with unique designs

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Animal picture books
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK4 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and look at animal pictures together

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

Demonstrate drawing animals using circles and ovals

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • See how a bear's body starts with a big circle?
  • A puppy's head is like a small circle on top of a bigger oval
  • God made animals with such fun shapes!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What animal shapes can you see?
  • Which animal do you want to draw?
3Activity: Circle and Oval Animal Drawing (8 min)
hands-on

Children draw animals using circles and ovals

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big circle for the body
  2. Add a smaller circle for the head
  3. Draw ovals for legs
  4. Add details like ears and tail
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace pre-drawn animal shapes

Challenge: Add background or multiple animals

4Closing (3 min)

Share and celebrate drawings

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

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw fish using curved lines!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing fine motor skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with drawing attempts
  • Focus on fun, not perfection
  • Praise effort and creativity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Holding crayon correctly, staying inside lines

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, attempting to use shapes, enjoying process

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse animal storybook
  • Act out animal movements
  • Sing animal sound songs

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