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Standing Paper Sculptures

Building with Shapes

Day 67of 180
Week 14of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how to fold paper to create three-dimensional shapes

2

Develop fine motor skills through paper manipulation

3

Understand that creativity can transform simple materials

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 24:3-4

“Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”

— Proverbs 24:3-4 (WEB)

Just as we build paper sculptures, God helps us build our lives with wisdom and creativity

📦 Materials Needed

  • Construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Tape
  • Markers (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we made paper chains yesterday and explore how we can make paper stand up today.

💭 Review Question: What shapes did we use in our paper chains?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today, we'll learn how to make paper stand up by folding and creating simple sculptures.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Folding paper can make it strong
  • We can create shapes that stand by themselves
  • Our creativity can transform simple paper
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What shapes can we make?
  • How can we make paper stand up?
3Activity: Standing Paper Sculptures (8 min)
hands-on

Create standing paper sculptures using different folding techniques

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of construction paper
  2. Fold the paper in half
  3. Create a base by folding the bottom edges up
  4. Experiment with different fold shapes
  5. Decorate your sculpture
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child make basic folds and support standing

Challenge: Create a small paper sculpture city or landscape

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at our amazing paper sculptures and talk about how we made them stand!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about folding paper?
  • How did we make our paper stand up?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll build towers using paper tubes!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are developing fine motor skills and spatial reasoning

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate folding techniques slowly
  • Encourage experimentation
  • Praise effort over perfect results
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty with precise folding and maintaining shape

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating standing sculptures

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional shape tracing
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about creativity while crafting

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