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Rubbing Textures

Textures We Can See

Day 77of 180
Week 16of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify different textures through touch and visual exploration

2

Create crayon rubbings of various textured surfaces

3

Develop appreciation for God's creative design in textures

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

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

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Exploring textures helps children appreciate the wonderful variety in God's creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • White paper
  • Crayons (with paper peeled off)
  • Sandpaper
  • Textured items (leaves, bark, coins, fabric)
  • Clipboard or hard surface
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we explored different textures yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me a texture you found yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today we'll discover how we can make pictures of textures by rubbing crayons over different surfaces!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made the world with so many amazing textures
  • We can see textures by looking and touching
  • Rubbing crayons lets us capture these special textures
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What textures can you feel around you?
  • Do you see different textures in nature?
3Activity: Texture Rubbing Adventure (8 min)
hands-on

Place paper over different textured surfaces and gently rub crayon sideways to reveal the texture

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put paper on top of textured item
  2. Hold paper still with one hand
  3. Rub crayon sideways over the paper
  4. Watch the texture appear like magic!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child hold paper and guide their hand

Challenge: Create a texture collection book with different rubbings

4Closing (3 min)

Let's look at all the amazing textures we discovered today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite texture?
  • How many different textures did we find?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw different textures using special drawing techniques!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Texture exploration helps develop sensory awareness and fine motor skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use light pressure when rubbing
  • Let child explore and experiment
  • Praise effort over perfect results
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might press too hard or move paper while rubbing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about discovering hidden textures

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a texture scavenger hunt around the house
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional texture worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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