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Drawing What We Found

Nature Walk Observations

Day 49of 180
Week 10of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Observe and identify natural objects collected during previous nature walk

2

Create simple drawings of plants and animals in nature journal

3

Practice gratitude for God's creative design in nature

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

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

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Encourages children to appreciate the beauty and detail of God's creation through careful observation and drawing

📦 Materials Needed

  • Nature journal
  • Crayons
  • Collected nature items from previous walk
  • Magnifying glass
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK4 Science
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review nature items collected during yesterday's backyard safari

💭 Review Question: What interesting things did we find during our nature walk?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce nature journaling as a way to record and remember God's wonderful creation

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look closely at each item with your magnifying glass
  • Notice the colors, shapes, and textures
  • Draw what you see in your BibleMouse nature journal
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in this leaf?
  • How is this rock different from the others?
3Activity: Nature Journal Drawing (6 min)
project

Carefully draw collected nature items in journal, adding simple labels

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose one nature item
  2. Look at it closely with magnifying glass
  3. Use crayons to draw what you see
  4. Ask a parent to help you write a simple label
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw with parent's help, use basic shapes

Challenge: Try to add more details, write first letter of item name

4Closing (3 min)

Share drawings and discuss what was learned

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you draw today?
  • What was your favorite part of making your nature journal?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about different types of seeds God created

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Nature journaling helps develop observation skills and appreciation for creation

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with fine motor skills
  • Focus on enjoyment, not perfection
  • Encourage child's curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty holding crayon, staying focused for entire activity

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about drawing, ability to point out details in nature items

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of nature items to add to journal later
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional nature-themed coloring pages

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