Nursery rhymes, painting techniques and images of Bible stories. What do these three things have in common? Each are being explored by preschoolers and me throughout the Paint Me A Poem course I am teaching at our spring homeschooling co-op.
This term, I am teaching a Dinosaur Delight class as well as the Paint Me a Poem course which started well and aims to help preschoolers:
- sharpen their language skills through examining the rhythm and rhyme of five classic nursery rhymes
- experiment with instruments through mimicking the cadence of simple poems.
- investigate art concepts related to color and movement through utilizing a variety of painting techniques and tools.
- sharpen their observation skills through participating in group picture studies.
- become more familiar with characters and stories from the Bible through sharing prior knowledge and listening to new stories.
Plus, of course, get a full dose of sensory activities!
Today, I thought I would share the plan I created for the first day of the course as an example of how others might weave typical pre-k fare with faith formation. It features:
- Jack and Jill
- Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
- Golf Ball Painting
To download the complete first Paint Me A Poem lesson plan to use with your children, just click here.
Please feel free to use and adapt the plan to suit your own needs and to direct others to this post to get a copy for themselves.
Of course, if you do use the plan, I would be delighted if you would be sure to stop back here to leave a comment telling me how it went.
Training Happy Hearts: A Call to Faith Fromation for Young Children
You are invited to link up posts below -- old or new -- anytime this week!
Please share your ideas, wisdom, reflections and practical tips and tales about training up young children so that they may have happy hearts, united with God.
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