Lesson idea: Emotions

This is from the BSF notes in the study of The Acts of the Apostles lesson #11. I like the idea of turning Jesus's feelings into a lesson to teach. It is great to go with art work because we reveal a lot of who we are in what we create.

"Jesus became truly human as we are, thought not sinful, for sin is not a necessary part of being human. He experienced everything we experience. He knew what it meant to be hungry (Matthew 4:2), tired (John 4:6), thirsty (John 19:28), sorrowful over the loss of a friend (John 11:35), and broken-hearted over personal rejection (Luke 13:34, 35). Having been where we are, He is not ashamed to call us "brothers.""

Although, not all children have experienced the death of a friend or family member, surely they have experienced a friend moving a way, misplacing a favourite stuffed animal or missing their parents after a long absence.

This, obviously, needs to be fleshed out more but I thought these verses would be a good place to begin.

Simple Sculpture

My two year old made this! I love this simple sculpture idea. We sang 'This Little Light of Mine' and 'I Saw the Light.'


All we did was put tissue paper on clear contact paper then wrap it around a wire hanger. We used a battery operated tea candle to be our light under the sculpture.

HERE is the image we were inspired by.

Watercolor Portait

I drew a simple outline of my face then did one wet on wet wash. The colors bled together. Then I let it dry and outlined it with colored pencil. I think, middle school students would be capable of this.

THIS image below inspired this idea. I am still thinking about how to make the steps simple for young students to get similar results to this image.

Word Pictures

This idea is from Family Fun. I think, this would be a fun activity for a thank you note to volunteers.

Doddle Wire

THIS book looks like it could really inspire students to shape wire sculptures.

When we went on our field trip to the museum two years ago, I brought wire for an outside activity. I think, this book would allow for better direction for students.

Drawing Game

My students LOVE this game.
Each person has a pencil and they take turns drawing a line on the paper. When you pick your pencil up your turn is over. You can't tell the other person what you are drawing. At the end of the turns each person tells a story to go with the picture.

To make it more challenging: you can only draw circles or triangles. Or our new favorite way is that the person says what shape the other person has to draw and if they fail to draw it then you get to draw whatever you want. (This is a great way to practice pentagon, trapezoid, hexagon, etc.)

Fun Art 4 Kids

I was looking through THIS site.

I love these Dali Elephants!