Masterpiece Week

 

This week we are all about art. Next year's school theme is "For we are God's masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10

We are the masterpieces!! This week we will take a look at some art masterpieces and make a lot of art ourselves!

Our KDI for the week is Appreciating the Arts- Children appreciate the creative arts- we will look at some famous paintings, use many different mediums to make our own art and have fun doing it!

Table Activities-  This week's table activities include water colors, drawing with many different mediums, sculpting with clay, mixed media art, making egg shakers, using stickers and stamps in our art.

Small Group- We'll look at Van Gogh's Starry Night and use thick brushes and tempera paint to make art. We'll look at water color painting and do a water color wash with crayon and water color. We'll look at Georges Seurat " A Sunday on the island of La Grande Jette" and experiment with pointillism.

Large Group- We'll draw, paint and spray colors outside, make art with chalk and sculpt with larger objects.

Books of the Week- "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds and "Draw Me a Star" by Eric Carle.

Bible Story- This week we are talking about the ascension. After he rose from the dead, Jesus spent 40 days here on earth appearing to his disciples and others, strengthening their faith and re-teaching them to help them understand what had happened and what was going to happen. When that 40 days was over, Jesus met them on a mountaintop outside Jerusalem and gave them the promise of the Holy Spirit and gave them the job of going to tell the whole world about him. Make disciples of all nations! We are still doing that work today. Jesus also promised he would always be with them. Then he began to rise up into the heavens. The disciples stood watching until he was hidden by clouds. Then two angels were standing by them. They asked what they were doing. The angels told them that Jesus would return the same way he had gone. We anxiously await that return! While we are waiting, we tell others of the wonderful good news that is found in Jesus. Jesus loves them, he died for them and he lives again! We will live too!!

Have a super week!

Just a little flower arranging-