Painting a Picture

This lesson introduces learners to a typical conversation during a fun painting session. The focus is on encouraging creativity, learning color names, and using simple instructions to enhance communication skills.

Mom: What are you doing, sweetie?
Child: I’m painting a picture, Mom! Look at my colours.

Mom: Wow, that’s beautiful! What are you painting?
Child: I’m painting a house with a garden.

Mom: That’s a great idea. What color is the house?
Child: The house is red, and the roof is brown.

Mom: Nice choice! What about the garden?
Child: I’m making the grass green and adding yellow flowers.

Mom: That sounds lovely! Are you using a brush or your fingers?
Child: I’m using a brush, but sometimes I use my fingers for the flowers.

Mom: Finger painting is so much fun! What colour are you using for the sky?
Child: Blue! But I need help with the sun.

Mom: Let’s make a big circle for the sun. You can use yellow for it.
Child: (Paints) Done! It looks bright and shiny.

Mom: Amazing! What else will you add to your picture?
Child: I want to draw a tree with apples.
Mom: Great idea! You can use brown for the trunk and green for the leaves.

Child: (Paints) Look, Mom! I added red apples too.
Mom: That’s fantastic. Your picture looks so colourful and happy.

Child: Thanks, Mom! Can we hang it on the wall?
Mom: Of course! Let’s wait for it to dry first. Then we’ll find the perfect spot for it. 

Vocabulary List

  • Paint [peɪnt] (verb/noun): To create a picture using colors.
    Example: “I’m painting a picture of a house.”
  • Brush [brʌʃ] (noun): A tool with bristles used for painting.
    Example: “I’m using a brush to paint the roof.”
  • Color [ˈkʌl.ər] (noun): A property of an object, like red, blue, or yellow.
    Example: “The flowers are yellow.”
  • Circle [ˈsɜːr.kəl] (noun): A round shape with no corners.
    Example: “Let’s paint a big circle for the sun.”
  • Trunk [trʌŋk] (noun): The main wooden stem of a tree.
    Example: “Use brown to paint the tree trunk.”

Grammar Tip:

  • Using Prepositions with Colors: Prepositions like in or with are often used when talking about colors.
    • Example 1: “The sky is painted in blue.”
    • Example 2: “I’ll paint the flowers with yellow.”
  • Encourage learners to practice using prepositions to describe their work.

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Story with Missing Words

Mom: What are you doing, sweetie?
Child: I’m a picture, Mom! Look at my .
Mom: Wow, that’s beautiful! What are you ?
Child: I’m painting a house with a .
Mom: That’s a great idea. What color is the house?
Child: The house is , and the roof is brown.
Mom: Nice choice! What about the ?
Child: I’m making the grass green and adding flowers.
Mom: That sounds lovely! Are you using a brush or your ?
Child: I’m using a brush, but sometimes I use my fingers for the flowers.
Mom: Finger painting is so much fun! What color are you using for the ?
Child: Blue! But I need help with the sun.
Mom: Let’s make a big circle for the sun. You can use for it.
Child: (Paints) Done! It looks bright and shiny.
Mom: Amazing! What else will you to your picture?
Child: I want to draw a tree with .
Mom: Great idea! You can use brown for the trunk and green for the .
Child: (Paints) Look, Mom! I added red apples too.
Mom: That’s fantastic. Your picture looks so and happy.
Child: Thanks, Mom! Can we hang it on the wall?
Mom: Of course! Let’s wait for it to first. Then we’ll find the perfect spot for it.

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