HAPPY NEW YEAR!
In January, our concepts for the month are: Color-White/Black, Shape-Star and Number-6.
This week, during Jesus Time, the focus will be on Epiphany and the Visit of the Wise Men. The children learned that these men, Magi, followed a star to find Jesus. These men were very smart and they studied the stars; that's why they were called wise men.They traveled from the east by camel. The wanted to worship Jesus and bring him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. I showed the class 3 special tin boxes filled with similar substances. We used our senses to look, smell and touch these gifts. As the week continues we will touch on King Herod and Joseph's dream to flee Bethlehem to Egypt. The words Epiphany, Magi, frankincense and myrrh are fun words to say.
Key Points:
1. Jesus is God's gift to us.
2. He forgives our sins.
3. These men brought gifts to worship Jesus.
4. We go to church to worship and honor him.
The Story: Matt. 2:1-12, Gifts For Baby Jesus
Soon many of the people who came to register in Bethlehem went home. Mary and Joseph moved into a house. One day they had visitors who came from far away in the east. These were wise men. They had followed a star to find the little Jesus. They bowed down and worshiped God's only son and gave him expensive gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. As we ended our Jesus Time the class shared stories about Christmas at their house. We talked about the different presents they gave and received. They all agreed, with a little reminder, that JESUS was their BEST Christmas gift.
Our day:
We enjoy working puzzles.
Building with blocks helps stimulate creativity, thinking skills and hand/eye coordination.
I enjoy placing letters on the magnetic board.
We stamped the Epiphany story.
The class practiced their cutting skills as they snipped pieces of wrapping paper.
They matched stars by color. The students are able to name most of the basic colors.
Let's enjoy a book of our choice. We are learning how to turn pages and treat the book with tender loving care.
We also matched mittens by color.
Playing with friends.
Taking turns and working together as they opened a coffee stand and sold the teachers cups of coffee.
They traced a dot to dot star and colored a picture of the wise mens journey.
Riding to see Jesus.
Let's work together to make an awesome design.
This is our Jesus board.
Too COLD for outside recess; we played in the Commons instead.
We used water color to paint a picture of the wise men.
Using this brochure we learned how to be a germ fighter.
2 of our action and finger plays for the week.
A BIG book that retold the Bible story.
The cards that were used for our large motor movement.
Books that were read to the class today.
That is how we spent the day.
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