What do you want to be?

 

This week we are pretending to be different occupations, having fun role playing and investigating what we would like to be when we grow up!

Our KDI for the week is Cooperative Play- Children engage in cooperative play. This simply means that children learn to work together. As we role play, there are different jobs at each place, for example, you can be the cashier at a flower shop, the flower arranger or the flower delivery person. You work together and pass the task from one person to the next!

Table Activities-  This week we are pretending or having dramatic play in a flower shop, art studio, doctor/veterinarian, grocery store, restaurant and airport/airplane.

Small Group- This week we will watch and listen to a video to guess what the occupation was, add "What do you want to be?" to our journal and make a community helper flip book.

Large Group- We will continue our dramatic play outside with other occupations.

Books of the Week- "The ABC's of What I Can Be" by Caitlin McDonagh and "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic.

Bible Story- Our story this week tells about the first miracle Jesus did. Jesus and some of his friends had gone to a wedding in the town of Cana. His mother was also there. In Jesus' time, weddings weren't a one day event, people traveled a long time to attend, so they lasted for an entire week. Guests were provided clothes and food for the whole time. At this wedding feast, they ran out of wine. Wine was a common drink in those days also. Usually at weddings, the best wine was served early and as the week went on, less expensive and lower quality wine was served. It had to be expensive, just like weddings are today! Running out of wine would be an embarrassment. Jesus' mother, Mary, came and told him that they were out. He let her know it wasn't time for him to act yet. She instructed the servants to do whatever Jesus told them to do. A while later, Jesus told them to fill the water jugs, which they did. He then told them to take a cup of water and present it to the master of the feast. They followed his directions and when the master of the feast took a sip, the water had turned to wine! The master of the feast called the bride and groom to him and complimented them saying- Usually the best wine is served first, but you have saved the best for last! Not only had Jesus made wine from water, it was the best wine! Jesus also asked the servants not to tell anyone that he had done this. His friends saw it and it made them even more eager to follow him. 

Miracles are something that only God can do. Sometimes he chooses to do them through people, like healing, like Paul or Elisha or water from a rock, like Moses. Jesus is able to do miracles because he is God! He does miracles to help people and because he is God. He is not a magician who does and trick and , tada- clap for me!! He does a miracle quietly and humbly, to bring glory to God his Father. As we learn more about Jesus, may our faith be strengthened and encouraged!

Pictures from our week with kangaroos and Australia-