Our KDI of the week is healthy behavior- Children engage in healthy practices. We encourage healthy practices like washing hands, using a tissue, covering our mouth when we cough, getting outside and playing, not having too much screen time. This week we will take a look at what we eat!
Table Activities- This week's table activities include printing with fruits and vegetables, "planting" a vegetable garden, exploring fruits and veges, a fruit and vegetable sensory bin, sorting by color, coloring pages with fruits and vegetables, painting with some vegetables, investigating what part of the plant each vege is- leaf, stalk, root, fruit?
Small Group- For small group we will explore and play with both fruits and vegetables, add Hh is for healthy eating to our journal and make a healthy plate.
Large Group- This week we'll do some exercise and stretching, toss some fruit and feel our heart beat!
Books of the Week- "Eating the Alphabet" by Lois Ehlert, "Gregory, the Terrible Eater" by Mitchel Sharmat and "lunch" by Denise Fleming.
Bible Story- Last week we heard about the angel appearing to Mary, now we hear the story of how Jesus' birth came about. Mary and Joseph lived in the northern town of Nazareth, but the prophecy stated that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem. It just so happened that when Mary was close to giving birth, the Roman ruler, Caesar Augustus, made a decision to have a census taken. Because Mary and Joseph were both descendants of David, they had to travel to Bethlehem, David's home town, to be counted. They traveled either by donkey or by foot. It usually took 3 or 4 days to walk to Bethlehem from Nazareth, but because of Mary's condition, they probably were traveling more slowly. They weren't the only ones headed to Bethlehem! When they finally arrived, all the inns and guest houses were full. Joseph and Mary needed some kind of shelter, the baby was coming soon! Finally they were offered a stable, which was most likely a cave, to shelter in. There she gave birth to her first born, a son, and wrapped him in strips of cloth and placed him in a manger. It sometimes is romanticized, quiet and peaceful. But it was warm and sheltered, but it was a place full of animals and probably fairly filthy. Usually Mary would have had her female relatives present to help with the birth, but there is no account of them being there. Mary seems to have been an unusually calm, collected young woman. She knew the significance of this moment and pondered and remembered each little detail. Joseph provides shelter and safety. Jesus leaves the halls of heaven where he is worshipped by angels to come to earth in one of the most humble circumstances that could be contrived. He fulfilled the prophesies made in the Old Testament concerning the Messiah. What joy for us! What love for us!
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