Our KDI for the week is History- Children understand past, present and future. We'll look at the history of Thanksgiving and how we celebrate Thanksgiving now.
Table Activities- Table activities include pattern blocks, corn sensory bins, candy corn activities, Thanksgiving coloring pages, dot painting Thanksgiving themed.
Small Group Activities- We will be making a pinecone turkey and add an "I'm Thankful for..." page to our journal.
Large Group Activities- Large group activities will include our own little turkey trot and a "Stuff the Turkey" game.
Book of the Week- "Oh, What a Thanksgiving" by Steven Kroll.
Bible Story- This week we begin the stories that tell about Jesus birth! Our first story is the account of the angel Gabriel telling Mary that she would be Jesus' mother. Mary was probably only 12 or 13 years old, she was promised in marriage to a man named Joseph who was a carpenter. They both lived in a small town in Galilee called Nazareth. It was common in those days to be pledged in marriage and not get married for a while. Mary and Joseph were both descendants of David. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and greeted her as one highly favored. Mary was confused by this greeting, what did it mean? The angel told her that she was going to give birth to God's Son. He would be the Savior of the world!
She wondered how this could be since she was a virgin. The angel told her that the Holy Spirit would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow her so what would be conceived in her would be the Son of God. He even told her about her cousin Elizabeth who was thought to be barren but was now expecting a child.
Mary accepted what the angel told her and submitted herself to be the servant of God.
It sounds so easy- May it be to me as you have said. Those are the words Mary says in Scripture. How are we at accepting what God's will is for our lives?
Your company cuts its workforce and you lose your job- May it be to me as you have said.
We're sorry, it's cancer- May it be to me as you have said.
It looks like your car is totaled. - May it be to me as you have said.
Mary wasn't perfect, but her seemingly quiet, calm acceptance of the will of God is certainly a pattern for us to follow. She knew her world would be upended, a scandal, an unplanned "miraculous" pregnancy, fleeing to Egypt, watching her Son be adored, worshipped, mocked and crucified. Birth in a barn, saved by her Son. What a life Mary had, she pondered and believed.
May we like Mary, ponder anew God's love and will for us each day!
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