Our KDI for the week is Art- Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine and feel through two and three-dimensional art. We will create a lot of Christmas art with various mediums this week!
Table Activities- This week table activities include coloring wooden ornaments, invite to create a Christmas tree, playing with Christmas and gingerbread playdough, a giant gingerbread person to color, Christmas dot painting, decorating felt trees and a Christmas wrap and ribbon cutting bin.
Small Group Activities- This week we are making a glitter pinecone tree, a cinnamon stick button Christmas tree, a model magic ornament and a plastic shrink ornament.
Large Group Activities- We will dance with tinsel and decorate each other to move to Christmas music.
Books of the Week- "Mooseltoe" by Marge Palatini and "Mortimer's Christmas Manger" by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman.
Bible Story- This week we move to the New Testament and hear about the angel visiting Jesus' mother, Mary. Mary was a young woman who lived in the town of Nazareth in Galilee, the northern half of Israel. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph who was a carpenter in that same village.
An angel came to Mary, she was terrified! The angel told her not to be afraid and he brought her good news! She would be the mother of God's son! Mary wondered how that would happen, since she was not married. The angel told her that her son would come through the Holy Spirit. He told her about her cousin, Elizabeth, who though advanced in age, was now expecting a child! Mary submitted herself to the will of God.
When Joseph heard the news from her, he wasn't sure what had happened. He was not going to publicly shame her for infidelity and divorce her, but was going to divorce her quietly. An angel came to him in a dream and let him know that Mary was telling the truth and he should take her as his wife.
Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was carrying Jesus' cousin, John, who would later be known as John the Baptist. When Mary came to visit, the baby leaped with joy in his mother's womb!
We are all excited to meet Jesus!!
