Preschool: Celebrate Jesus’ Birth: Session 1—Angels Spoke to Mary and Joseph (December 7)

1s & 2s— Lace Christmas Cards

Bible Story: Angels Spoke to Mary and Joseph Matthew 1:18-24; Luke 1:26-38
Life Point: God planned for Jesus to be born.
Weekly Verse: Mary will have a son and you will call Him Jesus. Matthew 1:21

Materials: religious Christmas cards, hole punch, shoe strings

Cut off the fronts of several Christmas cards. Punch holes around the outside edges of each card. Tie one end of a shoestring in one hole of each card.
Invite preschoolers to lace the cards. Point to the picture on the card as a preschooler laces. Tell the Bible story.
Say the Bible verse. Remind boys and girls that God planned for Jesus to be born.

3s–Pre-K—Talk on Telephones

Materials: Teaching Picture 1, toy telephones, old cell phones (remove batteries), notepads, pencils

Place the telephones, notepads, and pencils on a table. Display the teaching picture near the items.
As kids talk on phones and write messages on pads, point to the teaching picture and mention that God gave a special message to Mary and Joseph; He sent angels to tell them about God’s plan for Jesus to be born. Continue to talk about the Bible story.
Say the Weekly Verse: “Mary will have a son and you will call Him Jesus. Matthew 1:21”

Kindergarten—Use Letter Stencils

Materials: Teaching Picture 1, letter stencils, colored pencils, paper

Print the names Mary, Joseph and Jesus on sheets of paper. Display the names and the teaching picture with the other materials.
Talk about the Bible story and point to the picture as kids come to the table. Help the kids read the names printed on the paper.
Encourage kids to use the stencils to print the names or other words from the Bible story.
Pray, thanking God for His plan for Jesus to be born.

1s & 2s— Lace Christmas Cards

3s–Pre-K—Talk on Telephones

Kindergarten—Use Letter Stencils

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