Here is a video I did with my kids at church. press this link to access it.
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This is a copy of the lesson plan.
1. Target Audience
30 children from 3-12 years old
2. Materials
a. Laptop
b. Video Projector
c. Screen
d. Handouts
3. Objectives
a. The students will observe a movie about Mary and Joseph going to Egypt to save their son Jesus.
b. The students will discuss the importance of that story for them and the church.
c. The students will identify key words from the story in a Word Search puzzle
4. Procedure
a. The students enter and we begin to sing two songs.
b. After the songs are finished we watch a movie that will introduce the theme of the class that will be given.
c. Next the class will be divided into three groups. The first group is for children 3-5 years old. The second is for children 5-8 years old. And the final group is for children 9-12 years old.
d. Once divided into groups the teachers will begin the class.
e. During the class the teacher will ask guided questions that will measure how much the children understood from the video.
1. What was the name of the king that wanted to kill the children?
2. Up to what age did the king tell the soldiers to kill the children?
3. Where did Joseph and Mary go?
4. Who told Joseph and Mary to go to Egypt?
f. Next the teacher will ask open-ended question that will let the children elaborate on an answer.
1. Why do you think king Herod wanted to kill Jesus?
2. Why was it important that Jesus was not killed?
3. What would have happened if Jesus had died?
g. After finishing the discussion, the teacher will hand out a word search puzzle created by the web 2.0 toll Puzzle maker at discoveryeducation.com.
5. Web 2.0 Tool
Puzzle Maker
6. Social Participation/Social Learning – The children will participate actively in the discussion of the questions. They will be able to make comments and ask questions about the lesson. During the word search puzzle they can help each other out in order to solve the puzzle.
7. Making Connections – The lessons are offered in sequence so they have a previous knowledge of who Mary, Joseph and Jesus are. They will also make a connection as to why this story is important to the church and our faith.
8. Create/Produce – When the class is done they will have completed a word search puzzle that will include words that may be new to them. This will help expand their knowledge.
9. Reflection – After finishing the word search the teacher will let them express what they think about the class and what they learned on that day.
