Nativity project based learning in the classroom has many benefits. Students can demonstrate their skills while working independently. Second, they can apply their skills to real-life situations. Finally, the teacher can learn more about students as individual people.
Countdown to Christmas
In my first few years of teaching, we had a student that we affectionately called Popcorn. He had a mop of bouncy curls, and he never sat still. One day, he asked his teacher why the man was on the cross. She told him that it was Jesus, the man and God that he had been learning about in school. As the year went along, he continued to grow in faith. Two years later, he became obsessed with the Lego Advent countdown calendar. His teacher gave it to him as a gift that Christmas. The seeds of faith were planted in that small child.
Nativity Project Based Learning
In my nativity project based learning unit, I begin by teaching students about the prophets and their foretelling of the Savior. Students learn about Elisha, Jonah, and Daniel as well as some of the famous Bible verses about the coming of Christ. Then, they learn about how God tells Mary and Joseph that they are about to be the earthly parents of Jesus. They create a sequence of events about Jesus’ birth. They learn about the shepherds and the wise men. Finally, they follow the flight to Egypt to escape the plans of Herod.
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