The Presentation of Jesus
We ended the month of January with a day dedicated to The Presentation of Jesus (also known as Candlemas). Even though we are a couple days away from the actual day on our Church calendar (February 2), we needed to fit this important day into a busy Catholic Schools' Week schedule the best we could! (Can you tell it was Pajama Day?)
After reading from Luke, the students enjoyed seeing what was in the Atrium box that went with this Infancy Narrative. Probably the favorite pieces were the tiny turtle doves that Joseph offered as sacrifice!
We created a nice project, which the munchkins were able to take home right away. Each munchkin colored a picture of Mary and Joseph presenting Jesus at the temple, with Simeon holding Him.
They added a bit of writing (to practice some phonic rules we're working on...like using silent "e", and capitalizing names). Our writing skills are just amazing! I am so proud of these munchkins!
To finish the project, everyone traced one hand on a folded piece of paper. When opened, it created a dove.
All the parts of this project were placed together on a poster.
They were really nice when complete!
We ended our day with a fun little addition...
Would you believe it if I said that it was a snack?
We made candle cookies, because The Presentation is also known as Candlemas. The munchkins loved them!
Until next time...
Giggles,
Mrs. D.
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