{"id":1297,"date":"2024-12-15T19:23:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/?page_id=1297"},"modified":"2025-01-04T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T15:41:31","slug":"advent-part-3-the-shepherds-hear-the-good-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/index.php\/advent-part-3-the-shepherds-hear-the-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"ADVENT\/CHRISTMAS PART 3: The Shepherds Hear the Good News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bible<\/strong> Reference: Luke 2:1-20; Isaiah 43:11; Galatians 1:9; Acts 4:12; John 20:31<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/easel-shepherd-angel.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"275\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>PRAISE AT THE GATES<\/strong> (CLASSROOM ENTRANCE):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In today&#8217;s story, an Angel appeared to shepherds keeping watch over their sheep by night and announced the GOOD NEWS&#8230; the SAVIOR had been born in Bethlehem!<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s declare it together: JESUS IS THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD!<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6865.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"127\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WORKTABLE<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/worksheet-SAVIOR-OF-THE-WORLD2-1-scaled.jpg\">worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/worksheet-SAVIOR-OF-THE-WORLD2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"209\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Printing: Jesus is the SAVIOR of the WORLD!<\/li>\n<li>Drawing: Baby Jesus in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/savior-0.pdf\">step-by-step<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CIRCLE SONGS FOR ADVENT \/ CHRISTMAS \/ EPIPHANY:\u00a0<\/strong>(pick one)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transition: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-D1NV1cKWg4\">Criss Cross Applesauce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Call to worship: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N6khg9svAxI\"><u>I Hear the Blowing of the Shofar Calling me to Worship God!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ChIaSYIsSRw\">Joseph and Mary Had a Baby Boy<\/a> (Instrument: Jingle Bells)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/song-Joseph-and-Mary-Had-a-Baby-Boy-scaled.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"264\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l4yK3cTLNsU\">God Sent a Savior for the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/song-GOD-SENT-A-SAVIOR-scaled.jpg\" width=\"197\" height=\"255\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hsyUsDZ2dNw\">Jesus is Emmanuel&#8230; God With Us!<\/a> (Sung to the tune of &#8220;This is the way we brush our teeth&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIBLE LESSON<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let&#8217;s recall last week&#8217;s story:<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-Joseph-and-Mary.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"84\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-Mary-and-Angel.jpg\" width=\"119\" height=\"82\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-Joseph-and-Angel.jpg\" width=\"117\" height=\"80\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-Joseph-says-yes-lg-scaled.jpg\" width=\"109\" height=\"84\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-bethlehem-no-room-text-lg-scaled.jpg\" width=\"109\" height=\"84\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-birth-of-JESUS-text-lg-scaled.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"85\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In today&#8217;s story, an Angel appears to the Shepherds with GOOD NEWS!<\/li>\n<li>Read: THE BIRTH OF JESUS (pages 7 and 8) by LDF <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-shepherds-in-fields-text-lg.pdf\">pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-shepherds-in-fields-text-lg-scaled.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"250\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-shepherds-find-Jesus-text-lg-scaled.jpg\" width=\"308\" height=\"238\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Jesus was sent to be the Savior of the World!\u00a0 Let&#8217;s sing GOD SENT A SAVIOR FOR THE WORLD again!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRUTH vs LIE CHALLENGE<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/T-or-L-SAVIOR-scaled.jpg\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JESUS is the ONE AND ONLY SAVIOR!<\/li>\n<li>THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO BE SAVED?<\/li>\n<li>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/T-or-L-SAVIOR-scaled.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"205\" \/><\/li>\n<li>GOOD NEWS, WORLD!\u00a0 Jesus is the Christ, the One God sent to be the Savior of us all!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRAYER<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/prayer-SAVIOR.jpg\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/prayer-SAVIOR.jpg\" width=\"268\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE PLAY IN CENTERS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Release children one at a time, with their play cards, to choose a center.<\/li>\n<li>Call children one or two at a time to work on the Manger Ornament: swaddled baby template (<a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baby-Jesus-cut-outline-scaled.jpg\">print<\/a> onto heavy cardstock) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cAfqWz3xEVU\">cutting ou<\/a>t Baby Jesus oval \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/manger-craft-scaled.jpg\">step-by-step directions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/manger-1.jpg\" width=\"82\" height=\"135\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hay.jpg\" width=\"121\" height=\"134\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hot-glue.jpg\" width=\"101\" height=\"135\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/names.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"136\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6868-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"116\" height=\"136\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Easel Painting Page <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/easel-shepherdsj-1.jpg\">pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dry Table Nativity:<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DT-nativity.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"129\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Train Table set up as a Carpenters Workbench:<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TT-carpentry.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"231\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>CLEAN-UP:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Students must tidy up the centers where they were playing when the timer rang. Teachers\/Helpers oversee this activity.\u00a0 Students learn to sort and return items to their proper place.\u00a0 In so doing, they are learning to take care of the classroom.\u00a0 It also helps them be prepared for dismissal.\u00a0 Once the centers are tidy, students move to the BOOK NOOK and quietly look at books.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM BOOK NOOK:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/advent-books-1.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"175\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/advent-books-2.jpg\" width=\"164\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><strong>GAME:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>If parents have not arrived after 5 minutes of quiet reading, lead the children in a game (such as Bean Bag Toss, Duck Duck Goose, Doggie Doggie Who Has My Bone, I Spy, etc). <strong>Featured Game:<\/strong> Memory using Advent Cards (print 2 and cut)\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nativity-flashcards-AJMJ-scaled.jpg\">pdf1<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nativity-flashcards-AJM3-scaled.jpg\">pdf2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nativity-flashcards-AJMJ-scaled.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"277\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nativity-flashcards-AJM3-scaled.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><strong>DISMISSAL:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Assign an adult to greet parents\/guardians.<\/p>\n<p>Call students ONE AT A TIME when families arrive.\u00a0 Prompt the remaining student to call out, &#8220;GOODBYE (student&#8217;s name).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Families check mailboxes.\u00a0 Today&#8217;s TAKE HOME: Manger worksheet; Baby in Manger ornament; Christmas Gift (Christmas Storybook or Jingle Bell Shaker).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jingle-bells.jpg\" width=\"111\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>INVITE FAMILIES TO PERUSE THE CHILDREN&#8217;S BIBLE DISPLAY IN THE HALLWAY.\u00a0 IF FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CHILDREN&#8217;S BIBLE IN THE HOME, SUGGEST A VERSION THAT THEY COULD PURCHASE ONLINE OR OFFER THEM A<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>FREE BEGINNER&#8217;S BIBLE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Beginners-Bible.jpg\" width=\"167\" height=\"189\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>BIBLES MAKE GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bible Reference: Luke 2:1-20; Isaiah 43:11; Galatians 1:9; Acts 4:12; John 20:31 PRAISE AT THE GATES (CLASSROOM ENTRANCE): In today&#8217;s story, an Angel appeared to shepherds keeping watch over their sheep by night and announced the GOOD NEWS&#8230; the SAVIOR had been born in Bethlehem! 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