Objectives: The students will be able to
- retell the story Mary and the Angel
- explain that God can use ordinary people to carry out his plans
- explain that Mary showed love and faith to God with her obedience
- identify who Jesus’ foster father was
Review:
Prayer, questions and vocabulary words from last week’s lesson
Vocabulary Words: (Write the words on the board and discuss with class)
Nazareth- a town in Israel where Jesus spent most of his life (show students this on a map or have one of the students find it on a map).
Galilee- region of ancient Palestine, now part of northern Israel. Galilee is between the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee (show students this on a map or have one of the students find it on a map).
Engage- to be married to
Carpenter- someone who makes things out of wood
Angel- a messenger of God
Plan:
Read story: “Mary and the Angel” and then ask questions
Activities:
Introduce activities: Who told Mary that she was going to have a baby and he was going to be the son of God? The angel Gabriel.
sermons4kids.com- A Visit From An Angel object lesson with group activities, coloring, puzzles, quiz, worship bulletin
sermons4kids.com- You Shall Call His Name Jesus object lesson with group activities, coloring, puzzles, worship bulletin
calvarycurriculum.com- Gabriel Visits Mary lesson #167 with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets.
missionarlington.org- A Virgin Will Have A Baby: Promises Kept lesson with activities and word search
missionarlington.org- A Virgin is Going to have a Baby! Lesson with activities and puzzles
clutheran.org- Announcing A Miracle Child lesson with multiple choice, identifying miracles
Jacob’s Ladder- Just make the angel that is in this craft using cupcake liners and construction paper. You can also make the angel into a magnet by putting sticky-backed magnets on the back of the angel. (Crafts from Your Favorite Bible Stories by Kathy Ross, pages 16 & 17).
Christmas Angel- A cute craft of an angel that is made from using the child's handprints. (From The Hands Of A Child by Anthony Flores, page 25).
Surprise Ball- God’s people were expecting God to keep His promise to send the Savior. They were probably surprised by the humble way the Messiah was born. Today we are going to play a game where we get surprised. (The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 150).
kevinmccaughey.com- The Paper Wrapped Surprise Game
At the end, all students can receive a prize as well or you can just have several pieces of candy wrapped inside for the whole class. (Use the introduction on Surprise Ball for this game.)
Snacks:
Introduce snack: Who told Mary that she was going to have a baby and he was going to be the son of God? The angel Gabriel.
"Lesson Plan- Mary and the Angel (1st grade on up)"
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