Nov. 30, 2007 - Journey To Bethlehem -- Advent Day 22 - December 23, 2007
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Prepare for God's Arrival December 23, 2007
Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5 Song: There's A Song In The Air Activity: Getting Ready: This activity is perfect to go with today's scripture. (Prepare ye the way of the Lord..., make stright your paths...) Clean your home together so that you are ready to enjoy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Emphasize the ancient tradition of cleaning your home to make sure it is ready for Christ. Discuss spiritual purity and cleaning out our hearts with God's help. A clean home can symbolize a clean heart. Alternate Activity: 3-D Nativity Teamwork: Using Modeling Clay, work together to build a nativity scene--including the manger, the people and the animals. As the whole family becomes immersed in the construction details, what a scene you all will create! Take plenty of pictures as the project progresses. You can place your nativity scene on a cookie sheet or tray for display.
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
