Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas....what surprises are in store for children across town as they await this special holiday? 

Extension activities:

1. “A Visit from St Nicholas” BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE (portions of the poem) were read today.  Focus on the vivid descriptions of St. Nicholas (or Santa Claus). Write a poem with imagery that describes someone interesting!  

2.   Listen to the Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem” by     

Phillips Brooks (1835-1893).  

Draw or paint your own scene of the manger!

3.  The following scriptures were read in this episode from the Bible: 

Luke 2:1-20 (NIV)

Isaiah 9:2,6 (NIV)

Micah 5:2 (ICB)

Talk about why the themes of “bread” and “light” might be important in the Christmas story! 

4. Research the Norse  traditions of Yule and listen to our previous episode on Leif Erikson and the Vikings! 

5. Listen to the “Thanksgiving” episode for a story about the Pilgrims! (One of the reasons they left England had to do with not wanting to celebrate Christmas!) 

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas