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A Message from Isaiah Bookmark

Activity Objective:
To remember a verse in Isaiah that helps us celebrate Advent
Lesson Outcome:
The children will be able to identify the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
Materials
  • Strips of thick paper
  • Markers or crayons, pens or pencils
Directions:
  • Take a few moments to share with the children the idea of the Jesse tree and what it represents to us during Advent.
  • As a group, read aloud the verse in Isaiah from which the idea for a Jesse tree originated. (Isaiah 11:1)
  • Give each child a strip of thick paper. As you do so, ask the children to share what the verse means to them.
  • Ask the children to write the verse from Isaiah on their strips of paper to use as bookmarks.
  • When they have written the verse, invite the children to illustrate their bookmarks, perhaps with an image of an event leading up to the birth of Jesus.
  • When the children have completed their drawings, invite them to share what event they chose to draw and why.
Learning Styles:
Art/Space Smart,Self Smart,Word Smart
Approximate Time:
10-15 minutes
Hints:
Suggest to the children how they might use these bookmarks so that the message on them remains special to the Advent season. Perhaps the bookmarks can be used during this time of the year, in books used during times of celebration, and so on.

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