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Jesus' Birth through the Eyes of the Wisemen

Computer Workshop

Fluff.and.God.Bible.software.for.kidsSummary of Lesson Activities:

Uses "Fluffy and God's Amazing Christmas Adventure" (Sunday Software).

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Scripture Reference:

Matthew 2:1-12


Here is my lesson plan for using the MAGI section of "Fluffy and God's Amazing Christmas Adventure (Sunday Software). Fluffy is a sheep whom God leads through the entire Advent story. It's humorous...including God's country accent (why not?) and  s full of Life Application.

Attached to this post is the Magi Student Handout. It has screenshots of many of the discussion questions found in the story -- not all, but many.

The program has six different Advent stories, Magi being one of them. Ages 5-15 will enjoy the software but younger children may need help (which is easy to give because "guide by the side" is the right way to teach with software). Read some hints for teaching Bible lessons with software.


Leader Preparation:

  • Read the scripture and background materials.
  • Install and become familiar with the software.


LESSON PLAN

Opening- Welcome and Lesson Introduction

Welcome your students and tell them what you hope they will learn today and how they will learn it.  Ask them to help you list "as much about the story of the Wise men" that they can remember. Don't fill in the holes until after they've used the software.

Software Time

The software IS the Bible study and reflection. If you go through the Magi section in the program in the following order, you will be following an "Open Dig Reflect" lesson plan paradigm.

Fluffy-Magi-Menu

1) God tells the story of the Magi -- Matthew 2: 1-12

2) About Magi ...and a quiz
The Magi were a group of religious people who...
For further discussion:

  • What do you -and could you do at Christmastime to let others know that you too seek Jesus the Christ?

3) About the Star
Was it a huge star? Was it a comet or a planet...
For further discussion:

  • Who are some of the "stars" pointing you to Jesus?
  • What are some ways God sends messages to people in the church?

4) About Herod
King Herod was a bad person...
For further discussion:

  • Why do some people not want to celebrate the birth of Jesus?

5) Another Wise Person looking for the Messiah -- Simeon
Simeon was a good old man who lived in Jerusalem...

6) FLUFFIMATION …how to look for God
Fluffimations are interactive "mad-lib-like" activities where the kids complete a form and Fluffy puts their answers into a teaching response about "looking for God today." The results can be funny and poignant, and you can do it as many times as you want.

7) About the Gifts of the Magi
What are Frankincense, Gold, and Myrrh and what did they mean? Drag the description to the correct item. A question is revealed when they do so. It reads: "What three things in your world could be substitutes for Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh that might have similar meanings?"

Important Tip about the Gifts of the Magi Matching Game: Click the ANSWER and drag it to one of the three choices

8) Fluffy vs Herod game and discussion
Players bounce Fluffy to reveal real Christmas treasure. After the treasure is revealed, questions appear. "What gifts would we bring Jesus today that would have the same meaning as gold, frankincense and myrrh?" This is a really good subject to dig into with all ages.

CLOSE

Return to the students' initial "outline" of what they remembered about the story. Have them fill more of it in.

Ask them what were the important "life lessons" they just heard in the software (the software had many suggestions). Let them answer individually.

Finish with a prayer inviting students to thank God for the "life lessons" they shared.

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