Jesus' Birth According to Luke 2:8-20
A "Shepherd's Pie" Cooking Workshop
Making, Baking, Tasting and Sharing the Story of Jesus' Birth
See the full lesson details in our "Luke 2: Shepherds Story" Cooking Workshop
Summary of Lesson Activities:
In this lesson, we turn the ingredients into symbols for the story and meaning of Jesus' Birth as described in Luke 2:8-20.
You will be talking about the "reason" for Jesus coming into our world as you lead the students through a recipe, assembling and baking a Shepherd's Pie. You'll be connecting your points to ingredients in the recipe in your "Shepherd's Pie Patter." The pie and its ingredients help your students learn the message, and give them a pie they can take home and explain to their family as they share it together.
"Shepherd's Pie" in America is basically "Hamburger Pie" with mashed potato topping and some vegetables added. Kids can add/subtract ingredients to taste. Ideally they'll make one a small one to take home, and a larger size version for the class to eat together.