Hi RM from Guyton,
These lessons were offered for free by a publisher called Cornerstones. Unfortunately, Cornerstones has gone out of business and so, there went the files.
I'll also say that we have never repeated this "story" in our Rotation line up (our Scope and Sequence) since that first time in 2004. Why? Because I felt that time with our kids is too short - we "get" them for just 6 years. There are more important concepts to teach them about the Birth of Jesus.* And I felt that the concept of a Jesse Tree was better something that families did as a devotional. For a great resource for families see Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp.
* Here's what we do teach for our Advent Rotations:
- Isaiah promised; Jesus Fulfilled (WT)
- Jesus’ Birth: Mary Accepts, Magnifies, & Ponders (WT)
- *The Birth Narrative (we repeat this every 3 years so that kids get it at different ages)
- Jesus’ Birth: The Message of Shepherds & Angels (only four of these workshops were posted and they are found the Jesus Birth through the Eyes of the Shepherds forum under Art, Cooking, Storytelling, and Video.)
- The Wise Still Seek Him
- *The Birth Narrative (repeated every 3 years).
