Miss Betsy, our Social Studies teacher, shares a great lesson using the colors of jelly beans to tell the story of Easter. I want to share the poem in case there is any technical difficulty.
An Easter Promise
Red is for the blood of God's own Son
Black for the sins we have all done
Yellow is for the morning sun so bright and the day he rose and made all things right
Green reminds us that He is risen!
White is for the forgiveness we find in Him
Purple is for Jesus' throne
Pink reminds me that I am never alone.
A bag full of jelly beans, colorful and sweet
A prayer and a promise and a big Easter treat!
Miss Betsy also goes outside to find things in her yard that match those colors. Can you do the same in your own backyard? If you cannot find everything outside, I bet you can inside your house.
I invite you, the parents, to take time to listen to David Seamon's sermon, "Bare Feet," from our IPC Maundy Thursday service. He is one of IPC's pastoral staff, and this sermon was amazing and challenging. I know you will enjoy what he shares. "Bare Feet" begins at minute 26:56 https://youtu.be/kBRCfm8L5wY, but you may enjoy watching the entire service. Along with Good Friday, it sets the scene that leads up to the resurrection we celebrate on Easter Sunday.
I also invite you to listen to Friday's IPC daily devotion by Lucy Turner; she reads a Psalm in the Chapel. Your older preschoolers might love spending some time in the chapel they visit every week. It is just over 4 minutes long. https://youtu.be/pDSkbd94dvY Ask them to listen for the word "Light" and to notice the candles burning. We talk about the lit candles representing God's love for us and we they are snuffed out and the children leave chapel, God's love lives in their hearts and goes everywhere with them.
Children could draw something they think of when they remember the chapel or draw anything that makes them think of God's love.
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