Rotation Theme

Unit Name

Description of Unit

Teacher 1

Teacher 2

Getting Started
Sept 7

Celebration

Shepherds

Shepherds

Joseph
Sept 14, 21,28, Oct 5

Art Studio

Create a story quilt of story posing action scenes for fellow artists

Jorgen Vik

Laura Vik

Drama/Storytelling

Using story bag, pantomime scenes from story for others to guess and make a small storybook

Joanna Bowen

Carrie Lewis

Games/Puzzles

Make a cartouche using Egyptian hieroglyphics and play games tracing Joseph’s life

Barb Mann

Bobby Weikle

Cinema

(Grades 3 and 4)

Film a talk show with guests from Joseph story using provided questions and dialogue

Wil Davis

Kristi Davis

Cooking

(Grades 1 and 2)

Use colored cookie dough to describe messy story of Joseph’s life – bake and enjoy!

Sarah Bedford

Elizabeth Schlipper

Jonah
Oct 12, 19,26, Nov2

Games/Puzzles

Play traditional games with twists in the rules to explore God’s loving those who do not deserve it

Elton Oliver

Corrine Silva

Cinema

View and review sections of “Jonah: The Veggie Tale Movie”

Dan Heuchert   

Tim Shephard

Drama

Create a shadow puppet theater and shadow puppets with which to act out this story in 5 scenes

Pat Delany

Betsy Bloom

Discovery Shop

(Grades 1-2)

Use your senses to explore this story (requires a sense of humor)

Millie Winstead

Karen Ratzlaff

Music/Worship

(Grades 3 – 4)

Create a booklet matching events in the story with words in a song, then using it in worship

Judy Sands

Jeanne Jackson

Great Dinner Parable
Nov 9, 16,-23

Art

(Grade 4 skips)

Color figures with which to tell the parable, then create a table cloth

Sharon Webb

Carol Webster

Writers Workshop

(Grade 1 skips)

Explore the art of making excuses and rewrite the parable using excuses people might make today

Jorgen Vik       

Laura Vik

Story/Drama

(Grade 3 skips)

Make simple sock puppets with which to act out the parable and other skits

Ann Lucas

Lori Randle

Games/Puzzles

(Grade 2 skips)

Explore the parable using a relay race, a form of Mother May I, and child made puzzles

Anne Andrews

Nancy Takahashi

November 30

Intergenerational

Event

Not needed

Not needed

Mary’s Song
Dec 7, 14, 21

Cinema

(Grade 2 skips)

Compare stories of God’s work through Mary and Harriet Tubman, then create music video (Leaders need comfort with MP3 play r not singing)

Julia Given

Heather Warren

Games/ Puzzles

(Grade 4 skips)

Make and use own Advent Bongo cards, then play Jeopardy type game about Advent

Mark Outlaw

Alyce Outlaw

Art

(Grade 3 skips)

Make stained glass window plates using clear plates and tissue

Neal Magee

Diana Brawley

Poetry and Motion

(Grade 1 skips)

Make silhouettes, show feelings with bodies, write bio poems about Mary and themselves

Patty Vandever

Terri Perkins

December 28

NO CHURCH SCHOOL