[Teachldsseminary] Christmas Idea - Advent Calendar

[Sharon Larson]

Hi Karen,

This is a great idea.  If you would like to share, I would love a copy of your 5 x 5 scripture application card.

Thanks,
Sharon


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From: "GRIZGRANNY at aol.com" <GRIZGRANNY at aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:02:43 PM
Subject: [Teachldsseminary] Christmas Idea - Advent Calendar


We were asked to come to Seminary training on Thursday night with a  
Christmas idea to share with the other teachers.  I've been wanting to do  an advent 
calendar and have viewed the sites that were suggested but I couldn't  make 
anything fit - Then I had an ah-ha moment.

25 days to Christmas = 25 Scripture Mastery verses with personal and  
missionary application.  So this is what I am doing.  Gosh, I hope  this is an 
original idea, and someone hasn't already done this and it is  sitting in the 
archives!

Anyway - I am reproducing on card stock one of the pictures of Christ's  
birth from the Gospel Picture Kit - I'm not sure if I'll do #200 or #201 - I'm  
leaning toward 201, but I wish it was in color.

On a separate sheet of card stock I'll have 5 rows of 5 squares with the  
personal application suggestions - or missionary application suggestions - that  
are on the back of the Scripture Mastery cards.  For example - square one  
will have "Bear your testimony this Sunday in Fast and Testimony meeting that  
Joseph Smith did see the Father and the Son." - BTW Square one will be opened on 
Friday, Dec. 1st, so that challenge will work - or you can use the 
missionary  application and put "Using the Joseph Smith story, teach a friend or a 
nonmember  that revelation has not ceased in the latter days."  That challenge 
could  be the goal for that day.

I will cut 25 "windows" in the picture that will line up with the 25  squares 
on the second sheet and number them - 1 through 25.  Each day the  student 
will open a window and read the daily challenge.  

I'll have a Christmas song to go along with opening the calendar  challenge.  
I may have her (I have one student) report the next day on what  happened 
with the challenge and use that for our devotionals during the time  we're doing 
the calendar.  I'm not sure yet.  I'm still trying to work  out the kinks.

Here's where I need your help.  What would you do with the weekend  days?  
Would you open two windows on Fridays and Mondays?  Three  windows on Friday to 
have the challenge for Sat and Sun to work on over the  weekend?  Would you do 
this in class or give the kids the advent calendars  to take home and maybe 
do it with their family?  

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Karen Johnson
Seeley Lake Montana - looking like a winter  wonderland
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