2006-11-30 00:44:29 · 7 answers · asked by Tim 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
i pray you mean winter pageant, since America has clear laws on separation of church and state, i would hate for my agnostic daughter to have to sit through a celebration of someone else's religion AT SCHOOL!!
how about the story of st.nicholas, giving dowries, only to the poor. and how it relates to today's over commercialized buy-fest, to the benefit of your local wal-mart, not your fellow man.
for real- how about just celebrating the wonder that is the natural turn of seasons, aren't these amazing changes enough to spark wonder in a young, curious mind.
2006-11-30 00:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by jason p 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One suggestion I would make, instead of asking for volunteers for each part, draw names. There gets to be a lot of trouble when a particular student is picked for the best part in my experience. What some teachers have done, is they ask everyone which charactars they would like to be. They put the names of the kids who want a particular part into a hat, and draw one. They ussually start with the most popular part and work thier way down. As for the scripts and things, you can probably find something online that you can print out. Costumes you can find either in your linen closet, a second-hand store, or you might even be able to find a church nearby that could lend you the costumes. With a fourth grade class you might even be able to make the neccesary props as a class project. I hope that was helpful.
2006-11-30 00:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by honorable_ninja 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're a religious program , or can use a religious program, I can send you the skit I wrote for my Sunday School class, grade 5-6. Its loosely based on the talk show "the view"- with the four hosts being visited by the characters from the the nativity.
If its secular, you can have the kids create a skit in which they talk about what they did for Christmas, with the punch line being one student telling what they GAVE for Chistmas, or who they spent the holiday with. You'd have to work out the details.
In the past I've liked to take a song my kids know, and re-write it for their age group using words about Christmas.
2006-12-02 14:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by smileyd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May I assume you are teaching in a private religious school? Isn't a Christmas pageant usually the telling of the story and lots of music?
2006-11-30 00:54:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Christmas around the world using costumes and traditions.
2006-11-30 00:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by Dotr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the kids to make there favorate thing or stuff for cristamas, then select at least 10 most and reasonable ideas.then you can start from there.
2006-11-30 02:47:38 · answer #6 · answered by valladangela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about 'What Christmas means to me', or 'Christmas at my house'.
2006-11-30 01:11:31 · answer #7 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋