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The Annunciation
Bible Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
The biblical story of The
Annunciation is one that is very appropriate for Mother's
Day, May: Mary's Month, and for March 25th- Feast of the
Annunciation or anytime of the year.
The event of The Annunciation is a major turning point and
relevant to Christians. In the Old Testament God made a
covenant with the children of Israel. In the New Testament we
read about the "New" covenant God brings to all
people. The new covenant, or promise, is about Jesus:
His birth, life, death and resurrection, and how He brings hope to
people all over the world.
Bell Angel Craft
Coloring Pages
The Annunciation 1
brief text | labeled
Annunciation 2
story text
Th Annunciation
A is for Angel activities
Optional ideas:
Angels coloring book or
angel hand puppet
Suggestions for discussion:
It is obviously difficult to explain all of the above to young
children under the age of six, but it is indeed wonderful to share
the story in a way that will be memorable to them and that imparts a
few important messages that they can understand.
- We can tell young children that God promised to send
Jesus to teach us above all to love one another and that Mary was
chosen among all women to be his mother.
- Mary's reaction and response to this annunciation from
God are also very important and send an important message to
children about love, faith and obedience. These can also be
topics of discussion when presenting the story.
- We can also discuss how God would send angels to tell people important messages, in this case it is Angel Gabriel that is the messenger.
Activity > Read
and discuss The Annunciation
In the link provided is a simple adaptation of The Annunciation for
young children 3+ and older. For your convenience, here is
also a link to the Bible text - Luke
1:26-38. Read, adapt and discuss the text for the children.
Activity > Art Appreciation > The Annunciation
An image, such as a painting can be a wonderful way to bring
the beauty and significance of a Biblical story. At the
same time, we can introduce our children to great works art.
At the bottom of the story are three links to view the most
famous and beloved images of The Annunciation by Da Vinci, Botticelli
and Grünewald. Share those you feel comfortable with, and
explain that these are how famous painters (make sure to share
their names) painted an image of what they imagined when
they read the story of The Annunciation. These paintings are
hundreds of years old and people around the world go to museums to
admire their beauty, and these continue to tell the
story of this important event.
Activity > Coloring Page Activity
Tell children they can also create their own painting of The
Annunciation with two coloring pages - links are in the
materials column and at the bottom of online story page and materials column. There are two different
images for children to color. One image is large and young
children will enjoy coloring and decorating it. Provide a
variety of painting or coloring materials. The other has a
smaller image and the text of the Bible story that you can save and can be
read again and again.
Activity > Bell Angel Craft:
(illustration on the right) This is an easy angel that also
incorporates the beauty of music and the sound of bells.
For Children 3+ and older:
Optional: Angel
Coloring Book or Angel Hand Puppet
If you have a large group of children or the children really enjoy
coloring and painting you may want to select an image or images to
create an angel theme coloring book.
Many of these images can also be cut around to make a hand puppet if printed on sturdy card paper or glued to card
board and then add a craft stick. This activity can be done
first and the children then can hold their "Angel Gabriel"
during the reading of the story.
Alphabet Activities > A
is Angel (long a sound)
