Recently,
Kara and I decided to combine our classes to make a special Nativity scene! She
teaches the 11th grade Bible class and she was trying to decide what
her plans for the class would be since we are getting so close to Christmas
break. I suggested that my 3rd graders collaborate with her class to
make a Nativity scene. My little ones love drawing and coloring and I figured
it would be a good opportunity for the older kids to teach the Christmas story
to them. Our date with the two classes was set, and we were ready to storm the
school with a magnificent mural!
It
worked out perfectly to pair two 11th graders with one 3rd
grader, and then we assigned each team a different part of the Nativity to
draw. Without a doubt it was so much fun for everyone to work together! The 11th
graders fell in love with my energetic munchkins, and of course my students
loved having someone new and bigger to play with. I will let the pictures speak
for themselves (with a few of my own comments) for how this project turned out.
I am especially fond of the craziest ones because it was those groups who
really embodied the idea of letting my kiddos put in their own ideas and
creativity to the drawings:
Edan,
Nelson, and Marco drew the star and the stable. I’m not really sure we could
fit our nativity scene in this stable, but it sure looks nice!
Kevin,
Juan (not pictured), and Elman drew baby Jesus. If you look very closely at
Jesus, we all think that he looks like a teenage girl on her hospital or death
bed.
Mery,
Yeni, and Keidy drew Mary. We’re not entirely sure why she is crying.
Berenice,
Nelson, and Yeri drew Joseph. He looks like they found him in Jamaica relaxing
on the beach and playing the bongos.
Darwin,
Ricardo, and Rolando drew the angel. This angel looks like he walked right out
of the 60’s with his neon highlights and beard. Also take a look at how tiny
those hands are…
Alejandra,
Nelsy, and Juan drew this (very eclectic) Wiseman. I love that the girls let
Juan do most of the coloring… notice the different colored teeth?
Ada,
Lucely, and Hegna drew another Wiseman. This one looks like a Samurai solider
with a curiously small head.
Eli,
Adan, and Gabriel drew the final Wiseman. Oddly enough he also looks like an
Asian solider of some kind. Where do these students get their ideas of Wisemen?
Delmer,
Omar, and Geovanny drew a shepherd. If you think this shepherd looks a little
pregnant, you should have seen him before I said something to the boys about
it.
Cindy,
Ruth, and Wendy drew the other shepherd. Doesn’t he look like something you
find straight out of a Precious Moments catalog?
Sara,
Sandy, and Julio drew this cute little sheep.
Alexandra,
Maribely, and Kensy drew another adorable sheep.
And
for the final touch Roberto, Edgar, and Darwing drew this stunning cow. There
is a great debate on whether or not it is actually a cow or a creature from
“Where the Wild Things Are.”
Here
is the finished product! It is adorning the walls of our school with pride. I
hope you all enjoy this masterpiece as much as we do. Merry Christmas from La
Unión’s Abundant Life 3rd and 11th graders!
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