Today in class, we talked about a Christmas tradition in Mexico: Las Posadas! For more information about our Christmas unit, click HERE.
Ask your student:
- What is "Las Posadas"? (Posadas means "inns". In Mexico, people organize parties for the 9 days leading up to Christmas. They walk from house to house asking if they can go in...just like Mary and Joseph had to look for a place to stay. Finally, they get to the "right" house that will let them come in and have a party. In Mexico, they always plan out who will host the parties in advance! We did this in class! Some students "hosted" parties, others were Mary, Joseph, or the Angel. Ask your student what his/her role was!)
Today's vocabulary (review from last week):
- María - Mary
- José - Joseph
- el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
- el establo - the stable
- la estrella - the star
- Belén - Bethlehem
- los ángeles - the angels
- los pastores - the shepherds
- los reyes magos - the magi/wise men
- el pesebre - the manger
- la posada - the inn
- hay - there is/there are
Homework:
- Sing along with our Christmas song: Hoy es Navidad (to the tune of Jingle Bells)
- Check out these ideas for some fun activities over break!
- Practice our Bible verse: Genesis 1:1. CLICK HERE.
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