LessonsLesson 11

Advent & Christmas · Week 11

The Journey to Bethlehem

Ճանապարհը դէպի Բեթղեհէմ

nativity

For younger children (5-6), focus on the vocabulary cards and repetition. For older children (8-10), engage with the discussion questions and encourage them to use the words in sentences.

🙏 Opening Prayer

Read slowly. Kids repeat.

Տէր Աստուած, առաջնորդէ́ մեզ ճանապարհին.

Der Asdvadz, arajnortir mez janaparheen.

Lord God, guide us on the journey.

📖 This Week's Story

Mary and Joseph had to take a very long journey. The king said everyone had to go to their hometown to be counted. So they walked and walked — all the way to a little town called Bethlehem. Mary was going to have her baby very soon. She was tired. They knocked on door after door, but nobody had room for them! "No room!" everyone said. Finally, a kind person said: "I don't have a room, but you can stay in my stable where the animals sleep." It wasn't fancy, but it was warm. And there, in that simple stable, something wonderful was about to happen.

Key Phrases

Ճանապարհ

Janaparh

Journey/Road

Աստղ

Asdgh

Star

Գիշեր

Keesher

Night

📝 Vocabulary

Ճանապարհ

Janaparh

Journey

Mary and Joseph went on a long janaparh.

Աստղ

Asdgh

Star

A bright asdgh shone in the sky.

Գիշեր

Keesher

Night

They traveled through the keesher.

Եզան

Yezan

Stable/Manger

The baby was born in an yezan.

🎮 Activity

game

Journey to Bethlehem! Cut out a large star from yellow paper. One child holds the star and walks slowly around the room. The other children follow the star. When the star stops, everyone sits down — you've arrived at Bethlehem!

  1. 1Why do you think there was no room?
  2. 2What would you do if someone needed a place to stay?

🙏 Closing Prayer

Տէր, շնորհակալ ենք քու առաջնորդութեանդ. Ամէն.

Der, shnorhagal yenk ko arajnordootyand. Amen.

Lord, we are grateful for your guidance. Amen.

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