Term: 1

Theme: Celebrations

Sub Theme: Wedding

Group: 4-Year-Olds

A wedding is a special ceremony in which a man and a woman become married to each other.

Weddings are very joyous occasions for families but not all families celebrate weddings. 

 We celebrate when we feel happy, proud, and excited about something. A wedding is a special celebration.

Usually, an invitation to a wedding is issued and the recipients are expected to confirm their intention to attend the wedding by responding to the invitation.

Families take many photographs at weddings

Special clothes are made to wear to weddings using a variety of fabrics. Some fabrics are plain, and some have patterns, e.g. floral, striped, and plaid.

Some fabrics have different textures, e.g. smooth (silk, satin), coarse (linen), thin, and thick.

 The bride usually wears a special white dress called a gown. The bridesmaids also wear special dresses that look alike. The groom wears a special suit and the groomsmen dress up in matching suits.

 

Most married couples wear special rings on their ring fingers.  Do you know which finger is the ring finger?  

Most wedding ceremonies are held in a church, but some are held in other places, e.g. hotels, gardens, and homes.

After the wedding ceremony, there is usually a reception where we talk, give a toast, eat, drink, dance and have fun together. The reception is one of the ways that the bride and groom show their appreciation to the attendees. It is called a reception because it is the first time the bride and groom receive society as a married couple. 

 

We eat different foods such as chicken, fish, beef, pork, vegetables, rolls, cakes and fruits at the reception. Some people are vegetarians and eat no meat but only food from plants.  They are provided for as well.

Foods have different tastes, e.g. salty, peppery/spicy, sour, and sweet.

There is usually a special wedding cake with pretty decorations that the bride and the groom cut to eat and share with others.

 

We dance to different kinds of music at a wedding reception. We can move the bodies that God made in different ways, e.g. to the left, right, in front of, behind, beside others or objects.

We must be respectful to others when we speak, play, dance and eat with them at the reception.

The months of June and July are very popular for weddings.

 June is the sixth month of the year; July is the seventh month of the year.

A wedding is conducted by a marriage officer.

At Jabneh Christian Academy our aim is to make learning stick.  Guess what?  Having taught our icons about weddings during the last week of term 1, intentionally, we had a wedding and the reception as our end-of-term event.  Take a look.  Tell us what you think.