Stand up Horn of Plenty with a special prayer for Thanksgiving
plus 3D fruit and vegetables..
Teacher Plan for Thanksgiving harvest cornucopia
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Stand up Horn of Plenty
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What is
a cornucopia?
What does a cornucopia have to do with Thanksgiving?
A little history and origin of the Cornucopia:
"Cornucopia" is from an old Roman word meaning horn of plenty.
A non-Christian history of the cornucopia
tells when Zeus was playing with the goat Amalthea, he accidentally
broke off one of her horns. To make-up for this tragedy, Zeus promised
the goat that the horn would always be full of fruits she wanted. This
horn became the cornucopia of the Roman goddess Copia, the personification
of plenty.
Over time, the goat horn became a woven basket in
the shape of a horn - or cone - or curly cone. Christians adopted the
imagery of the horn full of fruits, etc.The basket laid down and overfilled
with harvest fruits, nuts and vegetables became a Thanksgiving symbol
of the bounty for which we are grateful to God. It is one of most recognizable
images for Thanksgiving, and has become a traditional centerpiece for
the Thanksgiving table.
You might suggest to your class that they offer their
horn of plenty to the family to decorate the table for Thanksgiving.
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Old Testament Psalms 69:30, Psalms
95:2, Psalms 118:1 |
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2-6 |
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Sunday School Thanksgiving Craft
and Activity, Harvest Craft |
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Teacher
Choose from the colored or uncolored set, whichever
you have time for.
TIPS ON THE HORN
1. In the uncolored set, if you have control of the
printer, here's a creative tip to cut the coloring time. In your printer,
insert a gold or yellow sheet of paper first, followed by 2 white sheets
of paper. Then for each student, insert 1 gold or yellow sheet, followed
by 2 white sheets. This will give you a golden-yellow horn with the
fruit and prayer to be colored and finished by the students.
2. In the uncolored set, you can just use a white
horn! So color the fruit first and finish the prayer. If you run short
on time, just leave the horn white. |
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These are all provided as Microsoft
Word Documents to minimize printing issues. You will be asked if you
prefer to open or save the file. The choice is yours. (You can always
save it after you open it as another option.)
Click the button below to get the one you want.

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Set 1 Colored Horn of Plenty parts |
Set 2 Horn of Plenty set
to color |
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Sunday School Resources FOR KIDS
from the Sunday School Director of Christian Education of Faith Congregational
Church, Mount Prospect, Illinois
©Jo Dibbern


This page was updated on October 30, 2011