Jesus' Star

A. Watch this video to learn more about constellations.  Eager Beavers must locate the constellation Orion.

Orion is easily visible in the winter and spring.  Use these resources to help you locate him in the night sky.

• November/December viewing
• January viewing

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B. Watch this video to learn how to identify the North Star, Polaris, by first finding the Big Dipper.  Eager Beavers must locate Polaris.

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C. This video will help your Eager Beaver understand the compass directions.  Do you know from which direction Jesus will come?  Matthew 24:27

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D. Read the story of creation in Genesis 1 to 2:3.  Find out who created the stars and on what day.  Genesis 1:14-19

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E. Read the story of the wise men visiting little Jesus in Bethlehem in Matthew 2.  How did they know that Jesus was born?  Matthew 2:2

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F. Go outside one evening and look at the stars.  Can you find the moon, Orion, and the North Star?