See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

cation, 100 E. Ohio St.. Chicago 11, 111. • This picturol contains reproduc- tions of 42 paintings from the collec tion of Abbott Book. Scenes from the Annunciation, Visitation, .\rrival at Bethlehem. .Nativity. Arrival anil X'isitation of the Shepherds and \Visi Men, Presentation in the Temple, and the Flight into Egypt providt effective material for a Christmas program. The Savior Is Born—BfcW filmstrip. 31 frames. 52.00. Society for \'isual Education. 100 E. Ohio St., Chicago II. 111. • This first Foundation Films—S.V.E. filmstrip release pictures with beauti- ful realism the story of the Savior's birth. It was prepared from a series of posed pictures designed especially to visualize the Christmas story. Film includes captions and titles. The Shepherds Watch—Color film suip. 33 Frames. S6.50: Church Screen Productions, 5622 Enright, St. Louis, Mo. Distributed by S\'E. Prim., Intermed., Jr, Sr HS, Col, Adult: Art, Clubs, Religion, Christmas Programs. • A new Christmas story based on the Shepherd's Story from Luke. Opens with a group of shepherds gathered around a campfire as they watch their sheep just outside Beth- lehem. .As the shepherds talk about the ancient prophecies of a Messiah. Christ's birth is announced to them. They go to Bethlehem and seek out the new-born Babe. ^Vords of three Christmas hymns are included. Story visualized with full color drawings. Six Familiar Christmas Carols—film- strip. 35mm B.^W. S2.00; Cathe- dral Films, 1970 X. Cahuenga Blvd., Holh-vvood 28, Calif. • Contain the words only, photo- graphed over a beautiful reproduc- tion of "The Nativity." of the carols: (C O .N T I \ U E D ON P .\ G E 3 5) Color figurines enact the Christmas story in a nnr Chiirrh-Crafl filmstrip program Interpretation of Christmas As Told to the Editors of See & Hear b\ the School Committee, First Congregational Church, .\Iadison. Wis. First Consregational Church School Cotnmittee: Reverend R. S. .\nlhens. Mrs. Rex"Liebenberg. Mrs. John Lonergan. and Mrs. Kverl Wallenfield "The Shepherds Watch" is a new Church-Craft filmstrip distributed b\ Society for T'isunl Education. WE WANT TO PRESENT a good Christmas progran; this year—but. first—what is a good Christmas program? The Christmas observance should be one which reveals an idea under- standable to children. .\ good Christ- mas program allo^\s all of the children to understand the real meaning of Christmas and in some sense to participate, even though their participation may not be individual but a part of group par- ticipation. The substance of this Christmas program must be good- must be child-like. In searching for materials we have located a set of slides* which we feel will provide this substance. These slides allow for some of that general participation without ex- ploiting any child but yet allow all to feel that they had a part in it and. at the same time, Uuly understand the spirit and the sense of the story that is told. The pictures of this series, through their presentation in vivid colors and through the figurines, will cap- ture the imagination of the children and allow them to share some of • Chrislmas In BelhUhem, 24 slides, 2x2. color, S14 20 CtiurchCrafi. 3312 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis ^. .Mo. the feeling or the ideas of the Christmas story which they might not share from other more tradition- al sources of information, such as spoken pieces or readings. .\fter our committee reviewed this series, we felt sucii reactions as these to the slides: 'The scenes are unusual in their presentation, and eacli scene antici- pates the next one. This presenta- tion makes the Christmas stor\ much more vi\id because children can actuallv 'see' the story with more \i\idness than if only the Scripture had been read to them. Using the Scripture passages plus the visualiza- tion of those Scripture passages, anil in addition the singing of the Christ- mas carols, leads one to believe that this is a combination of experiences which would make Christmas under- standable even to young children.' .\nother—"When we have a learn- ing situation in which the attention of children is almost automatically focused on one center of interest, where in the semi-darkened situation the illuminated pictures on the screen are the only thing which can hold the attention of the youngsters, —then we have a concentration of interest which we just don't find in (C O N T 1 N I' E D ON P .X G F. 3 5) D E C E -M B E R 19 4 7 13