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I really cannot believe that a preschool on a military post observed grace.  Is it possible that your child spent time with friends in their  homes and learned it there?  That makes a lot more sense.  That and that other children may have shared "grace" at school.  It's possible that a teacher may have let kids take turns expressing gratitude for the food, I guess.

[b]As for the "baby Jesus," that easily could have come through play. Kids who go to Christian Sunday Schools or in Christian homes would certainly be learning about the Baby Jesus at this time of year.  She may even have a friend who was in a Christmas pageant at his/her church.[/b]

Children do learn things from other children.

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Very much this.

I teach in a preschool that’s known in our Midwestern community for being one of the only purely secular options. (Even mom’s morning out programs have a religious slant.) We’ve had lots of families register in our program for that reason.

And yet. Many of our students are Christian and talk about things they learn at church; others go to a church program on the days they don’t attend my school, and talk about what they learn there. One of my families doesn’t take crafts out of their child’s school bag regularly, and so projects like “my baby Jesus” fall onto the floor when he takes his snack bag out. I had one four-year-old who realized he painted an X on an easel painting, and excitedly told me, “I painted Jesus on the cross!”

Children like to share things that are important to them and present in their lives. For some, that means sharing their religious practice. [/quote]

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