Christmas: deeper meanings through art

Religious education

The story of Christmas

Christmas: deeper meanings

Christingle and its meaning

Different ways of celebrating Christmas in the UK

Christmas: different ways of celebrating Christmas around the world

In this unit pupils will study the centrality of Jesus for most Christians through   the story of his birth. Pupils will learn the term incarnation to describe Jesus as God's son. They will see how different Christians portray Jesus through art, and explore how Jesus' birth inspires acts of charity.

Jesus: why is he so important to Christians?

because people show the story in their own way

Why might nativity scenes look different in different countries?

Where was Jesus born, according to the Bible?

to help people remember the story of Jesus’ birth

Why do some Christians use icons to tell the nativity story?

What is the Christmas story mainly about?

it helps them understand what God is like

it tells them how to cook Christmas dinner

Why do Christians think the Christmas story is important?

Christians believe that Jesus was both human and the {{}} of God.

Where was Jesus born according to the Christmas story?

Christmas: deeper meanings through art

Lesson outcome