The story of Christmas

Religious education

Christmas: deeper meanings

Christmas: deeper meanings through art

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?

Who appeared to Mary to tell her the good news?

What was the name of the man Mary was going to marry?

What gifts did the clever people bring for Jesus?

What special name was Mary told to give her baby?

Most Christians believe that Jesus was God's ...

The story of Christmas

Lesson outcome