This religious education scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to read and respond to the main events of the nativity story by using drama, role-play and art and design projects to make cards and decorations celebrating Christmas. The class can identify and sequence the main events in the nativity story.

Read and respond to the main events of the nativity story by using drama, role-play and art and design projects

Lesson One : Special Visitors

Identify, describe and role-play some of the different ways of preparing for a special visitor and suggest how to get ready for a celebration

Lesson Two : Advent Calendars

Identify and describe some of the special shapes and pictures that can be used to signify and celebrate the festive season

Lesson Three : Angel Gabriel

Identify and sequence a part of the nativity story about what happened when Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel

Lesson Four : Bethlehem

Use role-play and drama to understand and sequence the part of the nativity story about Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem


Lesson Five : The Shepherds

Select and record a selection of special gift ideas to give to Jesus in response to one scene from the nativity story

Lesson Six : Three Kings

Shape and combine a range of different materials to design and make Christmas star decorations to celebrate the birth of Jesus

  • Garden Measurements

    Garden Measurements

    Practise using vocabulary words and non-standard measurements to find and compare the length of different things that can found in a garden

  • Family Holiday

    Family Holiday

    Identify and recount events and experiences to describe what happened when on holiday at the seaside using sentences in the past tense

  • Holiday Shirts

    Holiday Shirts

    Produce items of clothing to wear on a holiday to a particular location by selecting and using shapes to represent different places

  • Robot Movements

    Robot Movements

    Explain and model how to control the direction and position of a robot when moving about the classroom to perform different functions