Nativity Story
This religious education scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to explore and record the sequence of events in the story of the birth of Jesus from the Bible using role-play and art and design activities. The class can produce puppet plays and decorations to illustrate the story behind some of the characters.
Explore and record the sequence of events in the story of the birth of Jesus from the Bible using role-play and art and design activities
Lesson One : Angel Gabriel
Investigate some of the different preparations that were made for the birth of Jesus by exploring a story from the Bible about the nativity
Lesson Two : Bethlehem Journey
Suggest and record what different characters might said about Mary’s and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem as part of the nativity story
Lesson Three : Stable and Manger
Design and produce a selection of Christmas cards to illustrate and celebrate the birth of Jesus as part of the nativity story by referencing one scene from the narrative
Lesson Four : Shepherds and Angels
Identify, describe and illustrate some of the suitable gifts and presents that could be given to the baby Jesus as part of the nativity story
Lesson Five : Journey of the Magi
Investigate and record one of the main events that happened after the birth of Jesus as part of the nativity story when he was visited by the three kings
Lesson Six : King Herod
Investigate, describe and record information about some of the events that occurred after the birth of Jesus and the flight from Bethlehem
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Sporting Poems
Practise writing poems with patterned language and rhythm structures to describe movements and actions connected to different sports and games
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Food and Drink
Select powerful and descriptive vocabulary to use in poems describing different types of food and drink that can be enjoyed for a range of meals
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Sea Animals
Identify, describe and compare some of the different plants and animals that can be found living in a marine habitat including in the sea or on the beach
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Number Bonds to Twenty
Investigate and model how to use mental calculation techniques when working with concrete objects and diagrams to identify pairs of numbers that make sums to twenty