In this picture she has gone to talk to Joseph and tell him about the baby and that he is the son of God!
They journeyed to Bethlehem!
We had fun knocking on doors and saying “NO ROOM!”
Thankfully a nice Inn keeper had a warm stable they could sleep in.
After baby Jesus was born, Angel Gabriel visited the shepherds on the hill and told them about him.
Once we had finished Little “C” climbed on to the sofa and told me he was going to tell us the story. He opened up the book and re-told some key points he had remembered.
I re- told the story but asked key questions. Allowing the children to finish it off. I deliberately got Baby Jesus’s name wrong and they were quick to correct me and laughed each time!
Little “R” had a very strong understanding of the story and told me that king Herod was a “Bad man!”
Little “L” wanted to call the Angel a Princess! She does love Princess’s!
LEARNING INTENTIONS AND IDEAS FOR EXPANDING LEARNING:
I wanted to introduce the religious story behind Christmas Day. I wanted to draw links between the wise men bringing gifts to Jesus and our own tradition of sharing gifts on Christmas Day.
I will tell the story several times over the next couple of weeks and leave the story book next to the Nativity set so that the children can re-tell and explore the story for themselves.
CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING:
- Communication and Language
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Literacy
- Understanding the World