Christmas lesson 2024

Christmas lesson 2024

Lesson objectives

You will...

• revise the events of the Christmas story
• learn the meaning of Christmas traditions
• think about the “true message” of Christmas.
  

Where did Mary and Joseph live?

1. Bethlehem
2. Nazareth
3. Jerusalem
4. Amsterdam

Who told Mary she was going to have a baby?

1. The angel Gabriel
2. Jesus
3. God
4. The angel Michael

What time of year was Jesus born?

1. The 25th of December
2. On Thanksgiving
3. In the winter
4. The Bible doesn’t say – but the experts think it was in the Spring.

In which town was Jesus born?

1. Bethlehem
2. Nazareth
3. Jerusalem
4. Amsterdam

Why did Mary and Joseph go there for the birth?

1. They went on holiday
2. They had to register in a census.
3. They wanted to go on a trip
4. They went of for a romantic weekend

Who was Jesus’ father?

1. God
2. Moses
3. Joseph
4. The Holy Spirit

Why was Jesus born in a stable?

1. They were too poor to get a room
2. They needed all their money for taxes.
3. There was no room for them in the inn
4. They liked animals

The Bible story says that Jesus was laid in a manger – what is a manger?

1. A bed
2. A rack for hay that animals eat out of.
3. A matras of hay
4. a pillow

As well as the Wise Men, who else visited Jesus?

1. Shepherds
2. The people of the village
3. Angels
4. Farmers

How many Wise Men were there?

1. 3
2. 7
3. 5
4. The Bible doesn’t say

How did the Wise Men know that Jesus had been born?

1. They got an email
2. One of them had a dream about a king being born in Bethlehem
3. They saw a new star and followed it to Bethlehem
4. They came by Jesus acciddently

What gifts did the Wise Men bring to Jesus

1. Christmas presents
2. Gold, frankincense and myrrh
3. A cow and a sheep
4. a baby shower

What did King Herod do to try and get rid of Jesus?

1. He poisoned Mary, his mother
2. He gave to money to disappear
3. He kidnapped Jesus
4. He ordered that every boy under the age of 2 should be killed

Where did Mary, Joseph and Jesus go to escape King Herod

1. Lebanon
2. Syria
3. Iraq
4. Egypt

Key terms

• Christmas: “The feast of Christ” – the Christian festival that commemorates the birth of Jesus.
  
• Charity:  Giving to people in need without expecting any return.
  
• Pagan:  The folk religions that existed before Christianity came to Britain.
  
• Symbol: Something that represents something else, or has a deeper meaning.
  

Activity

Let's read the handout Christmas symbol

Activity

In pairs:

- fill in the Christmas Tradition tabel

- use your soft voice

- classically discussing the answers

Activity

In pairs:

- fill in the Christmas Tradition tabel

- use your soft voice

- classically discussing the answers

What is the meaning of Christmas today?

The birth of Jesus

Tradition

Partytime

Getting presents

Different, namely....

What do your really want for Christmas?

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What is the meaning of Christmas for this father?

What is the meaning of Christmas for the son?

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What is the meaning of Christmas for the son?

To think about..

Remember what you want for Christmas?

What would be the ideal present for poor and homeless people?

What is the message of Christmas for most people today?

What do you think should be the message of Christmas?

Activity

Individual

• write a few paragraphs to explain what you think is the meaning of Christmas today and
• what you think should be the meaning of Christmas today.

Christmas story

Let's listen to a Christmas story