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EYFS UNIT Autumn 2b: Incarnation Concept: Incarnation Medium Term Plan FS UNEDITED KEY QUESTION Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Activities Key Vocabulary Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas? The children will learn The Christmas story. About some of the reasons why Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas. (eg to celebrate Jesus’ birth; to show the scene of first Christmas; to show Jesus is a special kind of king to Christians). By the end of this unit: Emerging (Some children) I can to retell some of the Christmas story. I can make a link between nativity plays and the Christmas story. Expected (All children) I can retell the Christmas story. I can talk about how nativity plays help Christians remember and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Exceeding (Few children) I can identify and talk the different characters in the Christmas story. I can make several links with modern nativity plays Lesson 1 Explain to the class you are going to tell them a story that happened a long time ago that is recorded in the Bible. Show them a Bible. Tell the story of the first Christmas interactively from the Bible using props in a Godly Play style. Luke 1:26-38 Matthew 2:1-12. Sit the class in a circle and spread out a cloth. Tell the story using toy people; animals; straw; angel; stable; sheep; manger. You may want to engage the children in the story by giving them actions or sounds, eg hiding their faces when the angel appears. Stop at certain points eg the angel appearing to the Mary or the shepherds. Ask: What do you think happened next? Then show the class a suitable video of the story. The Beginners Bible version is useful but use selected scenes (3:20-25:00) OR (story told using sand drawing) In the play corner provide figures from the eg Play Mobil people; small world construction; costumes and props. Let the children retell the story to each other in pairs. king Jesus Joseph Mary nativity play Resources Lion Storyteller Bible Good News Bible YouTube or video clips of the first Christmas nativity play props for telling the story small world construction Play Mobil nativity
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