Year 4: How is Christmas part of a bigger story?
Exploring the importance of Christmas to many Christians based on events before and after the birth of Jesus.
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Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Anagrams and hand out whiteboards and pens (one each).
Ask the children to unscramble the names of the characters from the Christmas story and write down each character's reaction to Jesus' birth.
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In this unit
Assessment – R&W Y4: What makes some texts sacred?Lesson 1: How do people communicate beliefs without words?Lesson 2: What can we find out about scripture?Lesson 3: What does it mean if scripture was revealed or remembered?Lesson 4: Why do some worldviews have more than one book of scripture?Lesson 5: How do some people demonstrate the value of scripture?Lesson 6: How do sacred texts play a part in some people’s lives?
Originally created by:
Kapow Primary’s Religion and Worldviews Team Religion and worldviews specialist
Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 3 July 2026
