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Understanding Christianity
Understanding Christianity
Parable
Bible
Forgiveness
Christians
Worship
God
The Lost Son
Christmas
Jesus
Gospel
Nativity
Understand what a parable is.
Retell the Story of the Lost Son from the Bible and discuss the idea that God is a forgiving father for Christians.
Give examples of how Christians put their beliefs about God practice in worship.
Give clear, simple account of the story of Jesus' birth.
Explain why Jesus is important to Christians.
Recognise that stories of Jesus' life come from the Gospels.
Give examples of ways in which Christians use the story of the Nativity to guide their beliefs and actions at Christmas.
Think, talk and ask questions about whether we can learn anything from the story about ourselves and explore different ideas.
Consider how God is presented.
Compare the presentation of God to our own parents and guardians.
Decide what I am personally thankful for at Christmas time.
Consider and explain how Jesus is God on Earth.
Consider and think about thankfulness in relation to Christmas.
How do people show gratitude at Christmas?
Dialogic talk to work out the meaning of the Parable.
Discussion of Forgiveness.
Drawing a time when we have forgiven or have been forgiven.
Discussion on how we can see the impact of Creation and the Nativity in the way Christians think about God.
Show what Christmas looks like to us and compare to Christmas for Christians.
Reorder the Christmas story to show how the birth of Jesus is told in the Bible.
‘Looking for Christmas Walk’ – can we see signs of the Story of Jesus?
Walk to local Church.
Drama -> hot seating perspectives of figures from the Nativity.