The nativity story. A baby is born

why he was born there.

I can retell the story to explain why Jesus was born in a stable.
I can create a nativity scene to show who was there when Jesus was born.

busy and crowded. This was because lots of people had travelled to Bethlehem for the Census.
Mary was feeling very tired after the journey and needed a place to stay.

told the same thing – there was no room! Eventually, one kind inn keeper said he had a stable where he kept his animals. He said Mary and Joseph could stay in there.

Task:
In small groups, act out this part of the Nativity story.
You may include Mary and Joseph arriving in Bethlehem and knocking at lots of inns. Make sure all the inn keepers say there is no room, except for the inn keeper who offers them a place to stay in his stable with the animals.

baby in the stable with the animals. The baby was a boy! Mary wrapped the baby in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger full of hay. Mary and Joseph called their baby boy Jesus.

on what we have found out today. You will create puppets for each person in the Nativity story so far. You will all have a Nativity Scene Activity Sheet to help you create your stable scene.

sit in the magical ‘hot chair’. When you sit in the hot chair, you will become a character from the Nativity story. The rest of the class have to find out who you are by asking you questions. You can only answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to their questions.

What have you learnt in today’s lesson?

why he was born there.

I can retell the story to explain why Jesus was born in a stable.
I can create a nativity scene to show who was there when Jesus was born.