A ready-to-teach Christmas RE pack for UK primary schools, Sunday schools and home education. It covers the Christmas story, the two Gospels, Christmas symbols, the Advent wreath, the Christingle, the wise men’s gifts and festivals of light, with 4 ready lesson plans and answer keys. Ready to print in A4 or US Letter.

WHAT’S INSIDE (34 pages)

1. Start here: every activity with a suggested age
2. Teacher notes: 4 ready RE lessons (about an hour each), each with a key question
3. What is Christmas? Fact file: Advent, the Gospels, Christmas around the world, how many wise men, Emmanuel
4. The Christmas story, retold for children (2 pages)
5. 10 story questions
6. Put the story in order: draw and number 6 scenes
7. Luke or Matthew? Sort 10 parts of the story into Luke, Matthew or both
8. Christmas symbols: 8 illustrated fact cards
9. Match the symbols, then design your own
10. The Christmas season: 8 special days from Advent to Candlemas to date and order
11. Make an Advent wreath: wreath ring plus 5 candles to cut out, with what each candle means
12. What is a Christingle? Label, colour, make and draw your own
13. Gifts for a king: gold, frankincense and myrrh, plus a gift money can’t buy
14. Festivals of light: compare Christmas, Hanukkah and Diwali
15. 6 big question cards for talk partners
16. Colour the Christmas scene, a star pattern and colour by number
17. 2 Christmas cards to colour and write
18. Word search (16 words), word scramble and a LIGHT acrostic poem
19. Christmas story maths: 10 word problems
20. My reflection: what Christmas means
21. Certificate
22. Answer keys for every worksheet and puzzle

WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT

• Covers KS1 and KS2 (ages 5 to 11) in one pack
• Inclusive wording (“Christians believe…”) for classes of all faiths and none
• Written in British English, fits most UK Christianity units at Christmas
• Undated, so you can use it every year

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 34 pages)

HOW IT WORKS

• Print at 100% / actual size at home, at school or at a print shop
• Print only the pages you need, as many times as you like for your own family or class
• The files are not editable.
• This is an independent resource and is not connected to any church, charity or appeal.