1. The Incarnation In- Carn- (carne= flesh in latin) What other word do you know with “carn-” in them ? Flesh

2. The Incarnation L.O. To know what “incarnation” means To be able to describe how Jesus was born To explain the significance of the way he was born

3. What would you include in a drawing of Jesus’ birth? What clues do these things tell you about what Jesus is like?

4. Explain what the nativity scene teaches Christians about Jesus. Describe the nativity scene in detail: what’s in it? (Jesus was born in/ among…He was visited by..) Explain in detail it teaches about Jesus (eg The visit by the shepherds shows us that Jesus…) The stable & the shepherds visit – why is Jesus happy be born here, and has the angel specially invite smelly poor shepherds? (Poor people are normally not invited to things) The Three Kings/ Wise Men visit– how important does this show Jesus ? Who do Kings normally visit ? The meaning of the gifts: gold – for a king frankincense – for a god myrrh – for a death The animals – why is Jesus happy to be born among animals?

5. Before Jesus’ birth… Mary was engaged to marry Joseph, a carpenter from Nazareth… Watch the video. The Anunciation What do you think “annunciation” means?

6. Give full answers using the phrasing in the questions to start your answer. 1.What happened to Mary? What did the angel Gabriel tell her? Mary was… The angel Gabriel told her that…. 2.What question did Mary ask the angel ? Mary asked how… 4.What did the angel reply? 5.What did Mary promise the angel at the end of his visit? 6.How do you think Joseph reacted when he found Mary pregnant?!? ***Brain Booster*** How did Mary’s attitude change over the course of her meeting with the angel ? (At the start, she was/ felt…)

7. How many strange things happened around Jesus birth ?