Advent+and+Christmas

** We are learning:  ** ||  **  Success Criteria (could be)  ** ** We will:  ** || Getting ready for the birth of Jesus ** Christmas  ** The Birth of Jesus – the Christmas Story ||  · How Mary and Joseph prepared for Christmas and how we can prepare for Christmas today  · That Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus ||  · Talk about how Mary and Joseph prepared for the birth of Jesus  · Talk about how families can prepare for the birth of Jesus at home, at school and in the parish  · Act out the Christmas story  · Name the important characters in the Christmas story || A time of waiting and being with others ** Christmas  ** The Christmas Crib ||  · How, in Advent, we wait like Mary for the birth of Jesus  · To tell the Christmas story through the crib ||  · Name what we are waiting for in Advent  · Compare what Mary did to wait for Jesus’ birth and what we can do.  · Relate the Christmas story using the crib figures || The Advent Wreath ** Christmas  ** The meaning behind giving and receiving gifts ||  · The meaning of the Advent wreath  · That gift giving is part of Christmas because Jesus is God’s greatest gift us ||  · Identify and explain the meaning of the symbols in the Advent wreath  · Tell why people give gifts at Christmas  · Retell the story of St Nicholas <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Say why the Eucharist is an important way of celebrating Christmas || Preparing the way for the coming of Jesus ** Christmas  ** The traditions of carol singing and Christmas trees || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Jesus’ whakapapa and preparing the way for his coming <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · How Christmas carols and Christmas trees help us tell the story of Christmas || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Recall how John the Baptist prepared the way for the coming of Jesus <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Tell how we prepare for the coming of Jesus <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Choose a carol and explain how it tells the Christmas story <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Identify Christmas decorations that have a Christian meaning || The meaning of Advent and the Jesse Tree ** Christmas  ** Making room for Christ at Christmas || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Church symbols of Advent and the Jesse Tree <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · How to make room for Christ at Christmas (a holy day of obligation) at home and at Church || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Describe symbols in the church which show it is Advent <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Tell the story of a symbol on the Jesse Tree <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Tell 3 ways we make room for Christ at Christmas || The people of Advent who prepared for the Messiah ** Christmas  ** Ways Christmas is celebrated in different cultures and the Christ Mass in all cultures || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · About the people who hoped for the coming of the Messiah and how they prepared for his coming <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · How people throughout the world celebrate Christmas and the importance of the Christ Mass || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain their poster of the images from Isaiah <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Identify Advent people in the Scriptures and what they tell us about Jesus <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain a Christmas custom from another culture and how it relates to the birth of Christ <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain why Christmas and the Christmas celebration of the Eucharist is significant || The message of Advent in symbols of Aotearoa New Zealand ** Christmas  ** Feasts of the Christmas Season || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · What Advent is about and seeing its meaning in symbols of Aotearoa New Zealand <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · The meaning of four feastdays celebrated during the Christmas season: Christmas, the Holy Innocents, Mary Mother of God, Holy Family || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain ways Christians prepare to receive Christ more fully during Advent <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain symbols on their NZ Advent calendar and how they relate to Christ’s coming <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain the meaning of one of the feasts celebrated during the Christmas season || Preparing for Christ’s coming in history, now and at his Second Coming ** Christmas  ** Feasts of the Christmas season || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · How Advent prepares for Christ’s coming in history, now and at his Second Coming <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · The meaning of three feastdays celebrated during the Christmas season: Christmas, Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord || <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Identify the three aspects of Christ’s coming that people prepare for in Advent <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Name ways people can try to be more like Christ during Advent <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Explain what the feasts of the Christmas season reveal about Jesus ||
 * LITURGICAL YEAR MODULE – ADVENT & CHRISTMAS **
 * ** Year  **  ||  **  Key Concepts  **  ||  **  Learning Intentions (might be)  **
 * ** 1  **  ||  ** Advent **
 * ** 2  **  || **  Advent   **
 * ** 3  **  || **  Advent   **
 * ** 4  **  || **  Advent  **
 * ** 5  **  || **  Advent  **
 * ** 6  **  || **  Advent  **
 * ** 7  **  || **  Advent  **
 * ** 8  **  || **  Advent  **