*The two children and their teacher are standing on a road beside a sign pointing to Bethlehem. *
TEACHER: Hello! Get ready you two, today we’re going to learn about the boyhood of Jesus Christ.
NORA/THOMAS: Class! Where is he?
*We are suddenly outside a stable. Joseph and Mary are gazing at the baby Jesus. *
TEACHER: According to the Bible, Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem. After Jesus was born, he moved back to his family's hometown of Nazareth. Although the Bible teaches that Jesus was God's son, his parents on Earth were known as Mary and Joseph.
NORA: Two dads? Lucky him, that's twice the presents at Christmas I bet!
The screen wobbles and we are now in a family home, a bright angel is floating above the ground. Mary looks up at him.
TEACHER: Christians believe that an angel called Gabriel came to Mary one night and told her that she would have a son. The angel told her that she should call him Jesus and that he would be the Son of God.
The scene suddenly switches to Nazareth. Joseph is working at a carpenter's bench.
THOMAS: Is that Joseph? What's he doing?
TEACHER: Joseph was a carpenter. That’s someone who makes things from wood.
A young Jesus comes to help Joseph.
TEACHER: As a boy Jesus was known as the ‘carpenter's son’. Jesus learned from Joseph to become a carpenter himself one day. In those days carpenters made everything, from furniture to tools. Still, not much is known about Jesus in his early life. However, a book in the Bible, known as the Gospel of Luke, tells us that Jesus was a good son who was kind and caring to others. Much like he was when he was older!
Jesus gives Mary a present that he has made for her. The family smile together.
The birth of Jesus
To Christians, Jesus is a very important person.
He lived in Palestine over 2000 years ago.
At Christmas Christians celebrate his birth.
At Easter Christians remember that he died on the cross for our sins.
The Bible
A lot of what we know about Jesus is from what we read in the Bible.
Most of the Bible stories are about Jesus when he was grown up, but we don’t know a lot about what he was like as a child.
Part of a family
What we do know is that Jesus was part of a family.
His parents on earth were chosen especially by God to be his mum and dad.
Mary was visited by the Angel Gabriel, who told her that she would have a baby who would be God’s son.
Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus in December by remembering the nativity story.
Jesus was kind
The Bible teaches us that Jesus was kind, caring and courageous.
Mary and Joseph, as his parents, taught him about God and the importance of being kind to others.
Now that you have learned about Jesus as a boy, find out about the miracles he performed as a man.
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