Here is a short poem (by an unknown author) about when Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem.
The first words of the lines are the numbers one to five. You could draw little pictures to accompany this poem and use them to help your child learn how to count to five. If you have a model Nativity stable with the same number of figures as mentioned in the poem, you could use that as a learning aid instead.
One is for the manger where Baby Jesus lay.
Two is for Mary and Joseph on that Christmas Day.
Three is for the wise men who brought three gifts of love.
Four is for the shepherds and angel songs above.
Five is for the animals who stood guard in the shed
Over Baby Jesus in His manger bed.
– Author Unknown
