Ideas to use

Introducing the Bible for younger pupils

Harvest and Saying Thank You

Angels, Angels Everywhere - Talking about Christmas

Easter eggs and symbols of new life - Talking about Easter

A session exploring Easter eggs and symbols of new life

Zacchaeus the nasty man

A retelling of the story of Zacchaeus

People Jesus Met

This unit of work will look at different people or groups of people who encountered the teaching and ministry of Jesus. It will explore how their lives were changed and what the consequences were.

Angels, Angels Everywhere

The theme is the role of the angels in the Christmas story - both their significance and their symbolism.

Talking about Christmas - a Special Birthday

The theme is a special birthday - Jesus' birthday - and how Jesus' birth is remembered and celebrated at Christmas. The key concepts here are those of remembering and celebrating.

Talking About Easter: Easter Eggs and New Life

The aims for this unit of work are that children should be able to identify and talk about signs of new life, respond thoughtfully to signs of new life, understand that eggs are given at Easter because it is a time when Christians celebrate Jesus' resurrection, understand that eggs are a sign of new life

Talking about Harvest: saying thank you

This is an outline for a series of RE lessons for a Foundation class on the themes of harvest and the importance of saying thank you

The Good Samaritan: helping others

An assembly on the story of the Good Samaritan.

Christmas 1: The angel visits Mary

This is the first of a series of ideas that you could use for lessons in the four weeks before Christmas.

Christmas 2: Mary and Joseph's journey

This is the second of a series of ideas that you could use for lessons in the four weeks before Christmas.

Christmas 3: Jesus is born

This is the third of a series of ideas that you could use for lessons in the four weeks before Christmas.

Christmas 4: The shepherds see Jesus

This is the fourth of a series of ideas that you could use for lessons in the four weeks before Christmas.

Dedication - what a load of differences!

Here's a storytelling way of presenting the call of the disciples that involves the whole class or the whole school in collective worship. The fact that Jesus chose each one of them with all their differences is so important and becomes the model of the new family that Christians know as the kingdom of God.

Dependence - supporting each other

This classroom activity uses a mixture of games, simple drama and a variety of storytelling suggestions to unpack the story of Jesus healing a man who was paralysed, demonstrating how important teamwork is in sport as well as in the Christian life.

Determination - not giving up

This idea picks up on the theme of determination through the story of blind Bartimaeus.

Olympic sports trivia

To focus on the Olympics, this idea brings together some Olympic sports trivia and some Bible sporting connections.

Using games and drama to explore Christian sporting values

This idea brings together a number of activities to link together Christian beliefs and key sporting values.

Dependence - Peter's escape from prison

This idea uses drama and storytelling to unpack the story of Peter's miraculous escape from prison with the help of prayer from his friends.

Who comes first? Seven values and the Bible

Here are some Bible stories to help you explore the seven official values of the Olympics with your class or in a joint assembly.

Discipline - keeping on track

The following idea explores the rules for the journey or race of faith using the Christian's special book (The Bible).

Decoration - finishing the race

This idea explores the race of faith and the 'finishing line' using the parable of the Great Feast.

Dedication - joining the team

This idea explores the story of the call of the first disciples and links this to becoming part of a team.

Reflective story on the Christian life with a sports theme

This idea unpacks the five stages of the faith journey using the stages of a sporting even as a comparison.

The crown of life: a cross-curricular lesson

Support material for lessons in RE/Art/Design Technology associated with 'royal' events in the life of the nation.

Respect - what does it really mean?

This idea picks up on the theme of respect and links it to sporting values using drama and storytelling.