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Assemblies for Autumn Festivals
Martin Cox
27 ready-to-use ideas for festivals and feast days
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Bible Storybags
Reflective storytelling for primary RE and assemblies
Margaret Cooling
This book comprises 16 field-tested story scripts, based on the life of Jesus, and designed to stimulate reflective thinking in children of all ages from 4-11. Each unit contains a story synopsis, differentiated storytelling, symbols to explore, reflective activities, optional prayers, background information and links to useful websites.
Assemblies for Autumn Festivals
27 ready-to-use ideas for festivals and feast days
Martin Cox
This book is packed with tried-and-tested assembly ideas for the first term of the school year. Ideal for whole school assemblies, the four themes of Harvest, Saints, Remembrance and Advent each have at least two assemblies to choose from.
Collective Worship Unwrapped
33 tried and tested story-based assemblies for primary schools
John Guest
Collective worship provides an important opportunity at the beginning of the school day to address the 'awe' and 'wonder' part of learning. With this in mind, this book offers tried and tested primary assemblies with a Christian focus for Key Stages 1 and 2. Each assembly is complete and ready-to-run, with memorable stories, Bible links written in full, ideas for visual aids, helpful hints, prayers, suggested songs and follow-up material. The assemblies cover a host of themes, some topical, some on moral and personal development, citizenship, or spiritual values, and some linking in to seasons of the Christian year.
Tales of Grace
50 five-minute stories for all-age talks, sermons and assemblies
Eve Lockett
Looking for the perfect illustration for the point you're making? Want a little story that will really clinch what you're saying and clarify and enrich it at the same time? Look no further than Eve Lockett's Tales of Grace. Ideal for those who want to add a little dramatic expression to their sermon or talk, this book is filled with easy and memorable stories to resource anyone speaking on the major themes of Christian life. Grace, forgiveness, friendship, guidance, trust and prayer are just some of those highlighted and each story is accompanied by sermon pointers for four key Bible passages relating to the theme, questions for young listeners and suggestions for visual aids and actions. A godsend for those with little time and too much to do with it!
Sharing Life Through Advent
Ideas for the Advent Journey for Church, home and collective worship based on the three-year lectionary
Jenny Hyson and David Winter
This book is packed with ideas to organize the season of preparation and make the important countdown to Christmas more meaningful and exciting for children in junior church or all-age services. Material is designed for either daily or weekly use and covers all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary.
Starting Together
24 assembly stories for Early Learners
Brian Ogden
Includes stories for the major festivals of Christmas, Easter and Harvest and the topical themes of 'Me', 'Me and You' and 'Others'. These 24 assembly themes can be used in whole-school or classroom assembly time. Each assembly includes a theme, an aim and a story, as well as the Bible passage written out in full, a prayer and overhead sheets with photocopy permission.
Assemblies for Autumn Festivals
27 ready-to-use ideas for festivals and feast days
Martin Cox
This book is packed with tried-and-tested assembly ideas for the first term of the school year. Ideal for whole school assemblies, the four themes of Harvest, Saints, Remembrance and Advent each have at least two assemblies to choose from.
Through the Year with Timothy Bear
24 five-minute stories for special days and seasons of the year
Brian Sears
24 short stories devised to help those working with 5-7s to teach biblical and moral truths through storytelling. There is a story for each special day of the year, as well as stories for the four seasons. The stories can be used in collective worship and assemblies, PSHE and circle time, as an aid to the teaching of RE or purely for enjoyment at story-time.
Stories for Interactive Assemblies
Currently out of stock
15 story-based assemblies to get children talking
Nigel Bishop
These easy-to-tell stories combine biblical teaching with contemporary storytelling. Set within the world of the classroom, each story has its roots in one of Jesus' parables. Primary school children will recognise themselves and their classmates in the stories and relate to the underlying message that is the essence of the parable. Nigel Bishop, a teacher for over 15 years, includes plenty of follow-up material and suggestions to think and talk about in the classroom.
Collective Worship Unwrapped
33 tried and tested story-based assemblies for primary schools
John Guest
Collective worship provides an important opportunity at the beginning of the school day to address the 'awe' and 'wonder' part of learning. With this in mind, this book offers tried and tested primary assemblies with a Christian focus for Key Stages 1 and 2. Each assembly is complete and ready-to-run, with memorable stories, Bible links written in full, ideas for visual aids, helpful hints, prayers, suggested songs and follow-up material. The assemblies cover a host of themes, some topical, some on moral and personal development, citizenship, or spiritual values, and some linking in to seasons of the Christian year.
Year-round Assemblies
Thirty theme-based Bible stories for collective and all-age worship with follow-up activities
Brian Ogden and Jo Dobbs
Features the key stories of David, Jesus and Peter, plus three theme songs especially written for the book. Offers a range of different storytelling approaches (interactive, shared narration and drama). The extension activities are devised for a full range of PSHE/Citizenship links and the book includes photocopy permission for the full-page illustrations and diagrams.
Year-Round Assemblies - PDF Download
Year-Round Assemblies is now available as a PDF Download.
The Adventures of Naughty Nora
14 fun stories of everyday life for collective worship, assemblies and storytelling in the classroom
Naughty Nora is a mischievous girl who seems to get into all sorts of trouble every day! The stories of her adventures will appeal to Key Stage 2 children and tease out the message of God's grace present in everyday life. Rather than operating as definite teaching material, each story is designed to promote reflective thinking in an entertaining and fun way. With lively storytelling and Christian resonances, they are ideal for assembly and RE.
Eyewitness Assemblies
15 ready-to-use assemblies for Easter to Pentecost
Gaynor Cobb
Ideal for the late spring and early summer term, here are 15 imaginative 'first hand' accounts of the events from Easter to Pentecost, told from the perspective of someone who was there. Each assembly can stand alone, and the material is particularly suitable for schools planning project-based work over the period of Easter, or for teachers wishing to link the themes of Easter to topical issues covered in PSHE and Citizenship.
Assemblies for Autumn Festivals
27 ready-to-use ideas for festivals and feast days
Martin Cox
This book is packed with tried-and-tested assembly ideas for the first term of the school year. Ideal for whole school assemblies, the four themes of Harvest, Saints, Remembrance and Advent each have at least two assemblies to choose from.
Getting Ready for Christmas
Creative ideas for assemblies, drama and cross-curricular activities
Meg Harper
This book contains a wealth of ideas for cross-curricular teaching designed to give a host of fresh ideas for the last few weeks of the Christmas term. The material includes a mix of practical, literary and academic tasks, all linked to the National Curriculum.
Famous Prayers Unpacked
26 five-minute stories exploring The Lord's Prayer and the prayer of St Francis
Brian Sears
Come on an adventure with Tom Wetherby! His everyday escapades will be recognized by children aged 6-10 and are ideal for assemblies at KS2, unpacking the prayer of St Francis and the Lord's Prayer phrase-by-phrase.
Stories for Interactive Assemblies
Currently out of stock
15 story-based assemblies to get children talking
Nigel Bishop
These easy-to-tell stories combine biblical teaching with contemporary storytelling. Set within the world of the classroom, each story has its roots in one of Jesus' parables. Primary school children will recognise themselves and their classmates in the stories and relate to the underlying message that is the essence of the parable. Nigel Bishop, a teacher for over 15 years, includes plenty of follow-up material and suggestions to think and talk about in the classroom.
Walking with Jesus Through Advent and Christmas
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Murray McBride
Although the printed book is no longer available, this title is available as a PDF Download.
A fun and flexible resource that has been designed as a biblical ‘story map’ to guide readers on a spiritual journey as they prepare for the Christmas period. Suitable for individuals, families, church-based children’s groups or schools as part of daily devotion or a weekly project, this book, which includes photocopy permission, contains 31 daily reflections, full instructions for building up the story map and suggestions for prayer and activities.
Collective Worship Unwrapped
33 tried and tested story-based assemblies for primary schools
John Guest
Collective worship provides an important opportunity at the beginning of the school day to address the 'awe' and 'wonder' part of learning. With this in mind, this book offers tried and tested primary assemblies with a Christian focus for Key Stages 1 and 2. Each assembly is complete and ready-to-run, with memorable stories, Bible links written in full, ideas for visual aids, helpful hints, prayers, suggested songs and follow-up material. The assemblies cover a host of themes, some topical, some on moral and personal development, citizenship, or spiritual values, and some linking in to seasons of the Christian year.
Special People, Special Places
Making connections between Christian pilgrimage and everyday life
Janet Marshall
This book seeks to enable Key Stage 2 teachers to introduce children to the exciting and challenging concept of pilgrimage as part of their RE lessons. All the material is curriculum-linked in order to supplement the teaching of various units of study in the QCA national framework for RE and QCA non-statutory guidelines. The book is divided into three separate, yet interdependent, sections, each containing teacher fact files, creative activities, photocopiable worksheets, questions for discussion, drama, and ideas for art and craft, dance and music.
Special People, Special Places
Special People, Special Places is now available as a PDF Download.
A-cross the World
An exploration of forty representations of the cross from the worldwide Christian church
Martyn Payne and Betty Pedley
Telling the stories behind forty crosses from a wide diversity of cultures and Christian faith traditions. It is packed full of ideas for activities, icebreakers, games, prayers, poems and crafts.
Year-round Assemblies
Thirty theme-based Bible stories for collective and all-age worship with follow-up activities
Brian Ogden and Jo Dobbs
Features the key stories of David, Jesus and Peter, plus three theme songs especially written for the book. Offers a range of different storytelling approaches (interactive, shared narration and drama). The extension activities are devised for a full range of PSHE/Citizenship links and the book includes photocopy permission for the full-page illustrations and diagrams.
Year-Round Assemblies - PDF Download
Year-Round Assemblies is now available as a PDF Download.
Stories of Everyday Saints
40 stories with Bible links and related activities
Veronica Heley
Forty read-aloud stories of people who have lived their lives for God. Covers New Testament, historical/ legendary, worldwide and contemporary saints.
Stories to Read Aloud
50 Bible stories for assemblies, RE and all-age worship
Patrick Coghlan
Fifty Bible stories written in contemporary language to be read aloud to children during assemblies or as part of an RE lesson. The stories range from Genesis to Acts and are skilfully written to offer constructive insights to the original story. Includes Bible references, ideas for discussion and learning outcomes, simple activities to introduce the story and suggested prayers.
Stories to Teach about God
Twelve modern-day parables with extension activities
Sylvia Green
Uses Jesus' teaching in the parables to link biblical truths to contemporary situations for primary-aged children. Includes reflections and discussion starters to help further understanding, together with suggested activities, worksheets, easy-to-perform scripts and presentations.
The Gospels Unplugged
52 poems and stories for creative writing, RE, drama and collective worship
Lucy Moore
Drawn from all four Gospels, the pieces are 'unplugged' in that they get to the heart of the biblical text, reflecting the life of Jesus in action-who he is, what he said and what he did.
See also The Lord's Prayer Unplugged by Lucy Moore
