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Our Easter Play
Brian Ogden

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Outlines for RE Topics

Exploring The Bible

Introducing the Bible: (Key Stage 2)
Big Story of the Bible in mime: a classroom activity (Key Stage 2)
Books in the Bible: a classroom activity (Key Stage 2)
Bible Anagrams: a classroom quiz about the Bible (Key Stage 2)
Bible Headlines: a classroom quiz (Key Stage 2)
Books of the Bible: a classroom activity (Key Stage 2)
Funny Facts about Bible characters: a classroom activity (Key Stage 2)

Bible Stories and Characters

Elijah and King Ahab: a classroom activity on heroes (Key Stage 2)
Peter and Cornelius: a classroom activity on overcoming prejudice (Key Stage 2)
Barnabas the Encourager: a classroom activity on making a difference (Key Stage 2)

Using the Barnabas Schools' Bible

Moses the Leader
Deborah the Judge
Elijah the Prophet
Isaiah the Priest
The Life of Jesus
Paul the Apostle
Abraham the Patriarch
David the King
Peter the Disciple
Mary the Mother

Jesus – his life

Jesus' baptism: an outline for an RE lesson (Key Stage 2)
People Jesus met: an outline for an RE lesson (Key Stage 1)

Jesus – his teaching

Good Samaritan: a classroom session on showing compassion (Key Stage 2)
Lord's prayer: a reflective story version for Circle Time (Key Stage 1 and 2)

Jesus – his miracles

Wedding at Cana (water into wine): looking at a miracle of Jesus (Key Stage 2)
Miracles (Key Stage 2)

Christian Festivals

Talking about Christmas: Angels, angels everywhere (Key Stage 1)
Talking about Christmas: A Special Birthday (Foundation)
Talking about Christmas: Giving of Gifts (Key Stage 2)
Christmas: Joy to the World
Christmas: Make an Indian Christmas Star
Christmas 1: The Angel visits Mary (Foundation)
Christmas 2: Mary and Joseph's journey (Foundation)
Christmas 3: Jesus is born (Foundation)
Christmas 4: The Shepherds see Jesus (Foundation)
Talking about Easter: Easter Eggs as symbols of new life (Key Stage 1)
Talking about Easter: the Symbol of the Cross (Key Stage 2)
The Resurrection Cross: exploring the meaning of Easter in the classroom: an RE Topic outline (Key Stage 2)
The Easter shout: background information to explore the meaning of Easter (Key Stage 2)
Talking about Harvest: Saying thank-you (Key Stage 1)
Lent: seven sessions based on A-cross the World for the classroom (Key Stage 2)
All Saints Day (1 November): ideas for the classroom (Key Stages 1 and 2)
The Cross of St George: a classroom activity for St George’s Day (Key Stages 1 and 2)

The Christian Life

Talking about Prayer: what helps people pray: an RE lesson outline (Key Stage 2)
Talking about Water: looking at Baptism: an RE lesson outline (Key Stage 2)
Talking the Peace

Assemblies/Classroom activities about ‘What Christians believe’ (Key Stage 2)

What Christians believe about the character of God: a classroom activity
What Christians believe about the Holy Spirit: a classroom activity
What Christians believe about the Trinity: a classroom activity
What Christians believe about God's love: a classroom activity
What Christians believe sin: a classroom activity
What Christians believe about Forgiveness: a classroom activity
What Christians believe about the Bible: a classroom activity
What Christians believe about Prayer: the Lord's Prayer

Places of Christian Worship

Special Places of Christian Worship: (Key Stage 2)

Using drama in RE (Key Stages 1 and 2)

Choice Circus: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)
Freezeframes: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)
Hot Seating: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)
Improvised scenes: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)
In and Out: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)
Living Statues: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)

Ways to explore a Bible Story

Bible Characters: points of view: a dramatic activity (Key Stages 1 and 2)
Story Circles: a drama technique to tell a story (Key Stages 1 and 2)

Using Art in RE

Expressing Faith through the arts: an RE lesson outline (Key Stage 2)
Bringing a picture to life: a dramatic activity
Talking about God using an icon

Christian Heroes

Burning Books - the story of William Tyndale
The Battle of Sanger's Circus - a story to introduce the beginnings of the Salvation Army
Waterfall - a story to introduce Johann Sebastian Bach
The Present - a story to introduce St Aiden

More Crosses linked to A-Cross The World

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Belgian Cross
Canterbury Cross
Cemetery Cross
Cornish Cross
Costa Rican Cross
Resurrection Cross
Rosary Cross
Secret Cross
Spanish Cross
Tau Cross
Tree Cross
Ugandan Cross
Word Cross