Through the Year with Timothy Bear

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.

Meet the author!Brian Sears is a trained teacher with nearly 40 years' experience in primary education, including 17 years as head teacher at Yorke Mead School, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire. He is a published author and a contributor to SU Bible reading notes for children. For the last seven football seasons Brian has also written a weekly column in The Independent based around statistics of Premiership football. He is an enthusiastic Watford FC supporter, two highlights being the play-off victory four years ago at Wembley and telling a story about Timothy Bear at the club's annual Carol Service!

From: The Methodist Recorder - 23 March 2006

Through the Year with Timothy Bear by Brian Sears offers 24 five-minute stories for special days and seasons of the year, divided into sections for the school terms. The autumn section, for example, contains stories for Guy Fawkes Day, Hallowe'en and Remembrance as well as for Advent and Christmas, while for the spring term "A surprising pancake day" leads into the Easter period. Once again, comprehensive support is given for each story, with its PSHE and Bible links joined by suggestions for helping children to get to grips with the narrative, to express it, to own it and to live it out. Ideal for the age group whether at school, church or home.

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