Churches that feature stations of the cross
KS2RECross-curricular links
An RE lesson exploring the stations of the cross, used as aids to Christian prayer and worship, especially during Lent and holy week
Places of worship
Locations where members of a faith gather together to celebrate their faith.
Churches and children
KS2RE
An RE lesson exploring what church can mean for children in different parts of the world, related to broader questions of ‘What kind of world did Jesus want?’ and ‘What is it like to follow God?’
Churches that feature baptismal fonts
KS1, KS2, Whole schoolCollective Worship, Classroom Reflection
A collective worship script about hope and new life, with an alternative development story about disability and inclusion.
A church in Jerusalem: Gethsemane
KS1, KS2, Whole schoolCollective Worship, Classroom Reflection
A collective worship session about courage, which focuses on the story of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, with pictures of the pilgrimage site
A church in Cana, Israel: the wedding that nearly went wrong
KS1, KS2, Whole schoolCollective Worship, Classroom Reflection
A collective worship activity about generosity, using the Bible story of the miracle at Cana and images of the modern Cana Baptist Church in Israel.
A church in Austria: what kind of king is Jesus?
KS2, Whole schoolCollective Worship, Classroom Reflection
An idea for exploring Christianity as a world faith, looking at a church in Austria
Antoni Gaudi: Using your talents to the full
KS2, Whole schoolCollective Worship, Classroom Reflection
What do you think you were put here on Earth to do?
Places of Christian worship
KS2RECross-curricular links
The following outline looks at what makes somewhere a special place for Christian worship, how Christian worshipers feel about these places and how Christians experience God there