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?’
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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
Episode 1: The Angel Gabriel visits Mary - paperlesschristmas
Whole schoolVideo
The Adventures of Mary and Joseph - The Road Movie tells the Christmas story in nine entertaining and informative episodes. The following lesson outline offers you a way to work through the story in the video The Angel Gabriel visits Mary.
Passion flowers: remembering the Easter story with an amazing plant
KS2, Whole schoolRECross-curricular links
Using the symbolism of a flower to recount and revise key features of the Easter story.
Trouble at the theatre
KS2, Whole schoolCollective Worship, Classroom Reflection
A very noisy story about resilience, based on Acts 19:23–41.