Inspiring RE: Christians

This is the third systematic book in this series, and
it looks at what being a Christian really means to
some of the approximately 33 million self-identified
Christians* living in Britain today (59 per cent of
Britons) and 2.3 billion Christians** around the
world (31 per cent of the global population).

The section ‘Ready Steady RE’ suggests an
amazing variety of starters, resources and short
ideas for teaching about Christians, involving
everything from Christian diversity and the
Reformation to spirited play.

For our youngest children we look at the birth
of Jesus and incarnation. The Lord’s Prayer
is explored interactively through art, music,
discussion and writing using one of our everpopular double-page pictures for 5–7s. The topic of
Easter across the globe, focusing on the meaning
of celebrations on three continents, provides
teaching across the age range, but we come back
to the UK to consider how Christians Dorothy, 10,
and Jack, 8, decide how to live their lives. They
focus on the Beatitudes and we see photos and
snippets of their daily lives, looking at things that
are important to them, such as prayer; actions
that they have taken while looking after their
friend; and decisions they have made, and why.
For 9–11s we focus on kingdom parables, using
strategies to explore three aspects of them: the
world behind the stories, their text, and how they
affect readers. We finish the book with a page of
particular benefit for those at the beginning of
their teaching about Christians: dos and don’ts.

Please let us know which of these activities you
use in your school; we love to see examples of
pupil work.

Please note that members can now download an
electronic copy of each unit, allowing you to save
it in year group or module files on your school’s
internal electronic storage system