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KS1 RE - Special Words and Stories Big Bundle!
This big bundle contains all of the special words and stories lessons, plus the knowledge organiser!
The engaging and informative lessons develop children’s understanding of the Bible, the Megillat Esther, and the Guru Granth Sahib, as special books of the Christian, Jewish and Sikh faiths respectively. Children learn key facts about the books, important information about stories that these books contain, and how the books are treated by worshippers. Furthermore, they consider their own personal spirituality, considering the stories and books that are special to them.
The are six lessons included, which should be taught in the following order:
1.The Bible
2.Personal Beliefs
3.The Lord’s Prayer
4.The Megillat Esther
5.The Guru Granth Sahib
6.Comparing Special Books
In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through a step-by-step learning journey. There are also all of the reading and worksheets included - everything that you need to teach the lessons.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Special Words and Stories Lesson Bundle!
These engaging and informative lessons develop children’s understanding of the Bible, the Megillat Esther, and the Guru Granth Sahib, as special books of the Christian, Jewish and Sikh faiths respectively. Children learn key facts about the books, important information about stories that these books contain, and how the books are treated by worshippers. Furthermore, they consider their own personal spirituality, considering the stories and books that are special to them.
The are six lessons included, which should be taught in the following order:
The Bible
Personal Beliefs
The Lord’s Prayer
The Megillat Esther
The Guru Granth Sahib
Comparing Special Books
In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through a step-by-step learning journey. There are also all of the reading and worksheets included - everything that you need to teach the lessons.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Comparing Special Books!
In this engaging and informative lesson, students develop their understanding of the Bible, the Megillat Esther, and the Guru Granth Sahib, through comparing and contrasting the three texts. They learn and remember key facts about the texts, before discovering how to use connectives to write comparing and contrasting sentences.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Playing an engaging game (embedded in slide show) to remember key facts about the Bible, the Megillat Esther and the Guru Granth Sahib);
-Learning more key facts about the three texts;
-Understanding how adding and contrasting connectives can be used to write comparative sentences;
-Applying this knowledge to write comparative sentences about the three religious texts;
-Peer assessing each others’ comparative sentences;
-Consider which books are special to them, and write about what makes them special;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (20 slides) which has everything that you need to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - The Guru Granth Sahib!
In this engaging and informative lesson, students gain a clear understanding of the Guru Granth Sahib. They learn about how the holy book is treated and used by Sikhs, and they also learn about how it relates to the teachings and songs of Guru Nanak.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Reflecting on and recalling knowledge that they already built about special words and stories in their RE learning;
-Learn key facts about Guru Nanak;
-Read a story about Guru Nanak’s disappearance, his reappearance, and his special purpose, and answer comprehension questions;
-Learn about how the Guru Granth Sahib - including how it contains Guru Nanak’s songs, how it is housed by Sikhs, its role in baby-naming, and how Sikhs customarily show respect to the book;
-Consider their own personal spirituality, thoughts and ideas, in relation to the information that they have learnt;
-Compose their own songs about things that are special to them;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (16 slides) and the story for reading (in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - The Megillat Esther!
In this engaging and important lesson, students explore the key meanings of the Megillat Esther. They watch and listen to the story of Queen Esther, consider what makes the story so special to Jews, and also begin to think about the items and traditions in their own lives that they consider special.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Reflecting on and recalling knowledge that they already built about special words and stories in their RE learning;
-Learn key facts about the Jewish religion;
-Watch a video about the story of Purim (story of Queen Esther) and answer comprehension questions to demonstrate their understanding;
-Learn about how Jews celebrate the story today;
-Storyboard the key events of the story (using the template provided);
-Consider the traditions that are important to them in their own lives;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (15 slides) and the storyboard template (in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - The Lord's Prayer!
In this engaging and important lesson, students explore the key meanings of the Lord’s Prayer. They consider why the prayer is so important for Christians, and also begin to think about the words and phrases in life that are special to them.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Reflecting on and recalling knowledge that they already built about special words and stories in Christianity;
-Considering the words and phrases that are special to them in their lives;
-Reading the Lord’s Prayer and breaking down the key meanings, by identifying and then defining new and unfamiliar vocabulary;
-Answering comprehension questions about the key meanings of the prayer;
-Considering why the prayer is so important in Christianity;
-Creating their own prayers based on ideas that are important to them;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (12 slides) and also a double-spaced copy of the prayer for annotation (in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Special Words and Stories - Personal Beliefs!
In this engaging and important lesson, students explore the concepts of facts and beliefs. They discover how people have many different beliefs, and that Christians believe the words and stories of the Bible. They explore the Easter Story, recognising that there are elements of religious stories such as this that require faith and belief.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Reflecting on and recalling knowledge that they already have of the Bible;
-Defining the key terms ‘fact’ and ‘belief’ and differentiating between the two;
-Understanding that the Bible is the text that forms of the basis of Christian beliefs, and watching a Bible story about Jesus’ death and resurrection;
-Discussing how some elements of the Easter story cannot be proven to be true, but are widely-held Christian beliefs;
-Completing a creative, extended learning activity based on designing Easter Gardens.
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (16 slides) and the hyperlinks to the video resource in the development activity. There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Special Words and Stories - The Bible!
In this engaging lesson, students develop their understanding of the Bible, and why it is special to Christians. They also consider the words and stories that are meaningful to themselves. It was originally taught as a part of an RE unit on ‘Special Words and Stories.’
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Thinking about which stories are meaningful to them, and why they hold special meaning;
-Introducing children to the Bible, and developing their understanding about who it was written by, how it is structured, and the different types of writing that we can be found within it;
-Understanding why the Bible is special to Christians, including reflecting on a child-friendly version of The Good Samaritan, to demonstrate how Bible stories teach Christians important messages;
-Completing a plenary activity to assess their understanding;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (15 slides) and the hyperlinks to the video resource in the development activity. There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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The Five Pillars of Islam - Big Bundle!
THIS BIG BUNDLE CONTAINS ALL OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM LESSONS, IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER!
In the engaging and comprehensive lessons, students are introduced to each of the five pillars of Islam:
Shahada
Salah
Zakah
Sawm
Hajj
Each lesson provides students with an in-depth understanding of the pillar, through a range of comprehension, knowledge recall, and creative activities. Children also consider their own personal spirituality, discussing important concepts such as perseverance, tolerance and respect.
The lessons are tried and tested, and the nature of the colouful, step-by-step PowerPoint presentations (averaging around 17-18 slides per lesson) makes them easy for teachers and students to follow. All of the readings, worksheets, and other activities are also provided (in both Word and PDF), as well as hyperlinks to a number of video resources.
Also included is the knowledge organiser, which serves as a brilliant reference point for an overview of the five pillars, for use by teachers, students, or to be sent home to parents to support learning from home.
In the past, I have used these resources with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with regional expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions.
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The Five Pillars of Islam - Lesson Bundle!
In these engaging and comprehensive lessons, students are introduced to each of the five pillars of Islam:
Shahada
Salah
Zakah
Sawm
Hajj
Each lesson provides students with an in-depth understanding of the pillar, through a range of comprehension, knowledge recall, and creative activities. Children also consider their own personal spirituality, discussing important concepts such as perseverance, tolerance and respect.
The lessons are tried and tested, and the nature of the colouful, step-by-step PowerPoint presentations (averaging around 17-18 slides per lesson) makes them easy for teachers and students to follow. All of the readings, worksheets, and other activities are also provided (in both Word and PDF), as well as hyperlinks to a number of video resources.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with regional expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions.
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Hajj - The Fifth Pillar of Islam!
In this engaging and comprehensive lesson, students are introduced to the fifth pillar of Islam - Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the city of Makkah.
Children learn through collating their collective prior knowledge, understanding where Makkah is and why it is holy, learning key facts about the rules and process of Hajj and demonstrating their understanding through various tasks, including explaining the process of Hajj through a storyboarding template. They also consider their own personal spirituality, discussing concepts such as perseverance and respect.
The lesson is tried and tested, and is easy for teachers and students to follow. It contains a comprehensive 17-slide Powerpoint which offers a step-by-step guide throughout the lesson. A reading about the Hajj process is also provided, in addition to the template for the main activity (in both Word and PDF).
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with regional expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
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Sawm - The Fourth Pillar of Islam!
In this engaging and comprehensive lesson, students are introduced to the fourth pillar of Islam - Sawm, the act of fasting during the period of Ramadan.
Children learn through collating their collective prior knowledge, learning key facts, watching an interesting video (hyperlinked) and demonstrating their understanding through various tasks, including designing their own Iftar plate. They also consider their own personal spirituality, discussing concepts such as self-discipline and control.
The lesson is tried and tested, and is easy for teachers and students to follow. It contains a comprehensive 17-slide Powerpoint which offers a step-by-step guide throughout the lesson. The template is also provided for the Iftar task (in both Word and PDF). Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with regional expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
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Zakah - The Third Pillar of Islam!
In this engaging and comprehensive lesson, students are introduced to the third pillar of Islam - Zakah.
Children learn through collating their collective prior knowledge, watching an interesting video (hyperlinked) and answering comprehension questions about Zakah. They then develop their understanding by learning about why Muslims give Zakah and how it benefits others, before comparing these ideas with their own personal views on generosity and charity.
The lesson is tried and tested, and is easy for teachers and students to follow. It contains a comprehensive 18-slide Powerpoint which offers a step-by-step guide throughout the lesson. Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with regional expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
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Salah - The Second Pillar of Islam!
In this engaging and comprehensive lesson, students are introduced to the second pillar of Islam - Salah.
Children learn through collating their collective prior knowledge, watching an interesting video (hyperlinked) and answering comprehension questions about the Salah. They then develop their understanding by learning about the daily prayer routine and the ‘wudu’ (washing ritual).
The lesson is tried and tested, and is easy for teachers and students to follow. It contains a comprehensive 17-slide Powerpoint which offers a step-by-step guide throughout the lesson, in addition to the worksheet template for the creative ‘routines’ activity (in both Word and PDF). Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with regional expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
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Shahada - The First Pillar of Islam!
In this engaging and comprehensive lesson, students are introduced to the first pillar of Islam - the Shahada.
Children learn through collating their collective prior knowledge, watching an interesting video (hyperlinked) and answering comprehension questions about the Shahada. They then link this knowledge to their own personal spirituality, considering the important ‘pillars’ and intentions that are important to them and their communities.
The lesson is tried and tested, and is easy for teachers and students to follow. It contains a comprehensive 16-slide Powerpoint which offers a step-by-step guide throughout the lesson, in addition to the worksheet template for the creative ‘pillars of my community’ activity (in both Word and PDF). Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children in upper Key Stage 2 (years 5 and 6). The key learning is aligned with national expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide.
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Religious Education Big Quiz! (KS2/KS3)
This wide-ranging and comprehensive RE quiz contains 40 questions. It was originally designed for high attaining year 5/6 classes as an end of term activity, but may also be suitable for lower KS3 groups.
Questions are split into 8 rounds of 5 questions each. To add variety and promote engagement, there are a range of regular, true or false, multiple choice and picture questions. Answers are given at the end of each round. The rounds included are:
1.) Churches
2.) Jesus Christ
3.) Islam
4.) Buddhism
5.) Judaism
6.) Hinduism
7.) Religion around the World
8.) Final Round Lucky Dip
A team answer sheet is included, provided in both Word and PDF.
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KS1 RE - Special Places Big Bundle!
This bundle contains all of the special places lessons PLUS the knowledge organiser!
The series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid foundation understanding of special places in different religions and their own lives. Children learn about religon, considering special places in Christianity (churches), Islam (mosques) and Judaism (synagogues and sukkah). They also learn from religion, reflecting upon places that are special to themselves.
The lessons included are:
My Special Places
Christianity - Churches
Islam - Mosques
Judaism - Synagogues and Sukkah
Comparing Special Places
In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through logical, step-by-step activities. There are also clear hyperlinks for the video resources, and engaging, well-structured worksheets for the activities.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across years 1-2 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Special Places - Lesson Bundle!
This series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid foundation understanding of special places in different religions and their own lives. Children learn about religon, considering special places in Christianity (churches), Islam (mosques) and Judaism (synagogues and sukkah). They also learn from religion, reflecting upon places that are special to themselves.
The lessons included are:
My Special Places
Christianity - Churches
Islam - Mosques
Judaism - Synagogues and Sukkah
Comparing Special Places
In each lesson, the learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through logical, step-by-step activities. There are also clear hyperlinks for the video resources, and engaging, well-structured worksheets for the activities.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across years 1-2 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Comparing Special Places!
In this engaging lesson, students develop their understanding of special places in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It was originally taught as a part of an RE unit on ‘Special Places’ and so assumes some prior knowledge of churches and mosques (I have uploaded the prior lessons on this). The lesson introduces synagogues.
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall - gauging what children already know about special places in Christianity and Islam;
-Being introduced to synagogues and their key features;
-Using a provided worksheet/ template to find similarities and differences between churches, mosques and synagogues;
-Creating their own special places;
-Completing a plenary activity to assess their understanding;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides) and the worksheet (provided in both Word and PDF). There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson, but you may wish to have some cardboard, shoeboxes etc. available for the creative task.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.
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KS1 RE - Jewish Special Places!
In this engaging lesson, students develop their understanding of special places in Judaism. It was originally taught as a part of an RE unit on ‘Special Places.’
The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Knowledge recall - gauging what children already know about special places in other religions;
-Being introduced to Herod’s Temple and the Western Wall, learning basic facts about where they are/ what they mean to Jews;
-Watching an age-appropriate, engaging video about Hannukah, and how it is related to events from the past at Herod’s Temple;
-Using these ideas to understand why the Western Wall is so sacred for Jews;
-Learning about Sukkah, including their main features and why they are built;
-Creating their own special places;
-Completing a plenary activity to assess their understanding;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.
This resource pack includes the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides) and the hyperlink for the video. There is everything that you need here to teach the lesson.
In the past, I have used this lesson with children from across Key Stage 1 - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for RE, and also the content prescribed by most diocese regions. All images are licensed for commercial use.