For all year 5 complete planning all terms. Easily adaptable up or down, so will save you hours. Catholic in flavour but other religions included. Contains powerpoints, planning, worksheets, info etc. Why not look at the bundles. Incredible value and it’ll save your precious Sundays. Ideal if you have been chosen to deliver R.E. Note : zip file contains loads more files than the list you see. sample planning

For all years 1 to 4 complete planning all terms. Easily adaptable up or down, so will save you hours. Catholic in flavour but other religions included. Contains powerpoints, planning, worksheets, info etc. Why not look at the bundles. Incredible value and it’ll save your precious Sundays. Ideal if you have been chosen to deliver R.E. N.B. You will need to spend some time organising as I am retired. Also not a great deal of year 2 stuff. If you want superorganised stuff, please look at my RE powerpoint stuff, sample planning : Learning and growing as the People of God: Short-term Planning Unit I – Easter Most children will know that the four Gospels contain accounts of the Resurrection of Christ. They will be able to understand the transforming effect this had upon the disciples. The children will know that the Ascension reminds Christians of the promise of Christ to remain always with them. Less able children will be able to recall parts of the Resurrection story from some of the Gospels. More able children will have a greater understanding of the importance of the Resurrection for Christians today and of their belief in the presence of Christ in the Church and in their lives. Start date: Finish Date Additional details including groupings, differentiation Vocabulary and Key Questions Resources Prayer Revise with children previous learning about the Church’s celebration of Easter. Recall that it is a season of fifty days and revise some of the colours and symbols of the season that are used in the Church’s liturgy. Activity: In groups - give children the colours and the symbols to match. White Easter light innocence purity joy triumph glory Red Feasts of the Lord’s Passion, Blood and Cross the Passion blood fire God’s Love martyrdom Palm Sunday Purple Good Friday penance humility melancholy Gold Easter joy Children to read one of the four Gospel accounts of the Resurrection: Matthew 28: 1-15, Mark 16: 1-17, Luke 24: 1-43, John 20: 1-21 Group Activity: Must - Highlight the words and actions of the disciples and the women and the words and actions of Jesus. Should/Could -Create a resurrection appearance table. Include in the headings: What the disciples were doing, what they saw, and what Jesus said and did. (Use the above Gospel accounts to fill in the table). Plenary: Children to imagine that they are about to meet somebody who had never heard of Jesus before. What would they tell this person about the resurrection? What would be the most important information that they would need to pass on? What were the words and actions of ____ at the resurrection of Christ? Markers Remind the children that prayer time is an important opportunity for us to recognise the presence of Jesus in our lives. Provide moments for silent prayer. Use music and appropriate Easter focus, Use the Resurrection and Ascension stories during Collective Worship. Other links/Homework

I taught in Catholic schools for years. Now happily retired, I have assembled all my planning for Lent. Packed full of stuff. Powerpoints, planning, worksheets, masses etc etc. This will really make your life easy. Over 300 mb of stuff. Nearly 500 files. Sample planning : PRAYER Start with prayer, light candle, music – look at and reflect on the temptations of Jesus. INTRODUCTION Read the text of the temptations of Jesus. Why was Jesus in the desert in the first place? What had just happened to him before this episode in his life? Recall the three things the devil asked Jesus to do. What was Jesus’ response on each occasion? Why do you think these three things were chosen to tempt Jesus? Jesus was as human as you and me, in all but sin, and yet at the same time he was Gods’ Son. Do you really think it was difficult for him to say no to the devil? Why do you think it might have been difficult? Look at the text again. Are there any indicators, which show that this was easy? MAIN ACTIVITY Imagine you are Jesus. Write a diary entry about the temptations and how it affected you. LA to use writing frame MA to work with partners and write a diary entry about the temptations and how it affected them. HA to work independently and write a diary entry about the temptations and how it affected them. They will need to also discuss the different responses given by Christ. Assistant to support LA group. TA n/a PLENARY AND PRAYER Reflect on the temptations of Jesus in the desert. End with prayer – reflect on Jesus’ response to the devil. PRAYER Start with prayer, light candle, music – look at and reflect on the temptations of Jesus. INTRODUCTION Using the following: read the text of the temptations of Jesus. In groups, children to brainstorm the word “temptation” and create a mind map of associated words. What is it like when you are tempted to do something you shouldn’t? How can we tell the difference between doing something that is right or wrong? How can we resist the things that are wrong? MAIN ACTIVITY Children to write of a time when they resisted temptation or when somebody gave into temptation. Explore the consequences of the different actions. LA to use writing frame MA to work with partners and write of a time when they resisted temptation HA to work independently and write of a time when they resisted temptation and when they gave into temptation. They will need to explore the consequences of the different actions. Mr Mayor to support LA group TA n/a PLENARY AND PRAYER Reflect on the difference between doing something that is right and something wrong. End with prayer – reflect on how we can resist the things that are wrong.

Quick gap Christmas Lesson year 3.

Hannukah teaching Materials 5 Powerpoints 4 Word Documents Nice visual topic. Interesting.

Lots of great planning. The unit covers: Start to understand the structure of the Bible. Research some different styles of writing found in the Bible. Discuss some of the important figures in the OT and understand why and how they had a special relationship with God. Analyse The story of the fall. Know the story of Cain and Abel. Relate the story to our relationships with friends and family. Know the story of Manna from Heaven. (Exodus 16: 1-18) Understand why God provided for the needs of his people. Empathise with all involved. Explain how we can show our love for God through our obedience of the ten commandments. Sample planning : Introduce the new unit to the children and explain that, through this five week unit of RE, we will be learning about some of the different styles of literature found in the Bible. We will also be learning about some significant people from the Old Testament and their relationship with God. Introduce the LO. Display the word ‘ancestors’ on the board and children to TTYP and discuss the meaning of the word. Take feedback from class. Share meaning and address any misconceptions. Children to think about stories that they know about their family and the ancestors that went before them. Talk about people who research their family tree – they are researching their ancestors. The people who came before them. Discuss the program ‘Who do you think you are?’ on BBC 1. Show the opening credits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCeWuSgiqHI Discuss the title of the program. Don’t these celebrities already know who they are? They know their own names, their dates of birth, their parents’ names: what else are they looking for? Discuss how a knowledge of where we have come from, might help us to understand or plan where we need to go to. Bring this back to the Bible. The Bible is a library of books which gives us information about our ancestors – the people of God. Explain to the children that the Bible contains the story of the Jewish people in the Old Testament and is the foundation of the story of the Christian people in the New Testament. Revise work from Year 4 about the Bible being a library of books rather than just one book. (Use the ‘books of the Bible’ slide on PPT). Ch to count up how many books in the Bible – 39 in OT, 27 in NT – 66 in total

Got me a job so must be reasonable! A simple lesson plan, worksheet, powerpoint. Great for discusiing with pupils. I have plenty of maths, literacy, languages and Literacy stuff so have a look after downloading this freebie.

6 Powerpoints on the early books of the bible. Plus Planning and worksheets. Stuff on Cain and Abel etc

Lesson four in my nice Christmas unit. Please look at the others to get the idea. Nice powerpoint ion this one.

A freebie. A nice powerpoint on the religious aspect of Christmas. I’m hoping to interest you in buying my series of Christmas lesson on R.E.

Lesson Three in my series on Advent and Christmas. Nice powerpoint and planning

Second in my series for Christmas. Nice powerpoint and planning.

I’m putting up a series of lesson for Christmas. RE themed. Catholic flavour. You get a nice powerpoint. Plus some planning and worksheets. I’ll put up the others if there is demand.

Lots of great planning from my teaching career in Primary schools. Nice powerpoints. Nice fun stuff too. Good value as you get a lot of stuff. I taught from Reception to year 6 so something for everyone.

My planning and worksheets from various schools on Divali and associated themes. Lots of ideas you can hone. Colourful powerpoints you can show and add material to. sample To use skimming and scanning skills to read information texts and identify the main features in structure and language. I can identify the features of an information text. I can create subheadings for my information text. I can choose relevant information for my note taking. Starter: Go over what skimming and scanning skills are with the class. What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts? Think of as many features as you can. Introduction: Explain that by the end of the week we will be making some informative leaflets, however, we must first research what we would like to include within our leaflets. What is an information text? What does it do? Look at the leaflets on your tables. Create a checklist as a table. Introduction (what is the text about?) Each paragraph is a main idea. Sub headings Questions to make the reader think Use formal and impersonal language. Talk about ‘people’ and ‘they’. Try not to use personal pronouns, such as I or me. Stick to the facts Some descriptive phrases Conclusion to sum up. Diagrams Technical vocabulary Text boxes Present tense Third person This will be used later on to inform them of their own structure and design for their leaflet. Move onto Diwali and researching the topic: What do you already know about Diwali? Let’s share our ideas. What questions do we want to know the answers to? Today, you are going to start your research for your information text on Diwali. Think of a title Think of your sub headings (nice to have a question) Collect your notes (what skills will you be using? Skim, scan, note). Collect diagrams (make notes as to where they are) Chn to be given a grid to write their four question on that they will then research. In your notes: Get as much technical vocabulary as you can. Get as much information as you can. Main: To collect notes for your information texts from iPads. Look at Kidrex. Including videos

Four Weeks Gandhi work. Plus stuff on Roald Dahk Matilda. All on word documents. lots of great ideas. A few other goodies thrown in for good measure. Plenty of grammar as well with some great powerpoints. the zip file contains loads. I have uploaded a few examples too so you get the feel. sample planning : L.O: Understand who Mahatma Gandhi was. Success Criteria  Use limited information to deduce and infer.  Describe why Mahatma Gandhi was so well known and influential.  Consider what you would like to find out about him. Start by showing the phrase ‘An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.’ In table groups discuss what you think this means and what type of person you think may have said it. Feedback, discuss and put on working wall. Reveal that it was a man called Mahatma Gandhi who said this. Show the trailer to ‘Gandhi’ DVD (1982). All groups to complete a KWL grid. What do I know? What do I want to know? What have I learnt? APP links: L.O: Use L5 adjectives to analyse a real character from history. Success Criteria  Take useful notes on a subject.  Generate L5 adjectives and phrases.  Use alliteration if possible. Use PowerPoint to discuss Gandhi’s life further – children to make notes in SODA books. Give each pair a minute to decide on one fact they think should be on working wall. Make notes on working wall about his life to include: Helped free Indian people from British Rule Non violent protest based on courage and truth Different ways of protesting Started in South Africa then India Governments were forced to listen to him and negotiate Encouraged people to make their own resources rather than buying British. Used fasting as a protest and a penance Spent time in prison Is known as the ‘Father of the Nation’ Birthday is a public holiday in India. Children to have a picture of Gandhi in the middle of their page. Annotate with L5 adjectives and phrases to describe him. Fire group (AA): Extended by CN to include alliterative phrases that could be newspaper headlines of his life. Water Group (A): Working independently. Air group (BA): Supported by assistant.

I’ve combined all my planning from the schools I taught in. I was in a few schools in the U.K., quite a few of them Catholic. There is a massive amount of planning for you to sift through. Years range all the way through from 4 year olds to 11 year olds. There’s some great powerpoints, lesson plans, sheets, even a play or two. You’ll have to sift through them as I am enjoying my retirement too much to do that! You get over 250 mb of stuff (300 plus files)

A great unit on Islam for primary school kids. You get 14 pdf files 11 powerpoints 11 microsoft word documents The planning is all there. The subjects include introduction to Islam, Mosques, Ramadan, pilgrims, the 5 pillars of Islam example of text from worksheet : Islamic Place of Worship The ____________ is the place of worship for Muslim people. Most of these have a large dome above the main prayer hall. This is because the dome helps to _________________________________________________________________________. Outside the mosque, there is a _______________. This is a tower where the muezzin calls Muslims to prayer. Inside the mosque there is a space to store shoes. This is because __________________________________________________________________________. There is also a place where the Muslims can wash. This is because __________________________________________________________________________. There are no seats in the main prayer hall because _________________________________________________________________________ . The ____________ on the wall show the times that Muslims must pray. The ____________ wall is a wall which faces Mecca. In this wall, there is a _____________, which is a small cove pointing towards Mecca. The minbar is a platform where the leader of the service (called the __________) gives his sermon. This section may be blocked by a ________________. The mosque is also used as a place for _______________________________________________________________________. Islamic Place of Worship The MOSQUE is the place of worship for Muslim people. Most of these have a large dome above the main prayer hall. This is because the dome helps to ECHO THE PRAYERS AROUND THE MOSQUE. Outside the mosque, there is a MINARET. This is a tower where the muezzin calls Muslims to prayer. Inside the mosque there is a space to store shoes. This is because MUSLIMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR SHOES INSIDE THE MOSQUE. There is also a place where the Muslims can wash. This is because MUSLIMS ALWAYS WASH BEFORE PRAYING. There are no seats in the main prayer hall because MUSLIMS KNEEL ON MATS ON THE FLOOR DURING PRAYER. The CLOCKS on the wall show the times that Muslims must pray. The QIBLA wall is a wall which faces Mecca. In this wall, there is a MIHRAB, which is a small cove pointing towards Mecca. The minbar is a platform where the leader of the service (called the IMAM) gives his sermon. This section may be blocked by a SCREEN. The mosque is also used as a place for TEACHING, MEETINGS AND QUIET MEDITATION.