A PowerPoint lesson plan that could be used for Geography or RE teaching. Covers the story of bread from wheat seed to bread on the table. Has a Christian element looking at what harvest festival is and thanking god for the food we receive. Sequence the pictures from Grain Chain.

Beginning to learn about the Sikhs: symbols, stories and sharing. PowerPoint featuring my 5 lessons for KS1 based on the Leicester City SACRE RE Syllabus. I have uploaded each lesson separately, but decided to amalgamate now the unit is completed.

Unit taken from Leicester City SACRE RE Syllabus for KS1 on Who celebrates what and why? This unit is in two halves and only Easter is covered in these lessons. PowerPoint lesson plan, alongside activity resources. Set of 4 lessons have been designed for a mixed class of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Easily amended to suit the needs of any KS1 class. Lesson 1: what do you celebrate and why? Lesson 2: why do Christians celebrate Easter? Lesson 3: how do Christians celebrate Easter? Lesson 4: Easter celebrations around the world. If this is useful, please rate and leave comments.

A PowerPoint on why there is a Langar (kitchen) in a Gurdwara. Focus on generosity, sharing and equality. Some video links included. This lesson is part of the Leicester City SACRE RE Syllabus - KS1 unit on Beginning to learn about the Sikhs (symbols, stories and sharing). Please see my other PowerPoints on the Sikh Gurus, Sikh artefacts and objects, and Duni Chand and the needle of heaven.

F2 RE/PSHE Powerpoint lesson plan following the Leicester SACRE unit on Being Responsible. Covers recycling, litter, water conservation, healthy body, rules, keeping safe.

Information on Lord Shiva, as well as the Hindu story of the Great River: how the River Ganges came to be. A Hindu creation story involving the Goddess Ganga who became the river to save the earth from burning. Lord Shiva realised the world would be destroyed from the floods, so stood on the earth and took the mighty force of the waterfall, changing the water into 7 streams of water. This water became the Ganges (or Ganga). Thanks to authorstream for some of the information on Lord Shiva.

Lesson based on the Sikh story of Duni Chand and the value of generosity. Guru Nanak reminds the greedy Duni Chand that when you die, you cannot take material possessions and wealth with you. Encourages children to act out the story and decide what Duni Chand could have done with his wealth. Also attached a homework sheet for children to explore words associated with generosity. Lesson taken from the Leicester SACRE RE Syllabus KS1 unit of Beginning to learn about the Sikhs: symbols, stories and sharing. Please see my other lessons on the Sikh Gurus and Sikh artefacts and objects.

A non-fiction PowerPoint all about Pumpkins. Learn about the fruit, how it can be cooked and Jack-O-Lanterns.

Instructional PowerPoint on how to make coconut burfi snowballs. Nice easy sweets to make - fits in with Hinduism topic or celebrating Diwali.

6 lesson PowerPoint plan on Creation Stories. Covering Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Aboriginal Dreamtime, Chinese and Humanist/Scientist theories on the creation of the earth. I cannot claim to be the author of most of the text, but have presented, ready for teaching. Thanks to: angelslf for the MTP the work was taken from shelleysmith03 for the Aboriginal art leesatre for the Big Bang content I hope this is of use; if so, please rate it xx

PowerPoint images of the Chinese Zodiac animals for the years 2008-2019 - easily adaptable for previous or future years. Could be used for wallpaper, posters etc.

A simple PowerPoint introduction to Diwali. Children watch a video, listen to the Ramayana story then find out ways in which Hindus celebrate.

PowerPoint lesson plan on the life of a stamp from initial concept, through artwork and design to printing and use. Children are then encouraged to enter the competition to design a Christmas stamp for 2013.

Information and images on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Information on Easter Monday has not been included, as these events are secular nowadays. Text courtesy of projectbritain.com.

Information from on St Valentine as a Roman priest and how the custom of sending valentine's cards and gifts came about. To view this properly, download the first powerpoint which contains a small animation. The font used is Valentine in Love by weknow. Second powerpoint is just png images of the first, so easily viewed, but with no animation. Thanks to CBBC Newsround for content.

Covering the Khanda, the Sikh symbol. The Ik Onkar, the Nishan Sahib and the 5 Ks of the Khalsa. Quick overview of what Sikhs need to do to become part of the Khalsa, as well as the significance of the 5 Ks in Sikh daily life. Designed as a lesson from the Leicester City SACRE RE syllabus - KS1 unit Beginning to learn about the Sikhs (symbols, stories and sharing) See separate ppt on the Sikh Gurus

A PowerPoint plan covering 5 lessons on New Life. Specifically looking at new life in Spring and working towards understanding the Easter story. 1. Giving and receiving love 2. Loving and trusting 3. New life 4. Jesus as loving 5. Easter as a Christian festival You will need the books Dogger by Shirley Hughes and Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley.

An introduction (based on Scholastic's Festival Facts Holi) ton the Hindu festival of Holi. To be used in conjunction with the story of Prahlad and Holika. Holi is the festival of colours, and is celebrated with the throwing of coloured powder and water.

A set of images of New Year celebrations around the world.

PowerPoint exploring the values of Vand chakna (sharing), sewa (service), kirat karna (earning a living by honest means), hukam (acceptance of God's will) and equality of gender, race and creed. Last lesson in a set of 5 from Leicester City&'s SACRE RE Syllabus KS1 unit on Beginning to learn about the Sikhs (symbols, stories and sharing). Please see my other lessons on the Sikh Gurus, Sikh artefacts and objects, Duni Chand and the needle of heaven, and the Langar (free kitchen).