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.

Animal images to complete a large display sized pictogram of who was born under which animal in the class.

Board game based on the well-known Diwali story of Rama and Sita.

Two different pictures of hearts to be cut up and put back together. Suggestions of simple random acts of kindness they could do. Also a blank heart template for children to create their own ideas.

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

A Diwali-themed quotation from the Buddha. Encouraging teamwork, and also introduces the Hindu concept of Karma. 'If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.' Links in with diwa lamps and the Diwali story of Rama and Sita.

6 lesson PowerPoint plan on Creation Stories. Covering Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Aboriginal Dreamtime, Chinese and Humanist/Scientist theories on the creation of the earth.\nI cannot claim to be the author of most of the text, but have presented, ready for teaching. Thanks to: \nangelslf for the MTP the work was taken from\nshelleysmith03 for the Aboriginal art\nleesatre for the Big Bang content\nI hope this is of use; if so, please rate it xx

Advent is an adventure. Designed to spark off discussion on why Christians celebrate the period of Advent

Pictures and scripture readings for each day in December leading up to Christmas. Designed to be stuck on to a Jesse Tree.

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.

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.\nText courtesy of projectbritain.com.

A PowerPoint plan covering 5 lessons on New Life. Specifically looking at new life in Spring and working towards understanding the Easter story.\n1. Giving and receiving love\n2. Loving and trusting\n3. New life\n4. Jesus as loving\n5. Easter as a Christian festival\nYou will need the books Dogger by Shirley Hughes and Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley.

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.

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.

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).\nThanks to authorstream for some of the information on Lord Shiva.

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.\nDesigned as a lesson from the Leicester City SACRE RE syllabus - KS1 unit Beginning to learn about the Sikhs (symbols, stories and sharing)\n\nSee separate ppt on the Sikh Gurus

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

An assembly outline based on the fact that the main religions all pray to one god, just known by different names. Contains prayers from Christianity, Hinduism and Islam.

Bread recipe taken from the Breville Compact breadmaker baker's oven. 750g loaf.

Short assessment tasks based on Leicester City SACRE KS1 unit on Beginning to learn about the Sikhs. Post-it note AfL on what do we know and what do we want to learn about. Summative sheet to record what they have learnt about during the unit. Symbols, sharing, stories.