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Wisdom Collective Worship! (Focus on Collaboration)
This fun and original collective worship aids children in understanding the value of wisdom. Specifically, it focuses on having the wisdom to know when to collaborate with others. It was delivered as a part of a series of three worship sessions on wisdom (available as a bundle), but works equally well as a standalone worship session. This is achieved through:
-Recalling the definition of wisdom and thinking about how we can show the characteristics of being wise;
-Thinking about what the word ‘collaboration’ means and discussing what we know about hazards;
-Watching an age-appropriate video of different examples of collaboration from popular culture (hyperlinked);
-Reading about Jesus and his effective collaboration with the apostles;
-Relating these teachings to the modern world - discussing how others have shown collaboration to achieve great things, and thinking about how we can show collaboration in our own lives;
-Singing a hymn relating to working with others, before reflecting through prayer.
The session includes a comprehensive, engaging PowerPoint presentation and a hyperlink to the necessary video and hymn. There are also various discussion prompts to enable children to consider how collaborating and using the wisdom of others can help us in our lives.
The slides are fairly self-explanatory, but I’ve included guiding notes to assist the speaker. Hope that you find this useful!
Wisdom Collective Worship! (Focus on 'Seeking Help')
This fun and original collective worship aids children in understanding the value of wisdom. It was delivered as the first in a series of three worship sessions on wisdom (available as a Bundle) although it works equally as well as a standalone session. In this session, a particular focus is placed on defining wisdom and understanding that wisdom sometimes means seeking support from others, to help us to make wise choices. This is achieved through:
-Defining wisdom and thinking about how we can show the characteristics of being wise;
-Identifying times in which we might need to seek support;
-Reading and understanding a child-friendly reading of 1 Kings 3:3–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13 in which KIng Solomon asks God for wisdom;
-Analysing a bible quote from proverbs about the value of seeking advice;
-Relating these teachings to the lives of the children - considering how they can seek support both in their learning and at break/ lunchtimes (without relying too much on their teachers/ adults!);
-Singing a hymn relating to seeking support and reflecting through prayer.
The session includes a comprehensive, engaging PowerPoint presentation, a hyperlink to the necessary hymn, and both a PDF and Word copy of the script for the fable. There are also various discussion prompts to enable children to consider how wisdom and seeking support can aid us throughout our lives.
The slides are fairly self-explanatory, but I’ve included guiding notes to assist the speaker. Hope that you find this useful!
Wisdom Collective Worship (Focus on 'Dealing with Hazards')
This fun and original collective worship aids children in understanding the value of wisdom. Specifically, it focuses on having the wisdom to perceive and deal with hazards. It was delivered as a part of a series of three worship sessions on wisdom (available as a bundle), but works equally well as a standalone worship session. This is achieved through:
-Recalling the definition of wisdom and thinking about how we can show the characteristics of being wise;
-Thinking about what the word ‘hazard’ means and discussing what we know about hazards;
-Watching a video of a reading of Psalms 23 (hyperlinked) and discussing the literal and figurative meanings of the Lord being our ‘shepherd’ and helping us to stay safe in the face of dangers;
-Relating these teachings to the modern world - discussing how we can overcome the hazards that we face in our own lives (through the ideas of preventing, avoiding and overcoming);
-Singing a hymn relating to the Lord guiding us through life, before reflecting through prayer.
The session includes a comprehensive, engaging PowerPoint presentation and a hyperlink to the necessary video and hymn. There are also various discussion prompts to enable children to consider how wisdom and seeking support can aid us throughout our lives.
The slides are fairly self-explanatory, but I’ve included guiding notes to assist the speaker. Hope that you find this useful!
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Buddhism KS2 Lesson Bundle!
Throughout this series of lessons, children are given a broad introduction to Buddhism, through a range of engaging and informative lessons. The following double-length (approx 60-90 mins) lessons are included:
-Lesson 1: The Story of Siddhartha Gautama
-Lesson 2: Suffering
-Lesson 3: The Noble Eightfold Path
-Lesson 4: Buddhist Stories
Each lesson contains a colourful, comprehensive Powerpoint to guide teachers and children through the activities and learning. All necessary worksheets, templates, and video links are also included.
I originally used these lessons with lower KS2 children, but feel that they can also be easily adapted for children who are slightly older.
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Churches - Lesson Bundle!
Throughout this series of lessons, children learn all about churches and what happens in them. The following engaging and informative lessons are included:
Features of churches
Symbols in churches
Christian church denominations
Quiz and extended activity
Each lesson contains a colourful, comprehensive Powerpoint to guide teachers and children through the activities and learning. All necessary worksheets, templates, and video links are also included.
I originally used these lessons with Year 3 and 4 children, but feel that they can also be easily adopted for any children from Years 2-6.
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RE - Islam Lesson Bundle!
In these engaging and comprehensive lessons, students are given a comprehensive introductory understanding of the religion of Islam. The three lessons included are:
1.Introduction to Islam
2.Makkah and the Kaaba
3.Features of Mosques.
The bundle contains everything needed to deliver the lessons, including attractive and informative PowerPoint presentations and any necessary worksheets/ activity resources.
The lessons are tried and tested, and are easy for teachers and students to follow. Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across Key Stage 2 - 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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St Peter - Collective Worship Bundle!
This bundle contains a series of 3 completely original, engaging and thought-provoking collective worship sessions aiming to build children’s understanding of St. Peter.
Each session focuses on a different aspect of Peter’s life:
Jesus Calls Peter
The Denial of Peter
The Restoration of Peter
Each worship session follows a colourful and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation which guide the worship leader and the children through the worship journey, including opportunities for recall, engagement with scripture, drama-based activities (session 2 contains an original script), videos (hyperlinked), hymns and prayer.
Towards the end of each session, children are encouraged to reflect on their own personal spirituality, in response to deep and relevant discussion questions.
This worship sessions are tried and tested, and have always been really well received in the past. The slides are visually engaging and well-presented, and the subject matter is tailored to the interests and needs of young people. If everything is kept in each session, they take around 30 minutes each to deliver, but you may choose to edit or amend some elements of the session.
No further resources are required - everything that you need to present the sessions is included!
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KS1 RE Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources are tailored to all KS1 units within the RE curriculum. They are a great basis for designing your RE curriculum offer, and offer children and teachers a complete reference point for all aspects of planning, teaching and assessing.
The organisers included are:
-Special People;
-Special Places;
-Special Symbols and Objects;
-Special Things in Nature;
-Special Ways of Living;
-Special Words and Stories.
The organisers are separated into logical compartments, based on the key curriculum expectations. They have been devised from the curriculum information given in the ‘ExploRE’ documentation.
Each resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
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Buddhism KS2 Big Bundle!
This resource pack contains 4 double lessons introducing children to Buddhism, in addition to the best-selling Buddhism knowledge organiser!
Throughout this series of lessons, children are given a broad introduction to Buddhism, through a range of engaging and informative lessons. The following double-length (approx 60-90 mins) lessons are included:
-Lesson 1: The Story of Siddhartha Gautama
-Lesson 2: Suffering
-Lesson 3: The Noble Eightfold Path
-Lesson 4: Buddhist Stories
Each lesson contains a colourful, comprehensive Powerpoint to guide teachers and children through the activities and learning. All necessary worksheets, templates, and video links are also included.
I originally used these lessons with lower KS2 children, but feel that they can also be easily adapted for children who are slightly older.
What is the Holy Trinity? (fully-resourced enquiry-led RE unit!)
This resource pack contains all of the presentations, worksheets and activities needed to teach an engaging and progressive 6-week enquiry-led RE unit of learning. This unit aims to equip children with the knowledge and skills needed to answer the big question: ‘What is the Holy Trinity?’
The unit is broken down into 6 sessions:
Three Persons in One God;
God the Father part 1 - Creation and the Old Testament;
God the Father part 2 - The Ten Commandments;
God the Son - The Baptism of Jesus Christ;
God the Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit is sent after the Death of Jesus;
Assessment Lesson (assessment provided).
All of the resources are provided to teach each lesson (in the past we have taught them as double lessons and spread into 12 separate sessions) and each presentation contains key questions through the 3 lenses of theology, philosophy and human/social sciences. Worksheets are provided in both Word (to allow editing) and PDF (to protect formatting).
Each session contains knowledge recall based on learning from prior in the unit, a range of worksheet/ video/ creative resources to enhance engagement and a return to the enquiry question in the reflection section of the lesson.
These resources are tried and tested and best suited to children in years 3 and 4. They are aligned with the age-related expectations used by the vast majority of regions/ diocese boards.
When downloaded, the resources will be open in the download and also copied within the zip file.
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RE - Islam Big Bundle!
This comprehensive bundle provides students with a comprehensive introductory understanding of the religion of Islam. Included are three lessons and two knowledge organisers:
Lessons
1.Introduction to Islam
2.Makkah and the Kaaba
3.Features of Mosques.
Knowledge Organisers
1.The Religion of Islam
2.Holy Places in Islam
The bundle contains everything needed to deliver the lessons, including attractive and informative PowerPoint presentations and any necessary worksheets/ activity resources.
The lessons are tried and tested, and are easy for teachers and students to follow. Challenge activities are provided in order to enrich learning for higher-attaining learners.
In the past, I have used these resources with children from across Key Stage 2 - 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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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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Story of Moses - Lesson Bundle!
In these engaging and informative lessons, children are gradually introduced to the story of the life of Moses.
The lessons included are:
-Slavery and Liberty in Egypt;
-Moses’ Early Life;
-Moses and the Burning Bush;
-The Ten Plagues of Egypt;
-The Parting of the Red Sea.
Each lesson contains a comprehensive Powerpoint presentation and all of the activity resources that you need to teach the lesson. Each lesson contains opportunities for children to build their knowledge of this important historical character and the religion of Judaism, whilst also developing their own personal spirituality.
In the past, I have used these lessons with children from across Key Stage 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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Wisdom - Collective Worship Bundle!
This series of three fun and original collective worship sessions has been designed to develop children’s understanding of the value of wisdom. Each session focuses on a different feature of ‘being wise’:
Seeking Help
Dealing with Hazards
Collaborating
Each session follows a similar structure for developing children’s knowledge and understanding:
-Gathering: bringing the worship together, thinking about the key themes and vocabulary;
-Engaging: Using a variety of strategies to engage the children in the main idea, before linking the theme to different stories and quotes from the Bible (with a range of discussion opportunities);
-Reflecting: Relating the key ideas to a modern context and the lives of the children, thinking about what has been learnt and can be applied;
-Sending: Opportunities for linked song and prayer.
Each session includes a comprehensive, engaging PowerPoint presentation and a hyperlinks to the necessary videos and hymns, in addition to copies of any readings/ stories and speaker guidance notes.
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Introduction to Jesus Lesson Bundle!
This series of interesting and engaging lessons aims to equip children with a solid foundation understanding of the life and significance of Jesus Christ. The lessons offer a broad outline of the events in his life, focusing more heavily on two particularly important moments (his baptism and the last week of his life). The bundle contains the following lessons:
His Significance
Key Events in His Life
Representations of Jesus
Jesus’ Baptism
The Easter Story
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 Key Stage 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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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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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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RE - Special Ways of Living - Lesson Bundle!
These engaging and informative lessons develop KS1 children’s understanding of how people of different faiths choose to live their lives in special ways. There are six lessons in total, with two lessons each focusing on the Christian, Buddhist and Muslim faiths respectively.
The lessons should be taught in the following order:
Christianity - The Good Samaritan (belief in compassion/ forgiveness);
Christianity - The Life of a Vicar
Buddhism - How Buddhists Live
Buddhism - Buddhist Monks and Nuns
Islam - Muslim Prayer
Islam - The Holy Month of Ramadan
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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Major Events in Jesus' Life - Knowledge Organisers Bundle!
These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offer complete reference points for children learning about the five major milestones in the life of Jesus:
Baptism of Jesus
Transfiguration of Jesus
Crucifixion of Jesus
Resurrection of Jesus
Ascension of Jesus
Each resource contains all of the key information about the event in a logically compartmentalised layout. Some of the key sections in each organiser include:
-Overview;
-Background Information;
-Key Details of the Event;
-Significance for Christians;
-Key Traditions/ Commemoration of the Event;
-Personal Spirituality - Key Questions;
-Key Vocabulary.
The resources are designed to be printed onto either A4 or A3, and are provided in both PDF and Word versions (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use. They are most appropriate for KS2 children, but can be adapted for children of different age ranges.
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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.