Immigration and Asylum
This lesson plan for KS 3 looks at the
important issues surrounding immigration and asylum
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Alanna and the tree
This
is a story about Alanna, who when faced with a situation that threatened her
whole way of life knew she had to act...
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Staying on task...Going for goals
The suggested SEAL theme for the first half of the Spring Term is
‘Going for Goals’. The following outline is for an assembly and classroom
follow-up on this topic and is
provided by Barnabas in schools
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Being a buddy
A sample from a programme created by
Scottish teachers
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Celebrate good times...come on
This assembly plan for KS 3 looks at the
importance of celebrating good times...linking creation and sport
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Hatching eggs
Pupils from Sir Robert
Hitcham's
Primary School in Framlingham have created some excellent work about hatching
eggs...
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A-Z of ideas for world environment
day
'Exactly
what it says on the tin'...a whole variety of ideas for World Environment day.
how we can work towards a low carbon economy...What we can do to help 'Kick the
habit'
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The trust and Obedience
This lesson plan for KS 3 looks
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The propaganda project
This lesson plan for KS 3 looks at
propaganda and how it influenced Germany in the 1930's
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Pancake Day
An excellent assembly outline for Shrove Tuesday for KS1&2
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Mothering Sunday
This activity looks at Mothering Sunday
from the perspective of Mothers as teachers and sources of advice and wisdom.
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Environment collective worship
A collective worship outline
looking at the environment, waste and pollution
for KS 3&4
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The throw of the dice
Number work is central to the curriculum and this outline makes use
of numbers as a way into a story and then some thoughtful concern for others to
use as a time of reflection in the classroom.
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Conflict and how we deal with it
In this activity pupils experience,
through a problem-solving activity, a major cause of conflict (misunderstanding
the other) and how hard it can be to resolve conflict.
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Making it matter
How our actions influence the
society we live in, the planet, animals and 'mankind'...
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A little silence please
An excellent informative musing by
Revd Huw
Mordecai...
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The environment
We need to take better care of our planet and
here is a helpful lesson plan for KS 3/4
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Time for tea
September 21st at
4pm is when we all stop for a nice cuppa... and raise much needed funds for the
developing countries
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Sacred space @ school
We look at a school in Hawaii that
incorporates 'sacred space' into the life of their school, including sacred
posture and body prayers
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Talking about Christmas (giving
gifts)
Here are some useful ideas for talking about
Christmas with key stage 2 pupils...specifically looking at giving gifts...
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Who puts the words in your mouth?
An interesting outline plan for assembly of
collective worship for key stage 2
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DIY green tips
Exactly what it says on the tin...
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Talking
about Christmas (why are birthdays special?)
Here are some useful ideas for talking about
Christmas with foundation stage pupils...specifically looking at birthdays and
Christmas...
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Learning about the shape of
the earth
A useful lesson
plan that introduces the concept of the
position & shape of the earth in the universe and how we come to know this
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Planning for values
Now you want to start planning some values
interventions into your teaching. How do you set about it?
Here is a useful set of guidelines...
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The Walk
Media study ideas to support the DVD - The
Walk...
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It's your move
Do you remember you first day at
secondary school...a pleasure or a fear? Now there is a book that helps pupils
learn from the challenges of the new experience...
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Bringing a picture to life
Here we have an excellent lesson idea
from Barnabas in schools specially geared towards KS 2
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Changing rooms
A lesson plan that supports the books Encounter
Christianity
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A secondary PE lesson
Using circuit training and encouraging cooperation and
affirmation
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SRE - all about abstinence
A frank look at the abstinence and the
real benefits
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Praying the compass
Here is a way to make your
prayer reflections more interactive
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...but can you afford it?
This is an example from the Charis project
mathematics unit. There are many occasions
when you have to make difficult decisions about how to use your money. The
complete unit looks at five sorts of situations which you might face at some
time.
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From
Szombathely to Auschwitz and finally London
Trude Levi tells the harrowing
story of her life from Szombathely to Auschwitz...how
sadness comes, when the loss becomes a reality
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A peace breaker, a peacemaker and peace
builder
We read the true story of former
paramilitary, Martin Snodden, and his journey of forgiveness
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Terraforming
What is
terraforming? This topic examines some of
the ethical and spiritual issues surrounding the technological challenge of
turning the ‘Red Planet’ into another blue-green planet like the Earth.
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Paying the price
We explore the idea of facing challenges and making decisions
and much more
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The importance of work
The aim of this lesson plan is to
learn about the importance of insects
and to
reflect on the importance of work in our lives.
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Free lunch
Caleb sees one of his fish being turned into lunch for 5000 hungry people. He
sees what amazing things can happen if we think of others and share.
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Happiness
A reflection on happiness - what makes us happy?
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Where is my home?
We take a look at life in a refugee
camp and ask the question...where is my home?
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Are you an alien?
A lesson plan for KS 2 from the Science and Religion in
schools project. We consider some possible future
consequences of space exploration for other life forms and their environments.
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The harvest that God made
A simple presentation/assembly
idea for harvest...connecting the food we eat with the God who made the world
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Assemblies that count
Here we have an
excellent assembly outline with a mathematical flavour but also linking in with
SMSC.
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Beyond the candle flame
A newly published
resource for foundation stage circle time forms the basis of this article. It
looks at developing spiritually through Bible stories and reflective circle
time.
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Words and Stories
Why are sacred
texts important (QCA non-statutory unit 6c)
Exploring the role of storytelling and oral traditions as a way of remembering
and passing on information
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Hurricane poems
Pupils from Sir Robert
Hitcham's
Primary School in Framlingham have created some excellent poems about Hurricanes
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The way children play
We take a look at Maxamec, the big
creative toy and discover how play is vital to our learning.
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Exploring Justice Through Issues About Baptism
This year 10 RE lesson plan looks at the
ways society, both past and present, treats believing Christians who want to be
baptised.
Fairtrade - what's it all about?
The Co-op has produced a CD packed full of information about Fairtrade and
how to make your school 'fairtrade'
This man called Jesus
Find out how a musician created a stunning new play for Key Stage 2 and
follow the links to other Easter resources
Respect for the natural world
We take a close look at the natural world, respect and the Bible
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Lest we forget...
A resource that helps us remember the effect that war has...
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Music with a meaning
Bob King from Canada writes about his views on music and his belief that it
is essential for development...
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Who was Nelson?
200 years after the Battle of Trafalgar, We take a look at the life of
Nelson...what inspired this ordinary man from Norfolk...
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Veggy Tables
A harvest assembly idea...
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Feeding minds and touching hearts
We include 2 excerpts from this excellent book by
Alison Seaman & Alan Brown
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Journeys - a pilgrimage
Why do we travel and what do we bring
back?
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A Variety of Gifts
We explore how food illustrates the
diversity and interconnectedness of people of the world and explore issues of
social justice through fair trade
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Diwali - a harvest festival
We take a look at the festival of Diwali and what
happens in the temple
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A work of art...in a science lesson
Is there an connection...we take a look
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Pentecost a story and a poem
How do you explain about the Christian
festival of Pentecost?...here are some helpful pointers
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The work of the suffragettes
With the general election fast approaching
we take a look at the work of the suffragettes
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It's your move
Do you remember you first day at
secondary school...a pleasure or a fear? Now there is a book that helps pupils
learn from the challenges of the new experience...
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Creating a good school website
WebSpringer introduces teachers and pupils to
the concept of website design through an ‘easy-to-use ' process that enables
users to design and publish their own sites in a matter of minutes, while
supporting the objectives, activities and outcomes of the ICT curriculum...
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PE and ethics
Exploring how teams work
and the tensions between what an individual wants and what is best for the team.
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A design and make project
Using verses from The Bible to create the
recipe, then investigating ways of packaging and marketing to make a healthy,
nutritious breaktime snack.
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1 for me and 2 for you -
fair?
Experiencing a Saturday Maths Club in Johannesburg, South Africa. Bringing
morals into maths.
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A special Island
Design your own island...what would make it
special for you and your friends.
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Rites of passage lesson plan
A lesson plan for year 10 that looks at Christian Rites of Passage
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Come into my
world
We can live in a tribe in an African jungle, travel back in time to the
Victorian era, or simply look at everyday life through someone else’s eyes...the
art of communicating through storytelling...
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St
George and the Dragon
(ks2)
An assembly plan for key stage 2...don't forget St George's Day - 23rd April
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An Easter Garden (ks3)
Snowdrops often flower in January and February,
before the season of Lent. In the dark, cold days of mid-Winter they are a sign
that life still flourishes, even in the bleakest time of year.
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The Creation table (ks1)
Once upon a time every class had a 'nature table' full of interesting
objects, some alive and some very much dead...
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Global Citizenship
(ks3)
Here we take a look at globalisation, and how it is affecting people
around the world.
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Jesus in art
For centuries the subject of the crucifixion of Jesus has been a familiar
subject on the artist's easel. Here we compare 2 works of art and encourage you
to delve and find the hidden meaning
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A Hindu lesson plan for key stage 1 & 2
The Clever cooking pot is taken from Instant Lessons for RE teachers for Key
stage 1 & 2
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Recycling for a sustainable world
Shoddy textiles, recycling, bin bags, clothing banks and the Salvation
Army....how do these all fit together?
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Tourism - good or bad
Here you'll find a picture resource bank to help with the discussion is
tourism good or bad for a country
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The Prodigal Son -art for all key stages
One of the oldest stories about relationship, fame and perceived failure.
This has been and continues to be an intriguing subject for artists
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