RE: People in Christianity - St Patrick & St Brendan - Ireland in Schools

Key Questions Learning Objectives Activities LearningOutcome/AssessmentWhat does it feellike inside achurch?• To identify some of themain features of achurch.• To reflect upon andrespond to being inside achurch.• Arrange a visit to a church. Allow thechildren to sit quietly inside the church anduse their senses. How do they feel? Whatcan they see, hear, smell etc? They shouldtape or write their feelings and use this as abasis for a ‘senses’ poem:I see...I hear...I smell...I taste ... .I am ...• Investigate the parts of the church and askthe children to draw, tape or write about thething they found most interesting and toexplain why.Pupils• Reflect on thefeatures andfeelingsassociatedwith thechurch.• Identifyinterestingfeatures of thechurch.• On return to school these experiences shouldbe shared. What different things did theyfeel, see as most interesting etc?How does aVicar feel abouthis job?• To be aware of how aclergy person sees theirjob.• To ask questions andrespond with respect andsensitivity to a memberof the Christian faith.• Prior to the visit of a vicar or other clergyperson, work with the children on preparinga set of questions for the visit. Link to ICTand word process the questions. Put them ondisplay for the visit.• Ask the vicar or other clergy to talk of theirrole, why they chose that ‘job’ and to answerthe questions.• Following the visit reproduce the answers toput with the questions on display.• Respond withsensitivity tothe values andbeliefs of theClergy person.• Realise thatsomequestionscause peopleto wonder andare difficult toanswer.• Link ICT skillswith RE.NCC Education, RE (KS1-2): Saints, 4