PR-2850IRE Religious Education in the Classroom - Book 1

Teachers Notes
10. Harvest Festival
15. The Good Shepherd
Help the children identify the source
of each of the foods shown. Discuss
the tradition of thanking God for the
harvest. Extend the work by asking
children to consider where their
favourite food comes from using the
back of the worksheet.
You will find additional information in Celebrate Christian
Festivals by Jan Thompson, pub. Heinemann 1995.
11. Mothering Sunday
Long before it was a commercial event there was a
tradition of servant girls going home to visit their
mothers on the middle Sunday in Lent with Gifts of
Spring flowers or Simnel cakes. Include children who
are not living with their mothers by encouraging them
to make a card for the person that takes care of
them. Fold the card twice so the flowers are on the
front and the message inside.
12. The Bible
Show the class some examples of medieval illuminated
manuscripts and discuss the amount of writing
required to copy out the Bible. This can be linked with
work on book-making and printing.
For a modern interpretation of illuminated
manuscripts see The Chirstmas Story by Isabelle Brent
pub. Pavillion 1989.
13. The Miracle of Jairus’s Daughter
Tell the class the story of Jairus’s daughter from
Mark Ch.5 v. 22-43 and ask them to consider the
feelings of the girl’s parents.
Re-tell the parable of the shepherd from Luke 15 v. 4-
7. Show children pictures of sheep and shepherds,
not necessarily from Biblical times, and discuss the
work of shepherds.
Use Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen’s delightful
version The Lost Sheep pub. Marshall Pickering 1986.
16. Creation
Many cultures have legends about the creation of
the world. You may like to compare this with other
stories from South America, India and Australia.
The creation story is retold in Wonderful Earth! by
Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen.
17. and 18. Outside a Church
and a Wedding
Viewing Sample
Both worksheets are designed to make children
familiar with the interior and exterior features of a
traditional church building. The second also features
a church ceremony. Ideally, these worksheets should
be combined with a visit to a local church, or children
could be shown pictures of churches.
19. Christian Names
Useful resources include
The Usborne Book of
World Religions by
Susan Meredith pub.
1995, Discovering
Churches by Lois Rock
pub. Lion 1995 and
Wedding by Lynne
Hannigan pub. A & C
Black 1988.
Children may need time at home to discuss why their
names were chosen. Teachers must be sensitive to the
feelings of children who do not have Christian names.
20. Sunday
This worksheet shows how Sunday is a special day
for Christians. It can fit in with teaching the class
about the days of the week.
14. The Good Samaritan
Re-tell the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke
Ch.10 v. 30-37, explaining that this is the story Jesus
told to show people how they should treat each other.
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21. Prayers
Ask the children if they know any
prayers from school assembly or
attending any religious services.
Discuss the kind of concerns that people might pray
about.
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