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1. Teacher’s background information.
In the very early church, they sang Psalms (found in the Bible).
Monks chanted prayers, which consisted of melodic repetitive sounds.
Hymns developed, firstly led by secular, travelling musicians, which would be haphazard.
Then church organs came in, which gave more control over the singing.
More recently, many churches have a musical group, often consisting of an electronic keyboard, guitars, drums, etc.
The children will learn about different types of songs and what they mean.
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2a. Lesson plans and resources for Hymns, Prayers, and Creeds Explained
[a] Hymns, Prayers and Creeds Explained – Primary RE Lesson Plan is a PowerPoint slideshow viewable or downloadable for teachers to show the children. (Opens in a new tab on www.slideshare.net)
[b] Hymns, Prayers and Creeds Explained – Primary RE Lesson Plan is a video based on a PowerPoint presentation. Created with 5-second slides, so pause the video to enable the children to study each slide: (Same material as the PowerPoint above).
[c] For teachers to teach from a printable document, Hymns, prayers and creeds lesson plan is a resource for teachers who cannot use electronic displays.
[d] Christian hymns and songs worksheet
[e] Two free worship songs that can be used in church services:
‘10,000 Reasons’ with lyrics
‘This Is Amazing Grace’ with lyrics
[f] Four free children’s worship songs:
‘For Your Glory’
‘Great Big God’ (And He’s known me)
‘We Want to See Jesus Lifted High’
‘On We Go’
2b. Lesson plans and resources for How Christians Worship
[a] What is Christian Worship – KS2 RE Lesson Plan Explained is a PowerPoint slideshow viewable or downloadable for teachers to show the children. (Opens in a new tab on www.slideshare.net)
[b] What is Christian Worship – KS2 RE Lesson Plan Explained is a video based on a PowerPoint presentation. Created with 5-second slides, so pause the video to enable the children to study each slide: (Same material as the PowerPoint above).
[c] For teachers to teach from a printable document, What is Christian Worship lesson plan is a resource for teachers who cannot use electronic displays.
[c] What is Christian Worship Worksheet 1
[d] What is Christian Worship Worksheet 2
[e] Two free worship songs that can be used in church services:
‘10,000 Reasons’ with lyrics
‘This Is Amazing Grace’ with lyrics
[f] Four free children’s worship songs:
‘For Your Glory’
‘Great Big God’ (And He’s known me)
‘We Want to See Jesus Lifted High’
‘On We Go’
3a. Two free worship songs that can be used in church services
[1] A thoughtful song: 10,000 Reasons with lyrics:
[2] A faster song: This Is Amazing Grace with lyrics:
3b. Four free children’s worship songs.
[1] ‘For Your Glory’ by the Compass Bible Church.
[2] ‘Great Big God’ by Kids Vids.
[3] ‘We Want to See Jesus Lifted High’ by Shawn Pine.
[4] ‘On We Go’ by the Compass Bible Church.
4. How to fulfil the locally agreed syllabus for ‘Christian hymns and songs’
Hopefully, you will be able to match your local agreed syllabus with what is here, which satisfies eight councils:
These lesson plans are based on the Progression Documents of The Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, and Rutland County Councils. This is in the light blue text.
The green text is from other Councils: Lewisham Borough, West Sussex, Hull and East Riding.
Here are the main aims of the lesson plan:
Read/listen to / sing some favourite Christian hymns and songs to discover what they tell us about Christian beliefs.
Key vocabulary: Advent, Christ, Christmas, Creation, Easter, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Harvest, Holy, Holy Spirit, Hymn, Incarnation, Jesus, Pentecost, Psalm, Resurrection, Salvation, Sin, Soul, Worship.