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  • The Trinity in the Bible and the Holy Spirit. RE resources

    1. Teacher’s background information. The Trinity in the Bible becomes obvious in that God can be seen to consist of three persons: God the Father, God the Son, Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit.The Bible does not use the term ‘Trinity’, but all three are seen at work within its pages. In the New Testament…

  • What are miracles? RE resources

    1. Teacher’s background information. What are miracles? A dictionary may say that a miracle is an extraordinary event showing divine intervention in human affairs. People being healed from things that the doctors of the day could not heal is an extraordinary event. The Jews in Jesus’ time were looking for the Messiah (or ‘Christ’ in…

  • What is the Last Supper? RE resources

    1. Teacher’s background information. Jesus had said several times that he was going to be betrayed, crucified and then to be raised from the dead. It was the Jewish Passover and Jesus: “took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in…

  • The Lord’s Prayer. RE resources

    1. Teacher’s background information. Jesus was in the middle of a teaching session when he turned his attention to prayer. Firstly he told the crowd how not to pray and then he gave an example of how to pray.The prayer will be broken down so that the children will see what the different parts mean.…

  • Christian hymns and songs. What is worship? RE resources

    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…

  • Contemporary Christians. RE resources

    It is easy to think of Christians as people who lived many years ago, but here we look at someone who, while writing this lesson plan, is still doing Christian work in a very challenging situation… 1. Teacher’s background information. Twenty-two-year-old Jackie Pullinger felt that she wanted to help other people, so with a love…

  • Christian Visitor to talk at school. RE resources

    1. Teacher’s background information. Invite a Christian visitor, an active Christian, into school to talk about themselves and to answer the children’s questions. Find out how they express their Christian faith: What motivates them?How did they become a Christian?Why and how do they pray, etc? It would probably be good to show the class before…

  • John Bunyan RE resources Famous Christian

    Being a true Christian is living a life that is right before God.This can bring heartache and pain, but God gives blessings during these times. 1. Teacher’s background information. John Bunyan lived 360 years ago and was an early ‘non-conformist’ who tried to live according to his faith outside of the government-controlled church. Unfortunately, he…

  • What is in the Bible? (Sacred Book) RE resources

    The children will learn that the Bible consists of many books written by many authors over thousands of years, and they all form one complete book. 1. Teacher’s background information. Christians believe that this book has been inspired by God and reveals things about him and us.What can the Bible teach us nowadays? The topics…

  • What did Jesus teach? RE resources

    1. Teacher’s background information. Jesus said, “I am the good Shepherd”, “I am the bread of life”, “I am the Resurrection”, and “I am the Light of the world”.This lesson plan explores these different insights into who Jesus was and what he taught. This lesson plan will explore and look at the ‘Two Great Commandments’…

  • Christian festival of Easter. RE resources

    The Easter break may signify Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and an Easter hunt, but why is it so important for Christians? 1. Teacher’s background information. The festival of Easter tells the story of how Jesus was unlawfully treated, beaten, whipped and crucified and yet Christians rejoice at the outcome 3 days later. Attention – by…

  • Christian festival of Holy Week. RE resources

    Holy Week looks at the events that lead up to and include Jesus’ unlawful trial. 1. Teacher’s background information. In this lesson plan, the children learn how Jesus, knowing that the religious leaders were jealous of him and wanted to kill him, continued to go to Jerusalem to teach the crowds about God and the…