Table of Contents:
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.
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2a. Lesson plans and resources for: What is prayer and what is not praying
[a] What is prayer and what is not praying 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] What is Prayer? Christian Prayer Explained Lesson Plan 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] The What is prayer and what is not praying (Has the old title: ‘The Lord’s Prayer worksheet 2’)
2b. Lesson plans and resources for: The Lord’s Prayer
[a] The Lord’s Prayer Explained for Children – 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] The Lord’s Prayer Explained for Children 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, The Lord’s Prayer lesson plan is a resource for teachers who cannot use electronic displays. (It includes 2a. ‘What is prayer and what is not praying’ and 2b. ‘The Lord’s Prayer’.)
[d] The Lord’s Prayer Worksheet 1
[e] Free song and video:
‘The Lord’s Prayer Song – Our Father in Heaven’
‘The Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness’ video.
3. A free children’s song on the Lord’s Prayer.
‘The Lord’s Prayer Song – Our Father in Heaven’ – Brother Francis.
4. A video showing Jesus resisting temptation in the wilderness. (4.15 minutes long)
5. How to fulfil the locally agreed syllabus for ‘The Lord’s Prayer’
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 for the lesson plan:
Explore the origin and meaning of the Lord’s Prayer and how it is used in worship today.
Key vocabulary: Advent, Ascension, Bible, Christ, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Harvest, Holy, Jesus, Lord’s Prayer, Prayer, Salvation, Sin, Soul, Worship.