Free teacher web sites for R.E. topic ‘Christianity’

A wonderful site which retells the Bible stories with some nice images too. Ideal for Ks2, but teachers of Ks1 children will easily be able to copy, paste and edit the text, in order to customise it for their class or even assembly! Stories include; The Story of Christmas, Jesus Feeds Five Thousand, A Story in Three Parts, Zacchaeus Up a Tree, Meditations for the Easter Season, Samson & Delilah, Jonah, the Runaway Prophet, Elijah & the Miraculous Jar of Oil, The Story of Daniel Begins, The Mysterious Dream, The Fiery Furnace, The King Finally Gets It (King Nebuchadnezzar), The Writing on the Wall, The Lions Den.

External link: A Children's Bible

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Lots of lovely pictures to talk about. Suitable for every age.

External link: Christian Artefacts

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Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost are presented in a glorious online experience. Ideal for older KS2. Choose Christianity from the first drop-down menu, then your festival from the right hand one.

External link: Christian Festivals

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A host of quality images which any teacher could use with their class. Suitable for every age group. Pictures on church buidings, denominations, rites of passage, art and symbols, worship and festivals. Wonderful.
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External link: Christian Images

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The school train website has sections on books, clothes, food, beliefs, prayer, symbols and weddings.

External link: Christian resources

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This wonderful resource from REfuel includes sections on;
The life of Jesus,
Stories from the Old Testament,
Stories from the New Testament,
Festivals: Christmas,
Festivals: Easter,
Symbols: Light,
The Lord's Prayer,
Prayer.
Stories included in the old testament section are creation, Daniel and the Lion's den and Noah and the Ark.
Stories included in the New Testament section are Healing the Blind Man, the Good Samaritan and the Lost Sheep.

External link: Christian Topics for infants

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Look around this church and go on a treasure hunt if you are up to the challenge. Great images on this BGFL site.

External link: Church treasure hunt

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A smashing plethora of photographs which depict every nook and cranny of the strangest and most beautiful churches around the world. Use the search this groups' pool and you'll discover lots of photos to use in your lessons including those of steeples, spires, fonts, aisles, bells, graveyards, naves, pews, organs....ideal for comparing churches in Ks2 too. Please search the pool as lesson preparation, this is an open photo sharing group so we would not recommend children use this resource directly.

External link: Churchcrawling photo pool

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Information and images on the Church building for infants.

External link: Churches

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This Cleo site shows how a church has changed over the years. Use the IWB pen and circle all the differences.

External link: Churches change

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Ideal for KS2 investigating a church.

External link: Churches detailed information

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Belonging, Creation, Baptism and forgiving are covered here. Useful drag and drop activities and good images for infants.

External link: Dottie and Buzz find out about Christianity

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The databank has lots of images and text to explore life's big moments; baptism, communion, confirmation, weddings and funerals. There is a wonderful tour of a church where you can click on the objects to find out more. This is a super little site.

External link: Exploring Christianity for Ks1

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Section 3 has a wonderful drawn image of a traditional Church of England style Church. Great for pointing out all of the features including chancel, aisle etc... Can be used across the school.

External link: Features of a Church

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Information on the history and ideas for projects. A wonderful Woodlands jnr webpage.

External link: Harvest festival

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A perfect introduction to Harvest festival for KS1. This resource could be easily adapted for lower KS2.

External link: Harvest festival

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These are beautiful drawn images covering Christmas, Easter and many other Bible stories. A supe resource if you know what you're talking about, but want some great visuals!

External link: Images for Christianity

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Plan of York minster. Know your nave from your crypt. An amazing interactive experience.

External link: Interactive church plan

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Very genuine and lovely short videos from the Orthodox Community in Leyland, near Preston. Subjects covered include Icons, the Sign of the Cross, the Cross and the Candle, Holy Water and the Bible. Additionally there is footage of some Orthodox chanting.

External link: Introduction to Orthodox Christianity

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A wonderful story, very clear and bright images made of Lego, would you believe. Telling the story of Jesus' Baptism by John the Baptist. Please ensure supervision of children using this site. Some Bible stories that we HAVE NOT linked to may be unsuitable for some youngsters.

External link: Jesus is baptised

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This infant resource will help to explore the symbology behind the role of light in the Church.

External link: Jesus the light of the world

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This is a great site as it covers, babies, weddings, baptisms, confirmation and death. Ideal for infants.

External link: Milestones

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Lots of images which relate to Churches in Britain can be found in this gallery.

External link: NEM gallery - Religion and Faith

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For those who are crafty, what better way to enjoy learning about Pentecost than to create a Pentecost spinner. Super for lower Ks2 and Ks1.

External link: Pentecost spinners

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Ideal for children. Scroll down past the corny story, it does get better. Ideal for both Ks1 and 2 because you will be able to adapt the language. (Whit Sunday, Whitsun tide)

External link: Pentecost story

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This is a good collection of a parish church photos. Make sure you click on the small versions to get the full size photo. Includes the tower, chalice, candlestick, font, porch, altar, pulpit, organ and a lot more. Look at the left for lesson plans linked to this topic. Part of the ictopus image gallery.

External link: Photos of a parish church

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There are images and videos of many places of worship. Use the side menu bar to find the videos. Covers Judaism - Synagogue, Islam - Mosque, Buddhist - Temples, Hindu - Temple, Sikh Gurdwara. Lots of useful images and text more suitable for Ks2.

External link: Places of worship images and videos

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A great resource which could be adapted for most ages. Preparation for a visit to a church.

External link: Preparing to visit a Church for KS2

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A great site that deals with Christianity in a suitable way for older KS2. Areas covered are the basics, festivals, Chritians do what?, churches, the bible, history and evangelism. This really is a super site and written at the right level for KS2 pupils.

External link: Request information on Christians

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An explanation of what the Bible is and the Lord's prayer is explained in a simple way for children to understand. Great for Ks1 and Ks2.

External link: The Bible and the Lords prayer

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Ideal for infants. Areas covered are: Bible, Christian Art, Church Buildings, Communion, Faith in the Home, Festivals, Going to Church, Life of Jesus, Milestones in Family Life, Music, Our World, Prayer, Symbols, Tell Me About ... A truely handy website.

External link: The Request website for Christian resources

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Fits neatly into the Jewish section of this site too. A great story from Top Marks.

External link: The story of Moses

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View the Minster in all its glory! An amazing 3D virtual view which will quite simply take your breath away!

External link: Virtual tour of York Minster

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Music, tour, what to wear, sequencing and matching, colouring pages, photo album, feelings are all considered. Most suitable for infants.

External link: Weddings

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As the title suggests. Ideal for infants.

External link: What Christians do at home.

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A great infant site from Request.

External link: What happens in a Church?

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As the title suggests - ideal for infants and lower KS2.

External link: Write a thank you or please help prayer

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