Christianity
Resources to support Christian prayers, milestones in the life of Christians, the Church building, Bible and festivals and celebrations are all here for you to try. There's plenty of Bible stories for children too.
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A Children's Bible
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.
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Christian Artefacts
Lots of lovely pictures to talk about. Suitable for every age.
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Christian Festivals
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.
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Christian Images
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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Christian resources
The school train website has sections on books, clothes, food, beliefs, prayer, symbols and weddings.
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Christian Topics for infants
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.
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Church treasure hunt
Look around this church and go on a treasure hunt if you are up to the challenge. Great images on this BGFL site.
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Churchcrawling photo pool
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.
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Churches
Information and images on the Church building for infants.
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Churches change
This Cleo site shows how a church has changed over the years. Use the IWB pen and circle all the differences.
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Churches detailed information
Ideal for KS2 investigating a church.
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Dottie and Buzz find out about Christianity
Belonging, Creation, Baptism and forgiving are covered here. Useful drag and drop activities and good images for infants.
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Exploring Christianity for Ks1
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.
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Features of a Church
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.
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Harvest festival
Information on the history and ideas for projects. A wonderful Woodlands jnr webpage.
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Harvest festival
A perfect introduction to Harvest festival for KS1. This resource could be easily adapted for lower KS2.
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Images for Christianity
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!
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Interactive church plan
Plan of York minster. Know your nave from your crypt. An amazing interactive experience.
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Introduction to Orthodox Christianity
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.
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Jesus is baptised
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.
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Jesus the light of the world
This infant resource will help to explore the symbology behind the role of light in the Church.
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Milestones
This is a great site as it covers, babies, weddings, baptisms, confirmation and death. Ideal for infants.
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NEM gallery - Religion and Faith
Lots of images which relate to Churches in Britain can be found in this gallery.
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Pentecost spinners
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.
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Pentecost story
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)
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Photos of a parish church
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.
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Places of worship images and videos
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.
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Preparing to visit a Church for KS2
A great resource which could be adapted for most ages. Preparation for a visit to a church.
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Request information on Christians
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.
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The Bible and the Lords prayer
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.
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The Request website for Christian resources
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 truly useful infant RE website.
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The story of Moses
Fits neatly into the Jewish section of this site too. A great story from Top Marks.
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Virtual tour of York Minster
View the Minster in all its glory! An amazing 3D virtual view which will quite simply take your breath away!
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Weddings
Music, tour, what to wear, sequencing and matching, colouring pages, photo album, feelings are all considered. Most suitable for infants.
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What Christians do at home.
As the title suggests. Ideal for infants.
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What happens in a Church?
A great infant site from Request.
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Write a thank you or please help prayer
As the title suggests - ideal for infants and lower KS2.
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