Lesson Five – Saying Grace

This religious education teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to explain and record the meaning of a prayer that is used by Christians to thank God for a special meal enjoyed by their family.
The class can practise writing their own example prayers to thank farmers and God for providing the different types of food that can be used to prepare family meals.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explain and record the meaning of a prayer that is used by Christians to thank God for a special meal enjoyed by their family
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and explain how different foods can be prepared for a meal, a shared reading text to identify and and explain the meaning of words used in a thank you prayer and differentiated templates to select and write a prayer to God offering thanks for a special meal with their family.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore the meaning of a prayer that is recited by Christians to thank God for a special meal enjoyed by their family.
This lesson is part of a religious education scheme of work to get the children to investigate and record how Christians can illustrate and demonstrate their faith and beliefs through different prayers. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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