Old Testament

This religious education scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore the structure, special stories and significant characters that feature in different books that are part of the Old Testament. The class can illustrate the meaning of stories used by Christians as a guide for their lives.

Explore the structure, special stories and significant characters that feature in different books that are part of the Old Testament

Lesson One : Christian Worship
Identify and record the meaning and function behind a range of different religious artefacts that are used by Christians when worshipping God

Lesson Two : Bible Verses
Explore and record the meaning and significance of some of the verses that feature in different books that are part of the Old Testament

Lesson Three : Bible People
Investigate, describe and compare the importance of some of the significant characters that feature in different books from the Old Testament

Lesson Four : Stained Glass Windows
Design and produce artwork to reflect some of the special themes and ideas that feature in a story from a book in the Old Testament

Lesson Five : Bible Prayers
Explore and record how some of the teachings in the Old Testament as part of the Bible can be illustrated through different prayers recited by Christians

Lesson Six : Bible Play
Compose and perform a play script to illustrate some of the ideas and themes in a story from a book that features in the Old Testament in the Christian Bible
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Fraction Lengths, Masses and Capacities
Practise using division number skills to calculate and record the fractions of different measurements for length, mass and capacity
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Story Changes
Explore different ways of changing characters, settings and events in a story by a significant children’s author
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Easter Viewpoints
Explore some of the main narrative events in the Easter story and suggest how different characters might have reacted to what happened to Jesus
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Viking Longships
Select, combine and adjust different graphic shapes to create the design that could be used on a replica Viking longship sail