This RE SMART and PowerPoint unit of six lessons looks at the question Was Jesus the Messiah? It covers the concept of Incarnation and is based on the Understanding Christianity scheme of work. All lessons start with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary exercise. Activities include writing the top ten qualities desired in a saviour, a investigation into what qualities the Bible says the Messiah will have, writing a TV advert for a Messiah, analysing Bible passages for evidence that Jesus was the Messiah, considering what a Messiah would look like today and what they would change about the world, looking at Transfiguration through Bible passages and art work and a study of Christian and non-Christian attitudes and beliefs about Christmas. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the UC Gospel unit “What kind of world did Jesus want?” It is based UCGospel Core Learning planning. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include giving up favourite possessions task linked to calling of first disciples; analysis of Matthew 4; mindmap of what it means to be a “fisher of people”; exploration of Leprosy Mission website; comprehension based on Bible story of Jesus healing the leper; discussion linking Jesus healing the leper to Christians today; activity based on modern day church activities linked to following Jesus; class vote activity on the importance of church activities; mindmap on what qualities a church leader needs; designing a weekly timetable for a church minister; day in the life of a church minister; wanted poster for a church leader; detective task linked to Archbishop Sentamu’s dog collar protest against Mugabe; globe activity looking at the way the world is versus how they want it to be; drawing activity correcting a situation Jesus would not want; and final paragraph answering the Big Question “What kind of world did Jesus want?”. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the Understanding Christianity Gospel Unit “What would Jesus do?” These lessons are based on Understanding Christianity CORE LEARNING planning. Activities include a detailed Sermon on the Mount guided reading comprehension; Sermon on the Mount mindmap activity; Wise and Foolish Builders comprehension; foundations for Christians and non-Christians Venn Diagram task; Jesus as miracle worker statement ordering task; Christian dialogue about Jesus’ miracles activity; study of four components of prayer; Lord’s Prayer activity based on four components of prayer; write a prayer for a Christian to use; how can Christians follow Jesus to improve the world table sorting activity; interview with a prison chaplain; and a final What is wonderful about the world? mindmap task. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This SMART and PowerPoint includes a series of 7 lessons and resources based around the question “What do religions say to us when life gets hard?” Lessons look at the idea of big questions in religion, the difference between body and soul, reincarnation, moksha, judgement, funerals, Eulogy, Humanist views on death and children’s own views on the subject. All lessons are discussion based with tasks that help children to express their thoughts and beliefs in a sensitive, supported way. The lessons touch on Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Humanist views on death and life after death. The story Heaven by Nicholas Allen is used as the starting point to consider death in the context of the death of a pet and questions are posed sensitively. Activities include writing a letter of advice to the girl in the story whose dog has died, filling out your hopes and dreams for the future, categorizing human qualities using a set of justice scales and the image of a ladder, writing a poem, drawing a self portrait and sorting belief cards. All resources are attached including sentence starters for the letter. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

RE SMART and PowerPoint Unit of 5 lessons plus all resources based on RE Today unit “What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?” Please note that this resource is the first five lessons of the unit which is intended to be taught over two terms (See “What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?” PART TWO for the next five lessons). However, each unit could be used as a stand alone unit. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. The first lesson introduces the idea of the Five Pillars of Islam and the following lessons focus on one pillar in turn. Activities include a journey of life map; mind maps on Ramadan and Eid-ul-fitr; comprehensions based on traditional Islamic stories (such as The Two Brothers and Ibrahim and Ismail); a priorisation activity based on the story of Bilal; a diamond 9 prayer activity; independent research on Zakat; and group presentations on Ramadan and Eid-ul-fitr. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This SMART and PowerPoint includes a series of seven lessons based around the question “What matters most to Christians and to Humanists?”. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Lessons look at codes for living for Christians and non-religious people, peace quotations from leading figures, values, Christian parables and Humanist beliefs. Activities include an action and their consequences activity, writing a code for living, ordering values by importance and difficulty to keep, videos, discussion starters, moral dilemmas, value auction and posters and poems. There are also two bible passage comprehensions based on the Good Samaritan and Jesus’ final words and an activity based on Jesus’ comparison of his followers to fruit. The unit culminates in a written paragraph answering the big question. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

RE SMART and PowerPoint based on the unit “Creation and Science: conflicting or complementary?” Six lessons plus all resources. Lessons cover the relationship between science and religion in terms of the creation of the universe. Activities include a detailed study of the Genesis passage; a comprehension and mindmap activity based on Psalm 8; an art comparison activity; an activity considering questions best answered by either science or religion; a study of differing Christian beliefs in relation to Genesis; a study of official Church announcements regarding science; and a continuum sorting activity based on Christian beliefs. The last lesson focuses on a big debate looking at the unit’s Big Question Creation and Science: conflicting or complementary? Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

RE SMART and PowerPoint based on the big question “What did Jesus do to save human beings?” Unit of 5 lessons based on Understanding Christianity plans with all resources included and a guide to printing requirements. Each lesson includes a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary starter. Lessons include a bible passage comprehension on the Last Supper, animated videos, freeze frame activities, a study of the Stations of the Cross, a responsibility pie activity around who was to blame for Jesus’ death and emotional reactions to art depicting Jesus’ sacrifice. The unit culminates in looking at how Christians follow Jesus by considering different scenarios where someone’s burden is taken from them through the sacrifice of others. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

RE SMART and PowerPoint “What does it mean if God is loving and holy?” Six lessons and all resources are included; lessons follow the Understanding Christianity planning. Lessons look at Christian attitudes towards God, how God is represented in the bible and how God acts according to the bible. Lessons each start with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary exercise. Tasks include identifying qualities needed to build your own god; interpreting bible passages to consider how God is represented; studying how the newly built Coventry Cathedral expresses Christian worship of God; listening to and considering how traditional hymns help Christians worship God as holy; a study of what God loves and hates through Proverbs 6: 16-19; and designing a stained glass window to express forgiveness in today’s society. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the Understanding Christianity Salvation Unit “What difference does the resurrection make to Christians?” These lessons are based on Understanding Christianity CORE LEARNING planning. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include bible passage comprehensions, videos, writing a detective report looking at evidence for the resurrection, art focusing on the key beliefs of incarnation, salvation, resurrection, sacrifice and hope with an art gallery description task. There is also a focus on Desmond Tutu and his belief in resurrection with a written task as well as a lesson dedicated to Good Friday and Easter Sunday and the practices common to both. There is also a silent debate activity around key resurrection beliefs. The unit culminates in a linking writing activity bringing all learning together. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART. There are two versions of the PowerPoint but they contain the same content - one is in pptx and one in ppt format.

This SMART and PowerPoint is a series of six lessons based on Understanding Christianity People of God planning for the unit How can following God bring freedom and justice? All resources are included. Lessons look at the life of Moses, breaking events down into small steps and using videos and bible passages to support learning. Activities include a conscience alley exercise, an emotion chart, mind maps, independent research into a Christian charity, bible passage comprehensions, assessing the Ten Commandments and the ten plagues, linking Moses to Jesus, and using Jesus’ commandments to assess different everyday scenarios. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This RE SMART and PowerPoint is a series of five lessons and all resources based on RE planning for the unit “What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?” Please note that this resource is the first five lessons of the unit which is intended to be taught over two terms (See “What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?” PART TWO for the next five lessons). However, each unit could be used as a stand alone unit. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include an “All about Me” jigsaw task; puja tray drawing and labeling activity; Bhajan response exercise; Hindu belief group presentation; journey to school task; journey through life group and individual task; ten duties Dharma acting and drawing activity; and Dharma explanation paragraph. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the unit What is it like to follow God? It is focused on the story of Noah’s Ark and Noah’s covenant with God. UC People of God planning. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include a Creation story video; Noah’s Ark comprehension; Noah’s Ark dramatic story retelling; mindmaps of Noah’s qualities and actions for God; Noah hot seat activity; Noah character description group task; big question circle time discussion; description of God linked to Noah’s story group task; Noah and his family following God paragraph; Things we can stop/Things we can’t stop activity linked to God’s flood; table contract and remembering promises task; matching organisations to their promises activity; wedding promise scavenger hunt; a look at Christian weddings, pacts and promises; wedding promise vocabulary task; group task looking at scenarios when people should say sorry; drawing and writing task based on saying sorry; and final paragraph answering the big question What is it like to follow God? linking to all learning about Christian belief in following God linked to Noah’s story. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This RE SMART and PPT is a series of six lessons and all resources based on RE planning for the unit “Why do some people believe that life is a journey?” Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. The lessons cover Christian, Jewish and Hindu beliefs around life and its milestones. Activities include completing a journey tree of our own lives; a class brick wall based on the idea of love; a personal milestone rock pile; thought bubbles of Jesus and John the Baptist’s thoughts; people close to us activity; postcard about a Bar Mitzvah; promises to our future selves; Christian marriage vow ring activity; analysis of reasons why people marry; a Venn diagram comparison of Hindu, Christian and Jewish beliefs and initiation ceremonies; and a “journey bag” task to help people through life. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the UCCreation Unit “Who made the world?” Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include a nature walk; age appropriate reading of the Creation story from Genesis; Creation dance task; class performance of Steve Turner’s In the Beginning poem; ordering activity of Creation story; mindmap based on the sentence stem “The world is…”; how Christians can thank God post-it task; Harvest Festival song sing-a-long and lyrics analysis; study of different prayers of grace; writing a class grace prayer; note from a Christian to God the Creator; questions to a world-maker; grape-eating sensory experience; What is amazing about our world? mindmap; and a Thank You card to someone who feeds us. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This RE SMART and PowerPoint is a series of five lessons and all resources based on RE planning for the unit “Who is Jewish and what do they believe?” Please note that this resource is the first five lessons of the unit which is intended to be taught over two terms (See “Who is Jewish and what do they believe?” PART TWO for the next five lessons). However, each unit could be used as a stand alone unit. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include a personal precious object discussion; special Jewish objects photo task; personal belief task based on Shema; special word task linked to mezuzah; mystery thinking box activity of Jewish artefacts/photos; artefact mind map; 60 second drawing task based on the Creation story; study of Shabbat; and choreographing a dance inspired by the Creation story. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the UC Salvation Unit “Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday?” These lessons are based on UC CORE LEARNING planning. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include a look at different crosses representing different parts of Holy Week; Bible readings of key events of Holy Week and Mary’s reactions; Mary Holy Week emotion chart; Mary diary entry about Holy Week; discussion on Christian and non-Christian reactions to Holy Week; church flyer task; Easter Sunday video and questions; Holy Week freeze frame activity; independent research on Holy Week; poster design; emotion matching task; triptych designing; class poem; Good Friday cross activity; and a group presentation bringing together all learning on the big question Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday? Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

Kingdom of God planning. This unit is a series of six lessons and all resources for the UC unit "When Jesus left what was the impact of Pentecost? Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include reading and reaction to Pentecost story; emotion graph based on Pentecost; Pentecost objects and symbols group task; complete the picture activity; “I see, I think, I wonder” art task; diary entry of Pentecost witness; Bible study of Acts 2 : 41–47 passage; Holy Spirit “tweet” task; Holy Spirit symbol mind map; group drawing of what the Kingdom of God could look like; study of the Lord’s Prayer; Pentecost birthday invitation design; Pentecost Church poster design; a world without Pentecost group activity; and a final paragraph answering the question ‘What difference did the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost make to Christians, then and now?’ Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

RE SMART and PowerPoint Unit of 6 lessons based on Understanding Christianity unit “What do Christians learn from the Creation story?” All resources included. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include a nature scavenger hunt; music appreciation task; creation visualization task; mind maps; Genesis comprehension; priority sorting task; analysis of work of real Christian groups and individuals; Adam and Eve hot seating activity; newspaper report on the Fall; morality voting task; and group task on how Christians ask for forgiveness from God. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.

This unit is a series of five lessons and all resources for the RE unit “What do different people believe about God?” These lessons are based on RE planning for Lower Key Stage 2 and cover concepts of God in Christianity and Islam. Please note that this resource is the first five lessons of the unit which is intended to be taught over two terms. (See "What do different people believe about God?” PART TWO for the next five lessons). However, each unit could be used as a stand alone unit. Each lesson starts with a sticky knowledge retrieval quiz and vocabulary activity. Activities include imagination I-spy game to look at the concept of faith; God description group mind map; reading of The Lord’s Prayer; Trinity drawing task; prayer artefacts group task; interactive telling of Moses and the Burning Bush; flame task looking at descriptions of God; reading of the Conversion of St Paul; sun art description of Paul; comparision of Moses and Paul; study of 99 names of Allah; 99 names of Allah group task; nature walk linked to Muslim belief in Allah; Tree of Thankfulness task linked to Muslim beliefs; study of Qur’an quotes; story of Muhammed and the Qur’an; study of Shahadah; and a paper plate Shahadah task. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART. There are two versions of the PowerPoint but they contain the same content (pptx and ppt).

This RE SMART and PowerPoint is a series of six lessons based on the Understanding Christianity unit “What kind of King is Jesus?” looking at the concept of the Kingdom of God in Christianity and how Jesus’ teachings are relevant to today’s world. All resources are included and lessons have a mixture of discussion and written activities. Resources include comprehensions and animations of bible passages, a charity pitch activity, a focus on how Jesus is represented in song, a comparison of heaven and Earth activity, a research activity into a Christian charity and a look at forgiveness in practice. Lessons include videos, group/partner discussion, group tasks, individual tasks and making links to children’s own lives. All resources are included, and there is a printing requirement list for the whole unit. Please note - the SMART and PowerPoint contain the same content, but you need Notebook software to open SMART.