A powerPoint lesson plus worksheets. The PowerPoint is 46 pages long and split into different sections: What do church buildings look like? Shows photographs of new and old / large and small churches, and the oldest church in Britain; shows the layout of many church buildings, and explains who goes to church and why. What do church buildings look like inside? A large photograph of the inside of the church for children to look at; then shows and explains about different types of furniture found inside a church. (Altar, font, stained glass windows, lectern, pulpit, pews and kneelers, and organ) What artefacts are found inside churches? Shows religious artefacts, and explains why they are found in churches. (Crosses, Hymn board, candles, Bible, Tabernacle, chalice, ciborium and patten, statues, and the stations of the cross.) What symbols might be found inside a church? The Ichthus, doves, candles, Communion bread, water, colours, bells, incense) What celebrations might happen in church? Sunday services, baptism, marriage, funerals. How should we behave in a church? Asks questions about appropriate behaviour. Worksheets (pdf format to print out) Church building - Shows the inside of a church, for children to label Church diagram - Shows the layout of a church, in a cross shape Church objects - Pictures of a font, Chalice and communion bread, an altar, stained glass window, pulpit and church organ for the children to write about. Design a hassock - A template for designs Objects worksheet - For the children to choose an object they find in church, and draw, and describe it. Symbols of Christianity - Pictures of the Ichthus, dove, and cross with space for the children to write about them./ artefacts in a church / symbols / celebrations/ how should you behave in a church.

A set of resources looking at the festival of Hanukkah and how Jewish people celebrate it. There are 4 powerpoints: Hanukkah and light: introduces the theme of light Hanukkah and the Maccabees: The history of Hanukkah The Hanukkah menorah: what it stands for and how it is lit The dreidel game: How to play it and what the letters mean. Plus lots of activities, worksheets and display resources.

A bumper set of interactive whiteboard, display and printable crafts and activities, suitable for KS1 or lower KS2. The pack includes: CHRISTMAS / NATIVITY POWERPOINTS: 5 Little Reindeer Can you solve the problems for Santa - 15 problem solving questions (Suitable for Y1, but you could adapt it for other years) Christmas around the World - How Christmas is celebrated in 12 other countries Christmas Carols - Words for Silent Night; The First Noel; We Three Kings; Away in a Manger Christmas Songs - Words for Frosty the Snowman; Jingle Bells; Must be Santa; Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer; We wish you a Merry Christmas Christmas Facts - Interesting facts about Christmas Jingle Bells - The song The Nativity Story The Three Kings poem Twinkle Twinkle Winter Poetry Who wants to be a millionaire Christmas quiz CHRISTMAS HEADINGS: The Three Wise Men / Christmas / The Nativity A-Z LETTERING - Includes all upper and lower cases, numbers and punctuation. Baubles / Christmas / Reindeer / Snowflake / Snowmen / Christmas Stockings. NATIVITY WORD MAT Contains 27 words with accompanying pictures CHRISTMAS CARDS: A set of 12 different designs for the children to colour, paint or decorate. Each card contains ‘Merry Christmas’ lettering, which can be coloured in; and a black and white image of either: Three Wise men / Baby Jesus / Baubles / Bells / Reindeer / Santa / Star / Stocking / Tree /Tree and doves / Tree scene. All you need to do is print them out and let the children choose a design CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES: A range of Christmas activities to make and do ACTIVITES: Christmas Alphabet / Christmas code breaker / Christmas tree poem / Christmas wordsearch - 3 different versions. FOR MAKING LISTS: Santa list x3 versions / Santa beard list / Santa star list / Tree list FOR WRITING A LETTER TO SANTA: Santa letter 1 / Santa letter 2 A4 WRITING SHEETS: Christmas border / Elves and lights border / Santa border / Star border / Stocking border PRINTABLE COLOURING ACTIVITIES: Christmas colouring - 13 various pictures / Nativity colouring - 12 pictures / Elves colouring - 7 pictures / Snowmen colouring - 6 pictures / Reindeer colouring - 7 pictures / Santa colouring - 10 pictures / Plus 7 assorted sheets with accompanying title to colour.

The Church display resources, including word / help mat, vocabulary, lettering,and headings to print. 'Visiting a Church' lettering - to cut out for display 2 x A4 title 'Visiting a church' Church word mat - support for children writing about the Church. Church vocabulary - 3 per A4 page, contain the words and accompanying pictures: Altar Church Font Candle Stained glass window Cross Baptism Crucifix Marriage Hymn book Communion Bible Lectern Chalice Pulpit Ichthus Pew Dove Organ Bell Spire Plus descriptive vocabulary

POWERPOINTS: 5 Little Reindeer: The song Can you solve the problems for Santa - 15 problem solving questions (Suitable for Y1, but you could adapt it for other years) Christmas around the World - How Christmas is celebrated in 12 other countries Christmas Carols - Words for Silent Night; The First Noel; We Three Kings; Away in a Manger Christmas Songs - Words for Frosty the Snowman; Jingle Bells; Must be Santa; Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer; We wish you a Merry Christmas Christmas Facts - Interesting facts about Christmas Jingle Bells - The song The Nativity Story The Three Kings poem Twinkle Twinkle Winter Poetry

HEADINGS: The Three Wise Men Christmas The Nativity A-Z LETTERING - Includes all upper and lower cases, numbers and punctuation. Baubles Christmas Reindeer Snowflake Snowmen Christmas Stockings.

A set of sheets for fill in activities.

A word mat containing relevant vocabulary.