Learning about and from religious celebrations and festivals

Why do people have celebrations? (F6, F4)

What do some religious people celebrate? (F1, F4, F6)

How do Jews celebrate Purim? (F8)

How do Hindus celebrate Diwali? (F1, F4, F6, F8)

How do Buddhists celebrate the Buddha's birthday? (F1, F2, F6)

• www.booksatpress.co.uk
• www.brightandearly.co.uk/
• www.jewishmag.com - Timeless message of Purim
• www.ngfl_cymru.org.uk - Diwali
• www.web-holidays.com/hindu/food/recipes.htm
• www.underfives.co.uk/diwali.html
• www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/lewisham/communities/ReligiousEducation/ - Story of Rama and Sita (Powerpoint)
• www.arikiart.com - Story of the birth of the Buddha

Learning about and from Christmas as a birthday celebration

How do Christians celebrate Jesus' birthday? (F1, F6)

• www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/christmas_-_ey - Christmas interactive activities
• www.booksatpress.co.uk - Puddles and the Christmas Play
• www.topmarks.co.uk/christianity/nativity/ - Nativity story
• godly play primary_schools.doc (Word 2003/32kb) - Godly play

Learning about and from change and growth in the natural world

What is happening in the natural world this term? (F7)

What do some people believe about the beginning of the world? (F7)

Which natural things appear dead but are really alive? (F7)

• www.booksatpress.co.uk
• www.dottieandbuzz.co.uk/
• www.decadeministries.co.uk/
• www.intra.thegrid.org.uk/learning/ict/primary/photolibrary - photos of the natural world

Learning about and from the Easter story

What makes me happy and unhappy? (F1)

What made Jesus' friends happy and unhappy at Easter time? (F1)

Which things do Christians eat at Easter to remind them of the story? (F1)

Learning about and from what makes a place special and a local religious place

What places are special to me? (F5)

Which places are special in the school? (F3)

Which places are special to people in the community? (F3)

Which local place is special to a religious family? (F3)

Which people are important in their own lives? (F3)

FS2 Stilling Activity

Stilling Script by Lat Blaycock written for the Diocese of St. Albans, Units of Work on Christianity. Available with kind permission of the Diocese.

• Word 2003, 26kb/1 page, 02/07/2009, fs2_stilling_script.doc

Persona Dolls

• persona_dolls_re.doc (Word 2003/56kb)
• saffiya_story_persona_doll_re.doc (Word 2003/31kb)

Click on image to see larger version of Persona Doll

• www.educhurch.co.uk - Virtual tours of church/mosque/synagogue
• www.strath.ac.uk/curricularstudies/re/ - Hindu artefacts
• www.strath.ac.uk/curricularstudies/re/ - Christian artefacts
• www.strath.ac.uk/curricularstudies/re/ - Islam artefacts
• www.strath.ac.uk/curricularstudies/re/ - Jewish artefacts
• www.strath.ac.uk/curricularstudies/re/ - Buddhist artefacts
• www.learn-ict.org.uk/resources/gallery/re_index.htm - Gallery of photos of religious artefacts for different religions

Further details of Foundation Stage resources from Books at Press:

• books_at_press_catalogue.pdf (2MB/pdf)

• Faith Communities Directory