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Link: The Bible Gateway

They are touring around the country so if you’ve not yet had the chance see if you can get involved.  There is no cost other than the transport to and from the location of the event.  Full details are available on the Free for All page, including (hopefully) pictures of our session.

You can also here interviews with some children that took part on podcast at Trax16, a monthly podcast with some of the free for all team.

Link: www.freeforalltour.info

Even if you’re not going to use them it’s worth looking at just to see how good they are!

Link: http://www.thebricktestament.com

I had some trouble running the page in Firefox due to the ActiveX controls but it works find in Internet Explorer.

Link: Hinduism for Schools – http://www.hinduism.fsnet.co.uk/

Two things came from the trip:

1. The Tate – Fantastic place to take the children.  I thought it might be too much for them but I was wrong.  Some of the discussions that took place as we walked around were fantastic, as was the sketches that the children completed.   There is also an excellent website for the teachers with resources on many artists.  These include Constable and Kandinsky resource packs.
2. The Liverpool Cathedral – This place really caught the children’s (and mine!) attention as they walked in.  The size is phenomenal and you could easily spend a half a day there with a tour guide.  It’s a really beautiful place.  There is an online risk assessment form to save you writing one as well.

http://www.smsc.org.uk – This website supports spiritual, moral, social and cultural values across all subjects.  There is a library of downloadable resources to help with lessons.  It is also useful for finding resources online.

http://www.brf.org.uk – Barnabas.  This is Christian site with lots of ideas for assemblies.  There is a sub-site specifically for schools – http://www.barnabasinschools.org.uk/

http://www.sermons4kids.com/  – Another site focusing on the Christian religion.  This site has regularly updated assemblies as well as a wealth of resources.  I especially like the PowerPoint stories and artwork (http://www.sermons4kids.com/hmartin.htm)

http://www.request.org.uk – RE:Quest has a wealth of resources on it including a special section for KS1 with talking stories.  The site also has various links useful for RE lessons.

http://www.visual-impact-resources.co.uk/ – This site is for those that mind purchasing resources to help them.  Although not expensive a lot of the resources can be found freely on the net.  There are some well presented Bible stories for PowerPoint and 3D images for use in class with 3D glasses.

Have a look at the other posts under the RE category for more links relevant to assemblies and RE teaching.  Hopefully assemblies won’t be too much of a pain now!

Some of the links that I especially liked are: Hindu Stories, Islamicity, Hindu Kids Universe, Sikhism Home Page, Faces of Jesus and the Religious Artifacts Homepage with line drawings and photographs.

Note that the original page above is not suitable for children but some of the links from the page are.

The foundation stage of the national curriculum (for three – to
five-year-olds in nurseries and playgroups) is "the optimum stage in
which to communicate tolerant attitudes," the NUT says.  Foundation stage education provides the basis on which appropriate
behaviour can be built. Teaching young people about
racism and anti-Semitism will have a profound effect on their
understanding and attitudes."  The call comes in its evidence to an all-party
Parliamentary committee of inquiry into anti-Semitism. 

This is fairly deep work and it certainly something for the older children, even then you’ll need to alter and annotate the planning somewhat, but the resources are very good.  The picture file is good for story writing even if you don’t use the planning.

Edit: Tia Maria in the TES NQT Forum on the TES site also suggested this site for Early Years and KS1.  Don’t want you to feel left out!