Collective Worship November 27, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education , add a commenthttp://cowo.culham.ac.uk/
I’ve mentioned two of the Culham Institute’s sites before on the blog (REonline / REfuel). This particular resource contains a large amount of material to help you deliver your daily collective worship sessions. The site is split into sections with resources for small groups, larger assemblies, topical material and videos & powerpoints. There is a full archive and a searchable database of prayers.
Religious Artefacts November 21, 2007
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The University of Strathclyde’s website contains a great collection of photographs of artefacts for several different religions. Saves a lot of time searching the Web for images.
Sacred Texts November 1, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education , add a commenthttp://www.bl.uk/learning/cult/sacred/
Although this site, from the British Library, has been designed to be used with Key Stage 3 students you could probably use many of the interactive stories with Key Stage 2 pupils. Just play through each one yourself first to check they are suitable for your class. There are two animations for each religion (Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism and Hinduism) featuring stories including ‘David and Goliath’, ‘Rama and Sita’ and ‘Baby Isa Speaks’.
Bible Stuff for Kids September 26, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education , add a commenthttp://www.shepmedia.com/Paul’sCorner/biblea.html
Paul Dallgas-Frey’s website contains versions of Bible stories, psalms and prayers rewritten especially for children. The stories work well as the basis for assemblies or daily worship in class.
Friends and Heroes September 13, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education , 1 comment so farhttp://uk.friendsandheroes.com/lessons/
These lesson plans support the BBC TV show “Friends and Heroes”. It’s an animated adventure series for children featuring Bible Stories from both Old and New Testaments. It was shown earlier in the year on the CBBC digital channel but is currently being repeated on Tuesday mornings on BBC2. I’ve not seen the show yet but the supporting resources seem quite interesting.
BBC - Religions September 7, 2007
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This BBC site isn’t particularly that suitable for students but it is an absolutely essential resource for teachers. It contains extensive information on seventeen world religions, split up into easy to navigate sections. There’s also a really useful multifaith calendar which you can view by calendar month or by specific faith.
Online Advent Calendar September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education, Seasonal , add a commenthttp://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/calendar/
I mentioned this site in the blog last year but I thought it was worth flagging it up again as it’s almost December 1st once again. Woodlands Junior School’s online advent calendar features lots of really interesting information about Christmas customs around the world. There’s links to loads of other useful seasonal resources on the page as well.
Christian Creation Story September 7, 2007
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This site has a nice animation which will be useful to those who are looking at the Old Testament in RE or studying creation stories in general.
REonline September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education , add a commenthttp://www.reonline.org.uk/
KS1Teacher recommended this site during a discussion in the Primary Resources Forums recently. REonline features an extensive database of Internet resources that you can browse by theme or search by keyword. There’s also mini-sites on People of Faith and Places of Worship. Other content includes TV listings, a directory of essential RE contacts & information (such as details of your LEA’s RE advisor) and an RE self-evaluation kit.
Hinduism For Schools September 7, 2007
Posted by Gareth in : Religious Education , add a commenthttp://www.hinduism.fsnet.co.uk/
This is a really nice collection of pages on Hinduism. The primary school section is very easy to read and contains clear information about all aspects of the religion. There’s also sections containing festival dates (for the next 4 years), Hindu prayers and a comprehensive glossary (with audio pronounciations). It’s brilliant for using in class and would also provide a quick introduction for teachers.
