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ELG: People, Culture and Communities (RE)
People Culture and Communities ELG Children at the expected level of development will:
- Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
Term 2 - Prophecy and Promise
I know that Advent is a time to get ready for Christmas.
Star Words: Advent, waiting, prepare, get ready, count, wreath, Jesus' birthday.
We lit the first candle and said what we hoped for. We hope that everyone has a safe and happy Christmas.
Then, we lit the second candle and prayed for Peace.
Finally, we lit the third candle which is pink and talked about how we could share joy at school and home.
The last purple will be lit next week to show love. The white candle will be lit on Christmas day to remember Jesus.
I know that shepherds visited Jesus in the stable.
Star Words: shepherds, sheep, stable, manager, Jesus, Son of God, Mary and Joseph
I know that Jesus was born in a stable and laid in a manger.
Star Words: Inn Keeper, stable, manager, Jesus, Son of God, Mary and Joseph
I know that Jesus and Mary travelled to Bethlehem.
Star Words: Mary, Joseph, donkey and Bethlehem.
We listened to the next part of the story and used our building blocks to make some houses in Bethlehem.
I know that Mary was chosen by God to be Jesus' mother.
Star Words: Mary, Angel, Promise and Saviour
We listened to the scripture to learn about the Angel coming to Mary. The angel told Mary that God had chosen her to be Jesus' mother. Mary made a promise to God that she would be Jesus' mother because he was the Saviour. We all made an angel.
Our mission / act is to say say our prayers to Jesus everyday.
I know that we are all invited to be part of God's family
Star Words : God, made, creation, care, love, Baptism, Sign of the Cross, oil and water.
The children watched a Baptism and then used the white cloth, candle , oil and Holy water to act out the baptism using Sadie, our doll. Evie shared her experience of her own baptism.
I know that we should look after God's world
Star Words: God, made, creation, care, love. Earth and thank you and stewardship
The children used real small world resources to act out the story to retell the scripture of The Creation. Ask your child to tell you what happened. Can they remember what God made and what he said to Adam and Eve?
Our mission / act is to follow rules to stay safe at home, in our school and our community.
I know that God made the world
Star Words: God, made, creation, care, love. Earth and thank you
We started by singing the songs, 'If I was a butterfly' and 'He's got the whole world in his hands.' Then, we sequenced The Creation story using the pictures and numbers. After thinking about what wonderful things we can do, we made a circle map.
Our mission/ Act is to show God how much we love him by listening to our trusted adults and making good choices at home and school.
I know we should look after ourselves and others.
Star Words: creation, care, love, family and Sign of the Cross
We started by making two lolly sticks into a cross and said our afternoon prayer. The children now know that Father means God, son means Jesus and the Holy Spirit means when God and Jesus went to Heaven. Ask the children to take out their lolly sticks out of their bags and teach you how to make the Sign of the Cross this weekend.
We talked about God planting fruits of vegetables, so we can eat them to stay healthy. We made a fruit and vegetables print in the creative area and set the table in our role play area with healthy foods.
Our mission/ Act is to show God how much we love him by eating more fruit and vegetables to keep our bodies healthy.
I know that God loves me and I am a part of a family
Star Words: Father (God), made, creation, care, love, family and Sign of the Cross
We started the lesson by asking , "I wonder how we can find out more about our families?" The children share their photographs and we agreed that our families are all different and a gift from God. We used pebbles to create pebble pictures of our family. We practised making the sign of the cross and said a prayer to thank God for our wonderful families.
Our mission/ Act is to show God how much we love him by being kind to our families. We acted out being caring at home in our role play area.
I know that God made me.
Star Words: Father (God), Son (Jesus), Holy Spirit, creation and world
We started the lesson by asking , "I wonder if you know who made you?" The children listened the the story of The Creation and talked about how God made the world and us. Then, we looked in a mirror to see how God made us all so different and special. We used natural objects to make our portraits. We ended the lesson by making the sign of the cross and learning our prayers.
Our mission/ Act is to show God how much we love him by caring and sharing our toys and keeping our classroom tidy.
