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Bible Storybags (PDF Download)
Reflective storytelling for primary RE and assemblies
Margaret Cooling

This book comprises 16 field-tested story scripts, based on the life of Jesus, and designed to stimulate reflective thinking in children of all ages from 4-11. Each unit contains a story synopsis, differentiated storytelling, symbols to explore, reflective activities, optional prayers, background information and links to useful websites.

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Collective Worship Unwrapped (PDF)
33 tried and tested story-based assemblies for primary schools
John Guest

Collective worship provides an important opportunity at the beginning of the school day to address the 'awe' and 'wonder' part of learning. With this in mind, this book offers tried and tested primary assemblies with a Christian focus for Key Stages 1 and 2. Each assembly is complete and ready-to-run, with memorable stories, Bible links written in full, ideas for visual aids, helpful hints, prayers, suggested songs and follow-up material. The assemblies cover a host of themes, some topical, some on moral and personal development, citizenship, or spiritual values, and some linking in to seasons of the Christian year.

The Gospels Unplugged (PDF Download)
52 poems and stories for creative writing, RE, drama and collective worship
Lucy Moore

Drawn from all four Gospels, the pieces are 'unplugged' in that they get to the heart of the biblical text, reflecting the life of Jesus in action-who he is, what he said and what he did.

Special People Special Places
Making connections between Christian pilgrimage and everyday life
Janet Marshall

This book seeks to enable Key Stage 2 teachers to introduce children to the exciting and challenging concept of pilgrimage as part of their RE lessons. All the material is curriculum-linked in order to supplement the teaching of various units of study in the QCA national framework for RE and QCA non-statutory guidelines. The book is divided into three separate, yet interdependent, sections, each containing teacher fact files, creative activities, photocopiable worksheets, questions for discussion, drama, and ideas for art and craft, dance and music.

Year-round Assemblies (PDF Download)
Thirty theme-based Bible stories for collective and all-age worship with follow-up activities
Brian Ogden and Jo Dobbs

Features the key stories of David, Jesus and Peter, plus three theme songs especially written for the book. Offers a range of different storytelling approaches (interactive, shared narration and drama). The extension activities are devised for a full range of PSHE/Citizenship links and the book includes photocopy permission for the full-page illustrations and diagrams.

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