Filename |
Summary |
File
Formats |
| baptism |
Information and activity sheet
for KS2 by Tony Poulter. |
|
rtf |
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creation story |
Lynn
Medland has submitted this MS PowerPoint presentation telling the
biblical creation story in a clear and colourful way (The text is
also read out). Aimed at a reception class, it would be equally
useful in KS1. |
|
|
zip
(820Kb) |
| donkey |
The words of a very short song
seeing the nativity from the donkey's point of view. |
|
rtf |
|
| jesusbpt |
Questions on the baptism of
Jesus (KS2) by Tony Poulter. |
|
rtf |
|
|
Jesus Xmas party |
A 5 minute nativity
play, contributed by Amanda Benjamin, who says that it has been very
successful when performed by older children for younger (eg Y5 for
Y1). |
doc |
|
|
|
prayerpp |
A presentation on the
subject of Christian prayer, form Anne Stubbs. Designed to support a
unit of work in Years 5/6 it includes information about how and why
Christians pray and has a fascinating section following a typical
day in the life of a modern-day monk. |
|
|
ppt |
| present |
A Christmas play for primary
school children. (Written by Michele Holliday, based on the story 'The Gift of the Magi'
by O.Henry. The theme is the same but the story has been totally re-written to suit modern
times.) |
pdf |
rtf |
|
Filename |
Summary |
File
Formats |
| chanukah |
A Powerpoint presentation by
Susy Stone. (The script is on the notes pages). |
|
|
zip
(672Kb) |
| chanukahassembly |
MikeF's assembly on the theme of
the Jewish festival of Chanukah. (December ) |
pdf |
rtf |
|
| chanukahplay |
... and an assembly play on the
same theme. |
pdf |
rtf |
|
|
creation story |
Lynn
Medland has submitted this MS PowerPoint presentation telling the
biblical creation story in a clear and colourful way (The text is
also read out). Aimed at a reception class, it would be equally
useful in KS1. |
|
|
zip
(820Kb) |
|
jonah true or false |
A set of questions to
help children understand the Biblical story of Jonah. Thanks to
Arthur Daly.
(The story of Jonah is always read on Yom Kippur - the Day of
Atonement) |
pdf |
doc |
|
| makeachanukiah |
Instructions on how to make a
simple chanukiah (chanukah candelabra) for demonstration purposes). |
pdf |
|
|
| passover |
This Powerpoint presentation
about the Passover would be suitable for KS1 or KS2. You may need to tell Powerpoint to View the Notes Page in order to see the
"script" that goes with the pictures.
Thanks to Susy Stone. |
|
|
zip
(870Kb) |
| passoverinformation |
Useful information from Mike
Freedman and links to websites about the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover),
which usually falls at around the same time as Easter. HTML file. |
|
|
html |
| passoverassembly |
An assembly on a Pesach
theme (April-ish) by Mike Freedman. |
pdf |
rtf |
|
| passoverassembly1 |
Another of Mike Freedman's
Pesach assemblies. |
pdf |
rtf |
|
| passoverassemblies |
Both the above as an archive
containing 2 rtf files. |
|
|
zip |
| puriminformation |
Information and resources about
the Jewish festival of Purim. Website link suggested. HTML file. (by Mike
Freedman) |
|
|
html |
| purimassembly |
Another of Mike Freedman's
assemblies - this time on the theme of Purim (Feb/March). |
pdf |
rtf |
|
| rosh_hashanah |
This Powerpoint presentation
about the Jewish New Year would be suitable for KS1 or KS2. You may need to tell Powerpoint to View the Notes Page in order to see the
"script" that goes with the pictures.
Thanks to Susy Stone. |
|
|
ppt
(778Kb) |
| shavuot |
The festival of
Shavuot usually falls in May. Susy Stone's Powerpoint presentation (zipped) explains all the
main points. Information is on the notes pages. |
|
|
zip
(526Kb) |
| sukkot2 |
Another Powerpoint presentation
from Susy Stone. Sukkot is the harvest festival that immediately follows the New Year and
Day of Atonement (Usually in September or October). Suitable for KS1 or KS2. You may need to tell Powerpoint to View the Notes Page in order
to see the "script" that goes with the pictures. |
|
|
ppt
(325Kb) |
|
tu_b'shevat |
Another of Suzy Stone's
presentations about Jewish festivals. Tu B'shevat is the Jewish New
Year for Trees, which falls in late January / early February.
Don't forget to switch on the notes page to read
the "commentary" |
|
|
ppt
(668Kb) |
The following set of information / worksheets are by Mike Freedman
and contain basic information aimed at KS2 pupils.Most of the files include teachers'
notes.
One or two of the pdf files are rather large and I have provided individual zip files of
them for quicker downloads
(Revised and updated on 11 February 2002) |
| 5Books |
The Five Books of Moses, their
names in both English and Hebrew. Information, too, about Torah scrolls. |
pdf |
doc |
|
| alephbet |
The Hebrew alphabet, with the
names of the letters and how to read them. (With teachers' notes) |
pdf |
doc |
|
| hebrew |
An introduction for KS2 children
to the language of Jewish prayer. How do you cope with a language which tfel ot
thgir morf sdaer and has n vwls? (With teachers' notes)
Zip file contains the pdf. |
pdf
(1503Kb) |
doc
(41Kb) |
zip
(215Kb) |
| praying |
Jewish prayer, especially the
idea of barochot, or blessings. (With teachers' notes) |
pdf |
doc |
|
| psalms |
The words (in English) of Psalms
113 & 148. |
pdf |
doc |
|
| ritualobjects |
An introduction to mezuzot,
tallitot and tefillin. (With teachers' notes) |
pdf
(1559Kb) |
doc
(306Kb) |
zip
(429Kb) |
| shema |
The Shema is one of the key
Jewish daily prayers. It gives an insight into many Jewish attitudes and practices. |
pdf |
doc |
|
| sptiberianfontmap |
SP Tiberian is a Hebrew font
that you can download
for free. This table tells you which keys on your keyboard to use for it. |
pdf |
doc |
|
| synagogue_visit |
Notes for KS2/3 children
preparing to visit a synagogue and a simple observation sheet to use there. (With
teachers' notes) |
pdf |
doc |
|
| torah_laws |
An introduction to the idea
mitzvot - the rules that Torah sets out for Jews to live by. (With teachers' notes) |
pdf |
doc |
|
| yournameinhebrew |
How to transliterate names (or
other text) into Hebrew characters. (With teachers' notes) |
pdf |
doc |
|
| mtp |
A medium term plan for a half
term's work under the title "Judaism, God and Torah" for which these sheets were
originally written. |
pdf |
doc |
|
| jgtpdf |
The complete set of
files wrapped up in an archive. |
|
|
zip
(1481Kb) |
| jgtdoc |
|
|
zip
(438Kb) |
Click here to
visit Mike's Rough GuideTo Judaism. |
Click
here to visit Mike's website for more information about Jewish holidays. |
