St Nicholas CE Primary Academy
R.E
Christianity
What do Christians believe God is like?
Vocabulary:Bible, God, belief, forgiveness, parable, Christians |
This term we will be building on our prior learning of God and Christianity. We will learn that Christians believe in God and to find out about God they look in the Bible. We will look at how Christians view God and God's attributes such as being loving, kind and forgiving. We will then read stories from the Bible that show God's attributes.
The Story of Noah's Ark
The story of Noah's Ark is a popular Bible story that Year 1 should be familiar with from EYFS. We will read the story and discuss what the story teaches Christians about God.
Noah's Ark
This animated bible story for kids is based on Genesis 6-9:17
The story of the lost son
The children will learn that Christians believe that God is loving, kind, fair and forgiving. They will listen to the parable called the Prodigal Son and will discuss how even though the younger son spent all of his fathers money and moved away, when he returned his father forgave him. This will link to the children’s understanding of how Christians believe God forgives them when they do wrong.
The story of Joseph
We will read the story of Joseph and discuss what the story teaches Christians about God.
Joseph and His Coat (Genesis 37)
Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 39-41)
Joseph and the Promised Land (Genesis 50)
Gospels class enjoyed acting out the story of Joseph
The story of Daniel and the Lion's Den
Similarly to the previous stories, we will read the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den and discuss what the story teaches Christians about God.
Daniel in the Lions' Den
This Bible story is based on Daniel 6.
