Articles about festival
For the classroom 7-14
This article is for paying subscribers Greater depth in RE: Pesach through dialogue and school linking
The lens of an interview and the lens of dialogue: Nicki Bonell and Jen Black teach Year 4 in Penzance and Malvern, where Jewish populations are small. Gerry Cohen is a Jewish RE teacher in North London. They helped...
For the classroom 5-11
This article is for paying subscribers ‘Greening’ celebrations
Julia Diamond-Conway, RE Adviser with RE Today, shares some ideas for the classroom based upon the fact that religions are seeking greener practices around key festivities.
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Early Years RE provocations: lots of ideas for early learning RE
Pastures Way is a nursery school in Luton, a town rich in religious diversity. In a town full of diversity, teaching of religious studies is important, but even more essential is teaching of acceptance. In the early...
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Showcasing RE
Here we introduce a new series of pages directed at heads, governors or senior leadership teams (SLTs). This edition has a primary focus but over time we will represent both primary and secondary phases of education....
For the classroom 5-11
‘I will my light my lamp for you’: poetry and festivals of light
For the last year, Horfield Primary has been the UK Literacy Association’s Literacy School of the year! A love of reading and writing is found throughout the school – with many fabulous teaching ideas across all...
For the classroom SEN 5-16
Multisensory RE for special pupils
Jinny Morgan Lewtas wanted to improve her RE work for her special pupils, so she got all multisensory with the festivities of Easter. There are lessons here for other teachers, both primary and secondary, to learn. Read...
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A Buddhist lantern festival
Recently, over 950 people gathered for a traditional Shinnyo Buddhist lantern floating ceremony at the peaceful, serene Shinnyo-en Buddhist Centre in Long Ditton in Kent. As well as lantern floating, there was Buddhist...