Key Stage One
KEY STAGE ONE YEAR TWO – Mrs Ronicle 2.1 CHOSEN PEOPLE Autumn 1 2017
LEARNING OBJECTIVESChildren should / KEY WORDS / TEACHING / BIBLE VERSE / PUPIL ACTIVITIES
DIFFERENTIATION / LEARNING OUTCOME
Children should
1. Have the opportunity to be aware that they are chosen and gifted by God and know that they can thank God for choosing them by helping others. / Chosen
God
Gifts / Read the bible verse together.
Talk about being chosen by God and what this means and how it makes us feel.
What are your gifts? What are your partner’s gifts? How can you use them to help others? / John 15:16
Chosen DisciplesPotential Of FruitGod Answers PrayerThe FatherMission, Of The ChurchAsking For Helpelection, responsibilities ofPrayer, As A Response To GodAbiding With God
election, to salvationPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningCalling In Christ's NameConversion, nature ofPredestination, Of PersonsFruitfulness, SpiritualChosen InstrumentsAsking In Jesus NameFruit, Spiritual
"You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.” / In books, write sentences to explain that we are chosen by God. Write about what our special gifts are and how we would like to use them.
Pray together to thank God for our gifts and to ask Him to help us use them wisely. / · Know that they are chosen by God and that we thank God by helping others
· Talk about what it feels like to be chosen
· Ask and respond to questions about being chosen
2. Have the opportunity to be aware that they are chosen and gifted by God and know that they can thank God for choosing them by helping others. / Chosen
God
Gifts / Read the bible verse again together. Remind the children of what it means to ‘bear fruit’.
Do we all have the same gifts from God? Why is it useful that we all have different gifts? / John 15:16
Chosen DisciplesPotential Of FruitGod Answers PrayerThe FatherMission, Of The ChurchAsking For Helpelection, responsibilities ofPrayer, As A Response To GodAbiding With God
election, to salvationPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningCalling In Christ's NameConversion, nature ofPredestination, Of PersonsFruitfulness, SpiritualChosen InstrumentsAsking In Jesus NameFruit, Spiritual
"You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.” / On blank flowers, write their own special gifts from God (one gift on each petal) – highlight that these are the things that make them special. Colour in. Look at how different each flower is – this shows that we are all unique. But also see how beautiful they all look when we hold them up together – this shows how we are all part of God’s family. / · Know that they are chosen by God and that we thank God by helping others
· Talk about what it feels like to be chosen
· Ask and respond to questions about being chosen
3. Have the opportunity to hear that God chose Abraham and that Abraham trusted God to guide him. / Abraham
Trust
Faith / Read the story of Abraham from the children’s bible.
How do you think Abraham felt? (at different points in the story)
How did Sarah feel?
Why do you think God chose Abraham?
How did Abraham put his trust in God? / Genesis 18:19
“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him." / Blank storyboard – rewrite the story of Abraham – include illustrations. / · Know why God chose Abraham and that Abraham trusted God to guide him
· Rewrite the story of Abraham
· Recognise/describe some ways in which Abraham put his trust in God
4. Re-enact the story of Abraham. / Abraham
Trust
Faith / Recap the story of Abraham from the children’s bible. Stop the story at points and ask children to remember what comes next. / Genesis 18:19
“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him." / In table groups, re-enact part of the story of Abraham.
Seahorses/ Sea turtles – I will stop the action to freeze frame children and ask them to describe their thoughts in character. / · Retell the story of Abraham
· Talk about/ask and respond to how Abraham or Sarah felt about leaving Haran
5. Have the opportunity to understand that Daniel was brave and had faith because he was chosen by God. / Daniel
Bravery
Trust
Faith
God / Watch a video of the story of Daniel in the lion’s den.
Read the bible verse to the children. What does it mean?
Talk about how Daniel felt, as a class. / Daniel 6:23
“And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.” / In pairs, interview your partner. Take it in turns to be Daniel. Describe what happened to you in the den. Talk about how you felt.
Cut out and match the pictures and words in your book to tell the story of Daniel. / · Understand that Daniel had to be brave and have faith because he was chosen
· Talk /ask and respond to questions about how Daniel felt
· Recognise/retell the story of Daniel & the lion’s Den
6. Write a letter to Daniel to give him comfort in the lion’s den. / Daniel
Bravery
Trust
Faith
God / Recap the video of Daniel in the lion’s den.
On whiteboards, write words to describe how Daniel must have felt.
Recap the bible verse.
What does this mean for us? How does Daniel’s story have an impact on our lives? / Daniel 6:23
“And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.” / In books, write a letter to Daniel to give him comfort while he waits, about to go into the lion’s den. Think about how you could reassure him. What does God say about being chosen and how might that help Daniel? / · Write about how Daniel might have felt
· Recognise the story of Daniel & the lion’s Den
7. Write prayers to God to thank Him for choosing us, and to promise Him to use our gifts to help others. / Thankful
Chosen
Special
Promise / Talk about what we have learned this half term. Write key words/ thoughts on the flipchart.
Read the bible verse aloud. What does this mean? How does that make you feel? At the beginning of term, we talked about our gifts from God – think now about how you are going to use them in the future. / Matthew 10:30
“And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” / In books, write a prayer to thank God for choosing us and make promises about how to use our gifts to help others.
Prayer circle time.
Choose some children to read their prayers aloud in a collective prayer circle time. Ask other children to read their prayers in their heads in a few minutes of silence. / · Understand that we are all unique and God made us and chose us.
· Write about how it makes us feel to be chosen.
· Make promises to God.