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Year 3 [Unit 3/e] 8 hours
This unit is about: rules and how they influence actions
(part of this unit looks at the rules Muslims follow)
- What rules do Christians follow?
- How does giving to charity help our neighbours?
1. Rules - why do we need them
Discuss the need for rules. Why are they there, to spoil our fun or to keep us safe?
Imagine a football game without rules or a referee. Think about the different rules needed for different places - home rules, school rules and rules for a country. Point out that the British legal system was originally based on biblical rules.
Activity: Imagine you are shipwrecked on a desert island. Design a set of rules for your island.
2. The Ten Commandments
The Ten commandments are listed in Exodus Chapter 20. This is a version in simple English: (sensitivity will be needed when discussing number 7 in the class).
1. Worship only One God
2. Do not worship any idols
3. Keep Gods name very special
4. Keep one day a week holy
5. Respect your parents
6. Do not murder
7. Do not take another persons husband/wife
8. Do not steal
9. Do not tell lies
10. Do not want what other people have
3 Jesus’ Two Most Important Rules
Jesus was once asked what he thought were the most important rules. He replied that we should love God and love our neighbour. He explained that if these two rules were kept there wouldn’t need to be any others.
Watch the video clip from The Miracle Maker, of Jesus telling the story of the Good Samaritan. Or you could read the story from Best Loved Parables or The Storyteller Bible.
Explain that there was real prejudice against people from Samaria. Samaritans were avoided and looked down upon.
Ask pupils to freeze frame the story at the most important part, or draw the injured man’s view. What is he thinking and how do his feelings change when the injured man arrives.
Why don’t people stop and help others today? Point out that although children should not stop and help strangers themselves, they can always go and get help.
Act out a modern version of the story. What sort of people might we not expect to help others today?
4 Good Neighbour Recipe
What ‘ingredients’ are necessary for us to be good neighbours? Write a ‘recipe’: eg a cup full of kindness, a teaspoon of patience etc.
5 Helping Others - the Work of Charities
Look at the ways Christians try to help others today.
For example, see the work of Watford New Hope Trust - visit www.watfordnewhope.org.uk . They have a representative trained to visit local schools. (Telephone Number 01923 210680.)
Find out what local Christians are doing in the community.
Year 3 [Unit 3/f] 5 hours
This unit is about: special places including those for Christians and Muslims
- What meanings and significances are attached to special places?
Introduction: What makes a place special to you? You may like to try a ‘stilling exercise’ with the children and then ask them to think about and design a special quiet place. What colours would they use, would would be in the place, what would not be there? For some examples of stilling exercises click here.
There are some excellent websites for schools use which look at churches.
www.educhurch.org.uk compares three very different churches and looks at different aspects of the buildings and what goes on inside.
www.request.org.uk looks at church buildings and going to church with simple text, clear illustrations and teacher’s notes and worksheets.
The book ‘The Path that Runs by the Church’ has been given to all local schools. This book follows a year in the life of a village church. (We have a series of lessons based on this book for Year 2 which could be adapted for Year 3 use.)
Look at our web pages about Churches.
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