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church. begin to understand about symbols / objects used in Christianity. Ask the children such questions as: Why is the church / well important to the people who visit and pray there? Ask a teaching assistant to write down comments made by the children. Talk about the theme for this year (e.g., 2013: The Water of Life). In small groups draw or cut out some pictures, symbols and ideas to go with the theme. Ask each group to feed back their ideas to the class. Ask a TA to write down comments made by the children. pictures and talk about them (C1); identify and give possible meanings underlying examples of Christian expression (C2). Resources/notes: Pictures of the over the years: see websites in Resources above. Magazines. Crayons. Paper. RE Comment book. Key Question: Why are some places special? Supplementary Questions (b) What places are special to members of a religious or belief community? (The St Aldhelm’s Well) (c) What do these buildings that are special to religious or belief communities look like? (i) Do they have special places, objects, pictures or symbols? (ii) How are these used? (iii) What do they tell us about what people believe? Learning objectives Suggested activities for teaching and learning Outcomes References and notes