(For example, sing praising songs, pray saying why they love God, read about God in the Bible, love people, forgive people, care for people, go to church, pray and talk to God, pray and ask God to help, be generous) Lesson 3 Explore: What happens in school if they do Understanding 4 jelly babies- real or, if something Share any fresh start/new day Applying allergies, pictures practices you might have, and emphasise the Analysing Give at least importance of forgiving in school. two examples Resource Sheet 6 What happens at home? How do parents forgive? Can the children: of a way in (Care may need to be taken with this question!!- if not Explain what Christians believe which appropriate don’t move through this step) God is like? Christians show Talk together: Is it good to forgive people? Why/why Explain what it to forgive: their belief in not? How does it feel if you don’t forgive? What does it feel like?/Is it God as loving Why is it sometimes hard to forgive? What reasons easy?/What makes it might make it hard to forgive? -Record ideas to refer and forgiving; difficult?/Is it important? back to later- keep on display/in scrapbook for example, by Refer back to the core question: What do Christians Analyse which parts of the saying sorry; by believe God is like? The story shows the idea that parable relate to the different seeing God as God is loving and forgiving- discuss this with the types of prayer and welcoming children forgiveness? them back; by Use different elements of forgiving When Christians pray, what do they pray for?- ask prayer to write their own the children to say what people might pray for. others. examples of prayer to show Explain that Christian prayers have four main types. their understanding relating to Some prayers show all four, some just one or two. These are praise, saying sorry, saying thank you and forgiveness? asking for something. I Introduce the pupils to four jelly-baby characters: Peter Praise , Suzy Sorry, Andrew Ask and Thea Thanks each character should be a different colour (see — Resource Sheet 3). The story of the Lost Son might lead Christians to think it is very important to say Praise’ prayers and ‘Peter
(For example, sing praising songs, pray saying why they love God, read about God in the Bible, love people, forgive people, care for people, go to church, pray and talk to God, pray and ask God to help, be generous) Lesson 3 Give at least two examples of a way in which Christians show their belief in God as loving and forgiving; for example, by saying sorry; by seeing God as welcoming them back; by forgiving others. Explore: What happens in school if they do something Share any fresh start/new day practices you might have, and emphasise the importance of forgiving in school. What happens at home? How do parents forgive? (Care may need to be taken with this question!!- if not appropriate don’t move through this step) Talk together: Is it good to forgive people? Why/why not? How does it feel if you don’t forgive? Why is it sometimes hard to forgive? What reasons might make it hard to forgive? -Record ideas to refer back to later- keep on display/in scrapbook Refer back to the core question: What do Christians believe God is like? The story shows the idea that God is loving and forgiving- discuss this with the children When Christians pray, what do they pray for?- ask the children to say what people might pray for. Explain that Christian prayers have four main types. Some prayers show all four, some just one or two. These are praise, saying sorry, saying thank you and asking for something. I Introduce the pupils to four jelly-baby characters: Peter Praise , Suzy Sorry, Andrew Ask and Thea Thanks — each character should be a different colour (see Resource Sheet 3). The story of the Lost Son might lead Christians to think it is very important to say ‘Peter Praise’ prayers and Understanding Applying Analysing Can the children: Explain what Christians believe God is like? Explain what it to forgive: What does it feel like?/Is it easy?/What makes it difficult?/Is it important? Analyse which parts of the parable relate to the different types of prayer and forgiveness? Use different elements of prayer to write their own examples of prayer to show their understanding relating to forgiveness? 4 jelly babies- real or, if allergies, pictures Resource Sheet 6
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