Lesson 4: Why are churches special to many Christian people?

Exploring why churches are special to many Christian people by discussing some of the features.

Learning objective

  • To investigate why churches are special places to many Christian people.

EYFS outcomes

Development matters

Understanding the world

Children in reception will be learning to:

  • Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
  • Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
  • Understand that some places are special to members of their community.

See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 

Understanding the world

ELG: Past and present

Children at the expected level of development will:

  • Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.

ELG: People culture and communities

Children at the expected level of development will:

  • Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. 

See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.

Before the lesson

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Teacher notes

Activity

Support and challenge

Adults can use the opportunity to:

  • Provide children with a larger, simpler window for the Adult-led task.
  • Supply children with pre-cut tissue paper pieces.
  • Challenge the children to create a simple picture using the tissue paper pieces, for example of a star or angel.

Key vocabulary

  • Christian Bible

  • Christian

  • church

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