Exploring symbols and their meanings in Hinduism.
There are four categories for this Make The Difference poetry competition. Reception Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6) There are lots of goodies up for grabs. Send your entry to Poetry.competition@infinityacademies.co.uk by the 25th February. Winners will be announced on World Book Day! Good Luck!
Big Question- What does it mean to be a shepherd?
The children are excited to share all of our wonderful harvest creations with the community tomorrow.
Have you ever lost anything? How did you feel when that happened? How did the woman feel when she realised that she had lost the coin? How did she feel when she found the coin? Have you ever felt like dancing with joy because you have found something? Why did Jesus tell this story? What did we learn about God from this story?
What happened to the lady in the story? How did Jesus know that she had been healed? Why did Jairus come to find Jesus? Did Jesus panic when Jairus' servant said that the little girl was dead? How did Jairus trust in Jesus? How do you trust in God?
What was the miracle Jesus performed? How should have the disciples trusted Jesus? What evidence is there that Jesus is God's son within this story? Should we trust God? What did Jesus say God did for the birds?
What is a miracle? What was the miracle in this story? Why did the people make a hole in the roof? Why was everyone cheering? How can you see evidence that people may not have agreed with Jesus (that led to Easter) in this story?
Why did the king throw Jeremiah down into the well? Is it good to try and hide your problems? Is it important to listen to the people that love us?
Does groaning help? Why did God want Jonah to go and save the people of Nineveh? Why do you think God chose Jonah and not a more helpful person? Does God ever give up on people?
Questions to discuss: Was Delilah a good friend to Sampson? Should Sampson have trusted Delilah? Why do you think Sampson told her lies? Do you think it is ever acceptable to tell a lie? What should Sampson have done differently? Who should he have trusted?
Questions to discuss together: Do you have any duties or promises that you keep? Do you think it would have been fun to protect God's people against the Philistines? Why do you think Sampson never cut his hair? Where did Sampson's strength really come from - his hair or his promise to God?
(KS1) Some questions to talk about together at home... What do you think Noah's neighbours were saying when they saw him building a boat so far away from the sea? How do you think Noah and his family felt on that boat for 40 days and 40 nights? Did Noah trust God? How do rainbows make you feel when you look at them? What promise does the rainbow remind us of?
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