1. PowerPoint Introduction
This PowerPoint sample lesson is intended as a resource for schools to be used ‘how and when’ they choose. This Year 4 lesson is planned to be set in the context of developing the theme of ‘Church community: Belief in Action’. It can be used selectively as part of ongoing work in Religious Education based on the theme of the church or as part of a theme in another area of the curriculum, eg History/Citizenship: ‘Learning about People’. There are notes on each slide for teachers’ reference . Schools may prefer to edit the slides and use photographs from their own local church and school community. The following slide gives the context of the lesson in the bigger picture. Schools may like to explore other questions in different year groups within the theme of ‘Church Community’. A PowerPoint Key Stage 1 sample lesson based on the theme of the Church can also be found on the Chester Diocesan website.

2. Context Overview
Area of Content from Chester Diocesan Guidelines to be studied: ‘The Church’
Underpinning Christian Concept: ‘Church community’
Definition: (church) the whole community of believers (Christians) who worship together, sometimes called the
‘body’ or ‘bride’ of Christ.
 Key Questions
FS/Key Stage 1: Theme: Belonging
Reception: What is the church?
Year 1: Level 1: Why is the church important for people?
Why is meeting together important for Christians?
Year 2: Level 2: How do we know when someone belongs to a Christian community?
What do Christians mean when they use the word ‘church’?
Key Stage 2: Theme: Community
Year 3: Level 3: What does it mean for a Christian to ‘belong’ to a church community?
Year 4: Level 3/4: How does ‘belonging’ to a church community affect what a believer does?
How does a church community reflect biblical teaching about the ‘church’?
Year 5: Level 4/5: Why are there different expressions of church community in the world?
How are these similarities and differences expressed? Are they important?
Year 6: Level 5 How does the teaching of the church influence the everyday lives of believers?
What impact do the lives of people who belong to the church community make in today’s
world?
Teachers Notes: The context of a bigger picture

3. Teachers Notes Lesson Outcomes: Teachers Notes Lesson Outline
Key Stage 2 Lesson : Year 4 Theme: Church community; Belief in action Concept underpinning work : ‘Church Community’ Key Question : How does ‘belonging’ to a church community affect what people do? Lesson Objective: To understand that belonging to a church community impacts belief and this leads to action.  
Lesson Outcomes:
(Emerging)
I can identify three things a Christian
might do to show they belong to a
church community.
(Expected)
I can suggest why Christians take part in
certain activities and how this might
influence their lifestyle .
(Exceeding)
I can describe examples of Christian worship
and belief in action. I can suggest reasons for
the links.
Teachers Notes Lesson Outline
NB Teachers notes explaining how to use each slide within the context of the lesson can be found on the bottom of each slide in the notes section. These should be read before using the PowerPoint.
Resources Needed
Slide 4 & 5: copy of my school motto and notice board.
Slides 6-9,13-17, 20,21,Large copies of photographs for each group.
Slide 22: One copy for each child

4. Our school motto is. (TEACHERS insert your own motto here)
Our school motto is....(TEACHERS insert your own motto here) (eg ‘To be and to grow.’ Let your light shine Matthew 5:16)
What does our school badge and motto say about what we believe and what we are like?
Teachers Notes: Instruction : Insert your own school motto/mission statement and a copy of your school notice board on to the next slide. Discuss the questions above. School badge & motto: what does this tell us about our school? Does it tell people anything about what we think is important?

5. What does our notice board say about our school?
Teachers Notes: Instruction : Insert a copy of your school notice board on to this slide. Discuss the question: What does this tell others about our school? Do it tell us anything about what we think is important? Thinking quietly for a few minutes ask the children: How does what a person believes affect what they do? Share ideas together and record initial ideas on the wall under the question. Explain we are going to think a bit more about that question.

6. What do all the activities on the following slides have in common
What do all the activities on the following slides have in common? How are they linked?
Teachers Notes: Instruction: Play suitable music to accompany the following slides, eg Feed the world’. Have large copies of slide 7-10 on tables. You can add other photographs to these if you want to eg Alpha Sign, Night shelter. Ask the children to write down the answers to the questions above on their white boards as they look at the next few slides. Show slides 7-10.

7. Teachers Notes: Provide a copy of each photo
Teachers Notes: Provide a copy of each photo. Give a set to each group/table for the children to have on the desk of (slides 7-10).

8. Teachers Notes: Provide a copy of each photo
Teachers Notes: Provide a copy of each photo. Give a set to each group/table for the children to have on the desk of (slides 7-10).

9. Teachers Notes: Provide a copy of each photo
Teachers Notes: Provide a copy of each photo. Give a set to each group/table for the children to have on the desk of (slides 7-10)

10. Teachers Notes: Class feedback
Teachers Notes: Class feedback. Teacher asks: Are the photographs we have just seen linked in any way? If so, How? Why do people do these activities?

11. ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself’ Mark 12:33b
Teachers Notes: Ask: What do you think this means? Does it in any way relate to the photographs you have just seen? Discuss. Think Pair Share. Feedback. Class feedback.

12. All Saints Church outside
Teachers Notes: Ask: Who are the people who go to this building? What goes on here and why do they do what they do? What can you tell about what the people believe and do from the outside of this building? Share ideas.

13. Teachers Notes: Instruction: Show this notice board or a similar one from your local church. Ask: What does this notice board tell you about the people who go to this church? What beliefs would make them do what they do? Think Pair Share. Class feedback. Add ideas to display.

14. Hello, My name is Jim. I work as a Orthopaedic surgeon
Hello, My name is Jim. I work as a Orthopaedic surgeon. As a doctor, I work with a charity to help people who in live in poorer countries who have broken bones and severe injuries.
Why do I do this?
God calls me to do this and has given me the skills as a doctor to help others.
Teachers Notes: Say: ‘Here are some photographs of Christians. Listen to what they say about what they do’.
Instruction: Show each slide and read out what the Christians say about what they do.

15. My name is Kay.
I am a mum of two young girls. I try to love them as God would. I spend my time meeting up with other mums and trying to help them in any way they need.
Why do I do this?
I do this because Jesus loves everyone and I want to show them his love.
Teachers Notes: Show this slide and read out what Kay says.

16. Hi my name is Meg. I am 16. In the summer holidays I take part in a project called ‘Engage’. We all wear the same tee-shirts with this logo on to show we are working together to help others.
Each day starts with us praying and worshipping together. Then we give out free cookies, garden, wash cars and offer to pray with people in the local community.
Why do I this?
Teachers Notes: Show this slide and read out what Meg says.
I do this because it is a great way of sharing the love and hope that Jesus gives us. It is a way of shining light into people’s lives.

17. I enjoy doing this to make people laugh.
My name is Bethany. I am five years old. I go to church with my family. I love making people laugh. I enjoy dancing a lot. One dance I do is ‘Gangum style ‘to Christian music my mum plays for me.
Why do I do this?
I enjoy doing this to make people laugh.
I think Jesus wants people to laugh.
Teachers Notes: Show this slide and read out what Bethany says.

18. I am a nurse and work at at the hospital .
Hello. My name is Grace.
I am a nurse and work at at the hospital .
I help patients after they have had brain accidents get better and return to a normal life.
Why do I do this?
I do this because I really believe Jesus wants us all to be whole complete people and to be able to live a full life.
Teachers Notes: Show this slide and read out what Grace says.

19. We spend time serving local people in the cafe and praying with them.
Our names are Sheila and Chantal. We are volunteers in our local church cafe, held at the back of our church building.
We spend time serving local people in the cafe and praying with them.
Why do we do this?
This is our way of showing God’s love to everyone we meet and giving them the chance to see church as a safe place where they can find peace and meet Jesus.
Teachers Notes: Ask: What reasons do people have for doing these things? What might they be thinking as they do these activities? (Give out cut out ‘Thought bubbles’. In groups get the children to write a thought beside a copy of the photographs. What ideas/beliefs might underpin/lie behind what they are doing?

20. What else might Christians do and say? Why?
Role Play
Teachers Notes: Instruction. Tell the children we are going to think about action and belief. Can they demonstrate in role play what other Christians might do and why, (eg two freeze frames; one showing an action, the other showing why they are doing what they do).

21. followers you show love to me’. Matthew 25:40 ‘ I have come in order
‘Whenever you show
love to one of the
least important of my
followers you show love
to me’. Matthew 25:40 ‘
I have come in order
that you might have life.
Life in all its fullness’
John 10:10
‘Love your
neighbour as you
love yourself’ Mark 12:33b
The spirit produces
love, joy, peace
Galatians 5:23
‘And do not forget to
do good and help one
another .’
Hebrews 13:16
‘Jesus said ‘Shine
your light before
people’
Matthew 5:16
Teachers Notes: Instruction: Give each child a set of the above bible quotations and a copy of the people in slides Check they understand what each quotation means. Ask them to match the quotations to the photographs and say why they think they go together. Which Christians might have said the above quotations (words) from the bible? NB There maybe be more than one answer. Can they justify their answers?

22. Teachers Notes: Show this slide
Teachers Notes: Show this slide. Ask: How is this symbol important to the people who belong to a church? How might this connect the beliefs and actions of Christians? Share ideas.

23. How does all this link together?
Church Worship
Activity inside the church
Activity outside the church
Teachers Notes: Instruction: Give each child a copy of this slide and get them to record their ideas by writing or drawing their ideas on to their copy of the slide. To finish the lesson get the children to tell the person next to them what they think links these three together. Display ideas in class.
Next Steps: Explore faith and belief further eg Investigate Jesus’ teaching about faith and action.

24. Notes for using images Internet Images
These images are used with permission under the following licence from Schools must credit the images and not alter them in anyway as per the information below if they are reproduced.
Slide 4: Jamie McCaffrey Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa 2013
Slide 5:Fox Hollies Children's Centre and Hall Green Children's Centre – sign Ell brown 2010
Slide 7:Christian Aid collecting box- Howard Lake 2009; Christian Aid Week collector, Waterloo Howard Lake 2009
Slide 8:Sally and friends going bananas - Fairtrade Fortnight 2009
Slide 9:operation Christmas child Colorado journey guy
Slide 10:Soup Kitchen Frankie Roberto 2009
All other images are copyright free and used with permission.