1. The Bible

2. Lesson objective  To look at a New Testament story.  ’The prodigal son’

3. ‘The Prodigal son’ The Beginning  There was a man and his two sons.  One of the sons wanted his inheritance.  He took his inheritance and went way.

4. ‘The Prodigal son’ The middle  The son spent all his money until he had no money left.  He went to work on a pig farm.  He was very unhappy

5. ‘The Prodigal son’ The end  The son decided to go home  The father welcomed him.

6. What is the meaning behind the story? Discuss:  What did the son do that was wrong?  Was the fathers reaction to the son appropriate?  Was the eldest sons reaction appropriate? Click here to add notes

7. In groups role play a modern day version of this story

8.  What did the son do that was wrong?

9. Was the fathers reaction to the son appropriate?

10.  Was the eldest sons reaction appropriate?

11. Subject: RE Area of Study: The Bible Lesson: 4 Year Group: Year 4 Learning Objective To understand the New Testament story of the ‘Prodigal Son’. Lesson Introduction Slide 1-cover slide Slide 2-Talk about the lesson objective. Slides 3-5 Read the story of the ‘Prodical Son’ Recall the story using slides 3-5. Slide 6-Discuss the task. Lesson Activities Act out the story in small groups and show to the class. Plenary Slide 7-Points for discussion.