Foundation Stage : Curriculum Topics : Harvest : Lesson Five – Harvest Prayer


This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to discuss and compose a Christian prayer to celebrate the harvest at a special festival. The class can complete sentences to thank God for something that has he has given to the world to provide the harvest.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss and compose a Christian prayer to celebrate the harvest at a special festival

Learning Objectives

Write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Know about similarities and differences between themselves and others and communities.

Learning Outcomes

I can write sentences to show ideas about a topic. I can explain ways that people celebrate special occasions.

Harvest Prayer

Teaching sequence to help the children discuss and compose a Christian prayer to celebrate the harvest at a special festival

Farm Crops

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe some of the different crops grown and harvested on a farm

Dear God

Shared reading text to help the children discuss how to thank God and celebrate crops grown on a farm during the harvest

Thank You God

Template to help the children compose a sentence as part of a prayer to celebrate crops grown on a farm during the harvest

Harvest Prayer

Interactive activity to help the children discuss and compose a Christian prayer to celebrate the harvest at a special festival

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss and compose a Christian prayer to celebrate the harvest at a special festival

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