Key Stage Two : Religious Education : Parables : Lesson Four – Parable of the Net


This religious education teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to adapt and retell a story parable told by Jesus in the New Testament for a younger audience using puppets. The children can perform their puppet shows to another class in the school to illustrate the lesson taught by Jesus.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to adapt and retell a story parable told by Jesus in the New Testament for a younger audience using puppets

Learning Objectives

Compare how religious stories are presented in the Bible. Explore how religious beliefs and ideas can be expressed through drama.

Learning Outcomes

I can explain the meaning behind stories told by Jesus in the Bible. I can describe how people show their beliefs through drama.

Parable of the Net

Teaching sequence to help the children adapt and retell a story parable told by Jesus in the New Testament for a younger audience using puppets

Parable of the Net

Shared reading text for whole class discussion to help the children explain the meaning behind a story told by Jesus in the New Testament from the Bible

Puppet Theatre Plan

Template to help the children select and plan how to retell a story from the Bible told by Jesus in the New Testament

Parable of the Net

Interactive activity to help the children adapt and retell a story parable told by Jesus in the New Testament for a younger audience using puppets

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to adapt and retell a story parable told by Jesus in the New Testament for a younger audience using puppets

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