Key Stage Two : Religious Education : Parables : Lesson One – Parable of the Sower


This religious education teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify and record the meaning of different vocabulary words used in a story told by Jesus in the New Testament. The children can build a glossary to define some of the words that feature in the parable.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and record the meaning of different vocabulary words used in a story told by Jesus in the New Testament

Learning Objectives

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

Learning Outcomes

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

Parable of the Sower

Teaching sequence to help the children identify and record the meaning of different vocabulary words used in a story told by Jesus in the New Testament

Parable of the Sower

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

Parable Glossary

Template to help the children select and record the meaning of different words from a story in the Bible told by Jesus in the New Testament

Parable of the Sower

Interactive activity to help the children identify and record the meaning of different vocabulary words used in a story told by Jesus in the New Testament

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and record the meaning of different vocabulary words used in a story told by Jesus in the New Testament

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