Stories For Interactive Assemblies

Author: Nigel Bishop
Publisher: BRF
Fifteen easy-to-tell stories combining biblical teaching with contemporary storytelling. Set within the world of the classroom, each story has its roots in one of Jesus' parables. Primary children will recognise themselves and their classmates in the stories and relate to the underlying message that is the essence of the parable. Each assembly outline is topped and tailed by a theme to help direct the teacher towards the main teaching objective of the story, and a prayer or reflection and suggested song to close the assembly if desired. Each unit also contains a teacher's page giving the Bible reference for the original parable and information to link the teaching to PSHE/Citizenship and the National Framework for RE or local SACRE guidelines. Nigel Bishop is head teacher at Keelby Primary School in Lincolnshire. His teaching career spans 15 years. During this time, he has taught children from 4 to 11 years in a wide range of schools in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, trying to share with them his passion for sensory learning. Nigel is also a Methodist Lay Preacher and has used his communication skills in all-age worship as well as numerous school assemblies. Nigel lives in Grimsby with his wife, Jackie, their teenagers Nikki and Jon, and Megan the dog. "Every school should have one of these books. The stories are easy to listen to and children remain engrossed throughout the assembly, even those who find listening difficult. The reason for this is that they can relate to the scenario depicted by the story. An excellent resource and certainly a 'must have' for both KS1 and KS2." Christine Taylor