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Places of worship
‘Places of Worship’ is a series of six story books for 5 to 7-year olds exploring special places in six different faith traditions: Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist.
Published by RMEP, two titles in the series are now available. Welsh versions are also available published by RMEP in collaboration with the St Mary’s Centre.
At Home and the Church
This book introduces two children
who are both Christian: Tom, whose family goes to an Anglican
church, and Megan, whose family goes to a Baptist church.
Through the eyes of the children the book explores the key features of their worship at their respective churches.
The story books are designed to support the Foundation Phase curriculum and the National exemplar framework for religious education for 3 to 19-year-olds in Wales.
The similarities and differences will be highlighted and discussed by the children and identified for teachers in the Teacher’s notes in the Big Book.
At Home and the Synagogue
This
book introduces two children who are both Jewish: Rachel,
whose family goes to an Orthodox synagogue, and David, who family goes
to a Reform synagogue.
Through the eyes of the children the book explores the key features of their worship at home and at their respective synagogues.
The story books are designed to support the Foundation Phase curriculum and the National exemplar framework for religious education for 3 to 19-year-olds in Wales.
The similarities and differences will be highlighted and discussed by the children and identified for teachers in the Teacher’s notes in the Big Book.
At Home and the Vihara
This book introduces two children, Seti and
Geshe, who are both Buddhists.
Through the eyes of the children the
book explores the key
features of their worship at home and at their vihara.
The story books are designed to
support the Foundation
Phase
curriculum and the National exemplar framework for religious education
for 3 to
19-year-olds in Wales.
The similarities and differences will be highlighted and discussed by the children and identified for teachers in the Teacher’s notes in the Big Book.
At Home and the Mandir
This book introduces two children who are both
Hindu: Prem, whose family worship at the Radha Krishna Temple, and Chitra whose
family worships at the Swaminarayan Temple.
Through the eyes of the children the book explores the key
features of their worship at home and at their respective temples.
The similarities and differences will be highlighted and discussed by the children and identified for teachers in the Teacher’s notes in the Big Book.