by James Dolan | May 11, 2021 | Curriculum
Eid al-Fitr is this week – Wednesday the 12th to Thursday the 13th of May 2021. It is the end of the month long Muslim fast called Ramadan. “Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast” or Lesser Eid, or simply Eid, is a religious...
by James Dolan | Mar 16, 2021 | Curriculum
Celebrating Easter is likely to be the subject of RE lessons and may also be incorporated into other subjects as we get back into school routines and lead up to the Easter Holiday. The TES have gathered together many teacher-made resources linked to the Easter...
by James Dolan | Feb 28, 2021 | Curriculum
St Patrick’s Day 2021 is on the 17th of March. This special day is quite a large celebration in parts of the world including in Ireland, where he is the Patron Saint, and in parts of the USA. Like so many celebrations and festivals, it started as a religious event but...
by James Dolan | Feb 7, 2021 | Curriculum
Chinese New year 2021 is coming up next week, starting on Friday the 12th February. Most children will be working from home so may well enjoy a mini topic on the day. Chinese New Year coincides with their spring festival. It starts on the 12th of February and ends on...
by James Dolan | Mar 30, 2019 | Curriculum
The Easter Story is told in an animation at Cbeebies, this is ideal for younger children. It does not deal with the crucifixion at all, just Jesus coming back to teach everyone on Easter Sunday. This is animated with sand drawings. The illustrated Easter Story told...
