Pilgrimage: Special Journey to St Albans

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Transport: On the Move My Special Journeys

Objectives

  • Talk about past and present events in your life and in the lives of family members. Know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. Know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.
  • Learn about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. Represent own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role-play and stories.
  • Express yourself effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. Use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. Develop own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.

Lesson Planning

Learn about pilgrimages undertaken by some Christian people and discover the symbols of Christianity.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To learn about special journeys (pilgrimage) undertaken by some Christian people.
  • To learn about symbols of Christianity.

Children will:

  • Find out about Christian pilgrimage
  • Recognise the cross is a Christian symbol
  • Learn that the Bible is the holy book for Christians
  • Discover churches and cathedrals are places of Christian worship

Provided Resources

  • Instructions on how to make stained glass windows

You Will Need

  • Art materials to create stained glass windows
  • Backpack containing socks, plasters, bandages, OS map or similar, light weight rain mac, pyjamas, energy bars, Christian symbol such as a holding cross
  • Michael Finnigin, Tap Your Chinigin: Developing music skills with new songs from old favourites’ by Sue Nicholls
  • Resources for making large puppets
  • Hot cross buns