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Describing people

 (2 pages)

What was Jesus like?

To learn that there is no authentic visual image of Jesus

Use the given words to describe someone. Decide whether the given pictures could be used as clues as to what Jesus was like.

Paintings and Statues of Jesus

 (5 pages)

What was Jesus like?

To learn that expressions of Jesus’ appearance reflect a variety of contextual characteristics

Write about the pictures and statues of Jesus and what is the artist trying to show

Faces of Jesus

 (2 pages)

The face of Jesus

To reflect on their own ideas of how Jesus may have looked

Observe and answer questions of the artists’ different faces of Jesus. Draw own and describe characteristics

Stories to show characteristics of Jesus

 (13 pages)

What sort of person was Jesus?

To research a textual extract

Seven stories to read and discuss the characteristics of Jesus

What was Jesus like?

(2 pages)

What sort of person was Jesus?

To understand what the Gospels tell us about what Jesus was like

Use the stories to summarise what sort of person Jesus was

The stories of Jesus

(2 pages)

How did Jesus describe himself?

To understand what Jesus was saying about himself

Name the stories in the pictures. Write words to describe Jesus’ character

What Jesus’ enemies thought of him

 (4 pages)

What did Jesus’ enemies think of him?

To select information to complete sentences on why people did not trust Jesus

Extracts from parts of the Bible to show how Jesus enemies felt. Cards for children to choose which are appropriate for extract

Symbols of Jesus

(3 pages)

How did Jesus describe himself?

To understand the symbolic language used about Jesus

Pictures of symbols of Jesus to use to discuss their use and purpose

 How Jesus described himself

(4 pages)

How did Jesus describe himself?

To think about the meaning of statements Jesus made about himself

To understand the Christian interpretation of the passages

Three symbols that Jesus used for himself. Children to write what their interpretation. (Also page for teachers)

Quiz about Jesus

(1 page)

So what was Jesus like?

To recall points from the unit which help to answer the question, ’What do we know about Jesus?’

A quiz to revisit what has been learnt in this unit

Find out about Jesus

(1 page)

So what was Jesus like?

To reflect on their own response

Write and draw pictures in the boxes