Reviews
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Eyewitness Assemblies
RE Today - Spring 2009
" Quite a 'chocolate box', to help spark children's imagination and enable them to 'get under the skin' of each story. These are well written, imaginative and dramatic, and are likely to inspire teachers as well as pupils.
A teacher could do much worse than to take one or more of these assemblies each week from Palm Sunday to Pentecost and explore the events with their pupils. They could also be adapted very successfully as class assemblies - with each class being responsible for a different story as together the whole school journeys through the weeks.
The helpful links would enable most of the ideas in each assembly to be developed during class RE.
I enjoyed reading this book and I can envisage the assemblies working well with the junior school pupils I know. I rcommend it to primary school teachers. One word of warning though: this is not an assembly book to pick up on a Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The units require careful reading, thought and preparation, without which the talents of the author would not be wholly recognised. - Reviewed by Juliet Lyal
London Diocesan Board of Schools - May 2008
- "Great value, a book for the staff room, library or the Head's office - you might even want two copies!"
The Association of Christian Teachers 19 February 2008
- "The 'eyewitness' accounts seem to come to life as they each tell their story. You also get a sense of the emotions the eyewitnesses felt. I felt a great sense of satisfaction when I read this book as it helped me to understand what it must have been like for the key people in Jesus' life at that time."
- "This book would be a welcomed addition to any classroom as it could be used to support Religious Education; and it would be great for assemblies. This is an excellent tool for the hard-pressed teacher." Angela Hedges.
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Good Bookstall Review
- "I picked up this book with high expectations and found much more than the stories. For each assembly the the Teacher is given clear guidance on how to conduct the assembly with suggestions for the introduction to the story, and follow up material...this is an excellent tool for the hard-pressed Teacher." - Mary Bartholomew (31/01/08)
The Diocese of York
"With background info, suggestions for prayer, song and discussion, this could be a useful tool in
churches too."
Teaching Christian Citizenship
- "Written as a resource for RE, Literacy and PSHE, this book includes excellent material that covers aspects of basic Christianity and links this material with styles for writing while at the same time applying the ideas expressed to important areas of 'growing up'. Together with poetry, practical tasks and longer written exercises, any Upper Primary teacher should find this volume invaluable. It is heartily recommended." Geoffrey Smith (07/01/04)
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