KS1 Year 2 or Year1/2 on a two year rolling programme
Background Story/ Information
Jesus’ own model of leadership was that of a servant/shepherd. He called others to follow him and equipped them to become the leaders of the early church.
Cross Curricular Links
Literacy and Drama History SMSC
Numeracy P.E.
Art and Craft ICT / Key Vocabulary
Leader, Christian, qualities, rule
Skills
Investigation
Application
Interpretation / Attitudes
Empathy
Key Questions
What is a leader? Who is a leader in my life?
Who is a leader? Who do Christians believe is a leader?
Assessment opportunities are indicated by a throughout the document
Learning Objectives
Learn about the characteristics of a leader
Learn about the story of Moses and consider why and how he was a great leader of the Jewish nation
What makes a leader?
Learn about Jesus as a leader and his importance to Christians
Learn about the Baptism and Temptations of Jesus as events that shaped Jesus’ ministry
Learn about stories that show Jesus as a leader. / PossibleTeaching/Learning Activities
Lesson 1
Play a game of Simon Says or Follow my Leader where children take it in turns to be a leader. Ask the children how it feels to be a leader or to be a follower. Why do most children want to have a turn as leader? What makes a good leader?
Leaders – Ask the children to identify any people or characters in a book or film that they would describe as a leader.
Verbally – who do they see as leaders in their life.
Show pictures of leaders from different walks of life
-sport
-music pop/classical etc
-film
-T.V presenters (whatever current at the time)
-book characters
-kings/queens
-politics
Look at the picture(s) - What is known about them?
Sort them into what the group considers order of importance – give reasons for choices made. Write down words used to describe the people.
Assessment - photo of sorted pictures
- words written on board
Lesson 2/3
- Show photo and words from last week.
- Introduce new words that may not have been used
What words would children think important? Does it describe a leader that they know?
Story of Moses leading people out of Egypt to the Red Sea. Why did the Israelites follow Moses? Why did they trust him?
Act out the story. Use outside the classroom (if appropriate) Take pictures of drama.
OR
Story of Moses - compare Moses and Pharaoh. Make list of comparisons. Characters? Actions?
Lesson 4/5
Make up an advert for a leader e.g. for a leader to head up an expedition to discover a hidden kingdom in a geographical region of your choice. Alternatively devise a list of qualities for a Headteacher in your school. Use words already thought of to help. (ICT) Display adverts.
Recap words about leaders and qualities that the class decided made Moses a leader.
Moses was a special leader in the Old Testament. Who is a special leader in the New Testament?
Think of some of the stories you have heard about Jesus - What qualities does He have? Which of the words that have been thought of best apply to Jesus? Discuss in pairs. In pairs complete the statement ‘Jesus was a good leader because…., ‘.Place all the statements on a wall/display board and decide as a class which are the 5 statements which most accurately describe Jesus’ leadership.
Lesson 6
Christians believe Jesus is a great leader because He showed His disciples what they had to do. He led by example and prepared them for what they had to do.
Read an account of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. What did the writer want us to know about Jesus as a leader? The writer believed that he was chosen by God for a special mission to help people find God’s Kingdom. To work out what kind of leader he would be Jesus went into the desert to be alone with God. Read an account of the temptation story and discuss the kind of leader Jesus decided to be.
In groups ask the children to look at 3 separate passages/stories about the life of Jesus [use Children’s Bible] Ask the children to decide how these stories show him to be a good leader. e.g.
Lion First Bible p 338; p 332; p396-397
Read the story of the entry into Jerusalem in The Lion Children’s Bible p 276. Imagine yourself as a bystander in the crowd explaining what you saw, what you felt and what you might have expected to happen / Learning Outcomes
I can identify what qualities make a good leader
I can identify different leaders that I know
Identify Moses’ qualities of leadership and retell the story
I can identify what qualities make a leader
I can give reasons why Christians believe Jesus is a greatleader
I can identify how the Baptism and Temptation helped Jesus to decide how he would serve God
I can identify Bible stories that show what kind of leader Jesus was / Resources
Pictures of different famous people.
Digital camera.
Story of Moses from either the Lion Storyteller Bible by Bob Hartman
ISBN 0 7459 2921 4 or the Lion First Bible by Pat Alexander
ISBN 0 7459 3210
List of words, pictures of famous people
Use the chapters about Moses from either the Lion Storyteller Bible or the Lion First Bible
Words, Bible or New Testament, newspapers
Lion First Bible by Pat Alexander
ISBN 0 7459 3210 X
The Lion Children’s Bible
By Pat Alexander
ISBN 0 7459 1939 1
Assessment Opportunities
I can identify qualities that make a leader
I can retell the story of Moses leading the people out of Egypt and identify his qualities of leadership
I can give reasons why Christians believe Jesus is a great leader
I can identify a story from the Bible that shows what kind of leader Jesus was
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