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Resources for Key Stages 1 and 2

Collective Worship Website www.natsoc.org.uk	Free access to materials and resources for acts of worship for primary schools. New materials posted each week of term written around a theme as well as acts of worship for special occasions and in response to current issues.
Worship! Making Primary School Worship Come Alive John Bailey The National Society, 1999 ISBN 0 7151 4915 6	Over 70 acts of worship and provides practical ideas to make collective worship come alive
Pocket Prayers for Children Christopher Herbert (comp) The National Society, 1999 ISBN 0 7151 4911 3	A useful compilation of well known prayers for anyone who prays with children or to give to children to use in their own prayers.
Pocket Celtic Prayers Martin Wallace The National Society,1999 ISBN 0 7151 4878 8	A selection of gentle and rhythmic prayers linking together the Celtic themes of faith, creation and God.
Pocket Prayers Christopher Herbert (comp) The National Society, 1999 ISBN 0 7151 4825 7	A classic treasury of over one hundred well loved prayers.
Pocket Graces Pam Robertson (comp) The National Society, 1996 ISBN 0 7151 4837 0	Graces for every occasion.
Praying Their Faith Colin Johnson (ed) CEM, 1999 ISBN 1 85100 132 8	This booklet provides an insight into six world religions through the prayers of their members. It is intended as a resource for RE teachers but can be used, with sensitivity, for collective worship; guidance is given within the publication.
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There Mary Stone St Martin's College, Lancaster, 1993 ISBN 1 85175 105 X	An outline of activities and opportunities for developing children's spiritual awareness.
Christian Assemblies for Primary Schools Sharon Swain SPCK, 1995 ISBN 0 281 04792 8	Practical ideas for lively worship in class or whole-school assemblies, with readings and follow-up work across the curriculum.
Rainbow Year Moira Andrew Belair Publications Ltd, 1994 ISBN 0 9478 8238 3	A month by month presentation of seasonal ideas for discussion, language, art and assembly.
The Green Umbrella Jill Brand A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, 1991 ISBN 0 7136 3390 5	A resource full of stories, songs, poems and starting points for all your environmental assemblies.
Line up for Assembly Joanna Pitkin Scripture Union, 1993 ISBN 0 86201 855 2	Ideas for class assembly, using approaches such as drama, mime, puppets and music including suggestions for follow up work.
Activity Assemblies for Christian Collective Worship 5 to 11 Elizabeth Pierce The Falmer Press, 1991 ISBN 1 85000 729 2	Lively and exciting ideas for involving children in daily Christian collective worship.
Assemblies 5-7 - Ideas Bank Peter and June Curtis Folens , 1995 ISBN 1 85276 800 2	A collection of photocopiable activities, with background information, ideas and teaching strategies.
The Singing Together Christmas Collection BBC, 1996	A collection of seasonal songs and accompaniments on audio cassette from past Singing Together broadcasts accompanied with photocopiable song sheets. Book and cassette available.
Christian Assemblies for Primary Schools Sharon Swain SPCK, 1995 ISBN: 0 281 04792 8
The Primary Assembly Songbook Gerald Haigh Primary File Publishing, 1996	45 brand new and exciting songs, which have been specially written, to match common primary school assembly themes.
The Primary Assembly File Primary File Publishing Subscription magazine with ideas, themes and resources for assemblies and collective worship at Key Stages 1 and 2.
Come and Praise Assemblies Jo Daykin BBC, 1998 ISBN 0 563 37645 7	30 assemblies based around songs from 'Come and Praise'.
Assemblies from the Gallery Margaret Cooling RMEP, 2000	A complete resource for collective worship using paintings from the National Gallery

Resources for Key Stages 3 and 4
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Background Material for Teachers and Worship Coordinators

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