What do we know about Jesus? - The Complete Series (6 lessons)

PlanBee's engaging and accessible RE lessons contain everything you need to teach this scheme of work, including lesson plans, slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheets, and much more, so sit back and let our resources bring Jesus to life in your classroom!

This introductory lesson shows your class a variety of representations of Jesus in art across the centuries and continents, giving the children the chance to discuss why each is so different. Children will consider reasons why no one knows what Jesus looked like and think about why different ethnic groups portray Jesus in different ways.

This lesson studies how portrayals of Jesus in art can tell us a great deal about the artist's personal beliefs about Jesus, and gives your class the chance to express their own views about what Jesus was like in a variety of ways.

Moving on to what we know about Jesus' personality, this lesson explores accounts of Jesus in the Gospels and gives your class the chance to become more familiar with these four Bible books.

This lesson explores some of the negative views that Jesus' contemporaries had of him and gives your class the chance to find out why not everyone in the first century thought of Jesus in a positive way.

In the Bible, Jesus describes himself as being many things and this lesson allows your children to explore how Jesus described himself and why he used metaphors, such as the ‘Bread of Life’, to do this.

This final lesson allows your class to reflect on everything they have learnt about Jesus, including his looks, personality, mission and messages. They are encouraged to express their own views on Jesus and consider what they think he was like.