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Trevor Woodget is involved in local schools on Brighton Hill and Hatch Warren. Apart from taking school assemblies he has also been trained and accredited by Bible Explorer as one of their team of presenters.

The Bible is a mystery to most people: 779,692 words, 72 hours to read, 66 books (39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament). Where do you start?

Bible Explorer is an educational programme that is taught exclusively in schools. We teach RE lessons in accordance with the Locally Agreed Syllabus and individual schemes of work. Bible Explorer aims to inform school children aged 9-11 years old (Key Stage 2) to enable them to discover the Bible for themselves. We do not preach or try to convert, but simply teach the storyline - the BIG PICTURE - of the Bible.

Bible Explorer is a teaching programme that presents the story of the Old and New Testament of the Bible to children in Primary Schools. The Old and the New Testament presentations each last for 5 sessions of one hour, and are exclusively intended as an educational aid for Y5/Y6 children.

What People Say about Bible Explorer

Her Majesty's Inspectors:

Regularly scored BX in the "excellent category". One of their reports said it is "what teaching is all about".

A child said:

"you've made the Bible such fun!"

RE Coordinators say:

"Brilliant"

"Never seen anything like it"

Teachers:

amazed by it

Format

Bible Explorer gives an overview of the whole book. It covers the whole story line of the Old and New Testament by interacting with the children in a number of ways:

• Showing it - using OHPs video, hand signs, imagination, artefacts
• Telling it - with stories
• Acting it - involving children in drama role play props
• Reading it - using work sheets
• Using key words and hand-signs to aid remembering important stories and events
• Using imagination - room is laid out as a map around which we walk as the stories are told.
• Activity work sheets for each session which reinforce the teaching given in each session. We ask the school to copy these for each child.

At the end of a presentation each pupil can receive a Bible Explorer Certificate showing how they have completed the course. This may be presented in a school assembly and it gives the children an opportunity to show the rest of the school what they have learned.

Bible Explorer links into the RE Curriculum in many ways.

Download lesson plans:

Old Testament (PDF, 44kB)

New Testament (PDF, 44kB)

Who is Behind it?

People like Trevor, who have been trained by the Christian organisation Walk thru the Bible to deliver Bible Explorer to schools.

It was originally designed to teach theological students the basic outline of the Bible and has been adapted and simplified by Walk thru the Bible for children of Y5 Y6.

• no denominational bias
• absolutely no preaching or seeking to make converts
• just a simple telling of the story line of the Bible
• aim is exclusively educational

Costs?

Bible Explorer is free to schools although we do ask if the school might be willing to make a gift to Bible Explorer at the end of the sessions if they are happy with what they have seen.

What Equipment is needed?

Overhead Projector / Computer and video projector and screen, Video or DVD Player and TV screen. A large Classroom with the floor area cleared or better still the use of the school Hall. Photocopied worksheets for each child (masters provided).

Suitable for up to 100 pupils per session.

For More Information

If you live locally (Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) and want to find out more or to invite Bible Explorer as part of your RE programme to your own school, please contact Trevor Woodget.

Bible Explorer web site

www.bible.org.uk/bx.htm

updated 31 May 2008