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Something to Think About

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Join Ben Faulks for the assembly series for children aged 5 - 7 - including a story, song, a reflection / prayer and opportunities for discussion.

Episodes

20 of 55 episodes

Summer visitors

Ben Faulks presents the final programme of term. Today he has come to a very wet Buxton Country Park, where he is finding out about the diff...

15:20Apr 17, 2018

Summer celebrations

Ben Faulks returns with a programme all about the different summer celebrations.Today he is back in Buxton, where he is finding out about th...

14:08Apr 17, 2018

Children and Discovery: Maria de Sautuola and the Altamira cave paintings

Ben Faulks has another programme about amazing discoveries made by children. Today he is visiting Poole's Cavern in Buxton and finding out a...

15:06Apr 17, 2018

Children and discovery: Mattie Knight, young inventor

Ben Faulks returns with the second programme about amazing discoveries made by children. Today he is looking at the work of the inventor Mat...

14:58Apr 17, 2018

Children and discovery: Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter

Join Ben Faulks for the first of three programmes about amazing discoveries made by children. In today's programme Ben is learning about Mar...

14:01Apr 17, 2018

Special Days... Shavuot

Ben Faulks presents the final programme looking at different special days celebrated in the United Kingdom. Today he is thinking about the J...

15:12Apr 17, 2018

Special Days... Rogation Sunday

Ben Faulks returns with the second programme looking at different special days that are celebrated in the United Kingdom. Today he is thinki...

14:15Apr 17, 2018

Special Days... May Day

Join Ben Faulks for the first of three programmes looking at different special days that are celebrated in the United Kingdom. Today he is t...

12:56Apr 17, 2018

1. Families: Brothers and sisters

Ben begins the Spring by thinking about families...and today he considers our siblings.

14:43Jan 5, 2018

2. Families: Parents

Ben is thinking about parents...and remembering to be grateful for all that they do!

13:59Jan 5, 2018

3. Families: Grandparents

Ben concludes his consideration of families by thinking about grandparents.

12:48Jan 5, 2018

4. Relationships: an attitude of gratitude

Ben thinks about why it's important for us to remember to be grateful to others.

14:40Jan 5, 2018

5. Relationships: Love is..?

Ben is looking forward to St Valentine's Day and thinking about what love is.

15:01Jan 5, 2018

6. Saint David's Day

Ben finds out about Saint David and considers some of the well-known legends about him.

14:53Jan 5, 2018

7. Saint Patrick's Day

Ben considers the life of St Patrick, who overcame adversity to become a Christian leader

15:23Jan 5, 2018

8. Saint George's Day

Ben finds out about St George - an early Christian in the time of the Roman Empire.

14:25Jan 5, 2018

9. Saint Andrew's Day

Ben finds out about the life of St Andrew, one of the very first Christians.

14:39Jan 5, 2018

10. Easter eggs

Ben is looking foward to Easter...a time to remember Jesus...and to eat some chocolate!

14:51Jan 5, 2018

Remembrance... our memories

Ben Faulks with the second programme exploring the theme of remembering. Today he is thinking about our memories and what makes them special...

14:12Sep 18, 2017

It's Christmas time... Winter wildlife

Repeated and reversioned episodes of the assembly series for 5-7 year olds.

15:00Sep 15, 2017