Scripture
The scripture for each Sunday of Advent is available here – we start Year B at the start of Advent 2020!
To listen to the Advent Psalms in a musical setting visit the CJM website here where you can download the melody, chords, lyrics and an MP3 file of the track.
KS1 Advent 2020 Resources
Click on the Week theme to go straight to the relevant page of resources! Each page of resources also includes a scripture bank with lots of useful links to the Bible.
| Week Theme | Music | Picture | Action | Video | Scripture |
| Preparations | ‘Get Ready’ The Temptations | Advent Decorations | Making Advent Calendars | Zechariah’s prophecy that John the Baptist would prepare the way for Jesus | Elizabeth and Zechariah |
| Waiting | ‘We are waiting’ | Happy New Year! | Make a Class Advent Wreath | John Lewis Advert 2011 – The Long Wait | Angel Gabriel visits Mary, The Annunciation |
| Peace | ‘I’ve got peace like a river’ | Images that need peace in Advent | Reconciliation paper chain | Sainsbury’s Advert 2014 – WWI | Mary visits Elizabeth |
| Joy and Birthdays | ‘Bethlehemian Rhapsody’ | Nativity Storyboard | Christmas Card for Jesus | Kid President – Letter to someone on their first day here | Joseph’s Dream |
| Journeys – Epiphany | ‘Every move I make’ Hillsong Kids | Epiphany Image | Game: ‘I went on a journey and I took with me’ | New Year’s Resolutions | Psalm 19 (The world we journey through) |
KS2 Advent 2020 Resources
Click on the Week theme to go straight to the relevant page of resources! Each page of resources also includes a scripture bank with lots of useful links to the Bible.
| Week Theme | Music | Picture | Action | Video | Scripture |
| Expectations | ‘Get Ready’ The Temptations | House with the Lights on/ Expectation Vs Reality Images | Making Advent Calendars | Retooning the Nativity | Elizabeth and Zechariah Pictionary Game |
| Hope
| ‘Here’s Hope’ Owl City | Happy New Year! | Make a Class Advent Wreath | John Lewis Advert 2011 – The Long Wait | Angel Gabriel visits Mary, the Annunciation |
| Peace and Visitors | The Magnificat CJM | Images that need peace in Advent | Reconciliation paper chain | Sainsbury’s Advert 2014 – WWI | Mary visits Elizabeth |
| Joy and Gifts | ‘O come O come Emmanuel’ | 12 Days of Christmas | Create Christmas Vouchers | Elf – ‘Santa’s Coming’ | Joseph’s Dream |
| Journeys – Epiphany | ‘We three kings’ | Liturgical Colours Quiz | Game: ‘I went on a journey and I took with me’ | Journeys to school around the world | The journeys of Saint Paul |
CAFOD Resources
Take a look at this year’s CAFOD Advent Resources here! They include links to CAFOD’s fantastic ‘World Gifts‘ which give us an opportunity to avoid the ‘feverish consumerism’ that Pope Francis warns us about in his latest encyclical (Fratelli Tutti) and instead, offer us a chance to make a real difference in our gift giving this year.
You can book a virtual visit from a CAFOD Volunteer by contacting the Nottingham CAFOD Office: nottingham@cafod.org.uk
Mission Together/ Missio Resources
Head to the Mission Together Website by clicking here for resources on Advent, Christmas and the Epiphany suited for Primary School Children!
For Advent and Christmas resources for Staff and Secondary Students click here to go to the Missio Website.
The God Who Speaks
For free resources to create your own Jesse Tree and lots more information about The Bible and scripture head to the God who speaks website here
https://www.godwhospeaks.uk/the-god-who-speaks/education/advent-jesse-tree/
Sharing with other Diocese
For Advent Resources from the Diocese of Westminster please click here.
For Advent Resources from One Life Music (Dan Callow and Emily Jordan), part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham click here. Their resources include a link to their event ‘Advent preparation through song on December 4 2020‘.
