This week in Religious Education, we continued exploring the story of The Annunciation.
Last week, we learnt that Mary had been chosen by God to have a very special baby. This week, we focused on how Mary responded to the Angel Gabriel and her decision to say ‘yes’ to God. We listened to the story again and enjoyed hearing Mary’s Song, thinking carefully about the words spoken between Mary and the Angel Gabriel.
The children created their own beautiful watercolour paintings to show the special moment when the Angel Gabriel visited Mary with the good news. We thought carefully about the colours we could use to bring our paintings to life, choosing light, bright colours to represent the Angel Gabriel and darker colours to show Mary waiting in her room.
We also thought about the choices we make in our own lives and discussed the question, ‘Is it always easy to say yes?’ The children shared some lovely ideas about how saying yes can sometimes be an act of kindness and bravery.
It was wonderful to see the children using their paintings to independently retell the story of The Annunciation. They even remembered some of the words from the Bible, recalling what the Angel Gabriel said to Mary and how she responded.
Well done, Reception, for your thoughtful contributions and beautiful artwork!