Bibleworld
This website is run by the schools education department of the Scottish Bible Society, focused on bringing the Bible to life for children and young people across Scotland. It gives detailed information about the Bibleworld Mobile Classroom and how to book it for a school visit. The site also provides some sample free downloadable worksheets and useful links to other educational websites with resources for teaching about the Bible.
Bibleworld Mobile is a 45ft, 14-ton expanding classroom divided into six activity zones, each one helping to bring the Bible and its message to life in an exciting way.
It offers P5-S1 pupils a lively and stimulating introduction to the Bible and aspects of the story of Christianity.
Bibleworld Mobile can take up to 13 classes each week, with a maximum of 36 pupils in any one classroom session. Throughout the 70 minutes they are on the trailer, the pupils will engage in lively, engaging, educational activities ranging from computer-driven quizzes to cuneiform writing in “The Museum.”
Bibleworld Mobile includes activities related to all of the strands in in the ‘Christianity’ Experiences and Outcomes for RME (Level 2 plus some Level 3):
- Biblical and Christian Stories
- Teachings of Jesus
- Beliefs
- Moral Values
- Festivals and Celebrations
Additional Information
Age Range: Age 8-12
Cost: Website is free. Visits by the Bibleworld Mobile Classroom have an associated charge. It is sometimes possible to obtain sponsorship from local churches to defray this.
Curriculum Area: Religious and Moral Education, Social Studies
Items Available: N/A
Level: Second, Third
Publisher: Scottish Bible Society
Theme: Literacy, Health and wellbeing , Citizenship , Values
Type of Activity: Lesson, Activity within a lesson
Type of Resource: Support for Teachers & others