A Wet and Windy Harvest for Puddles is a must to support topic work on Harvest celebrations in school or nursery settings. It is designed to capture the interest and imagination of children through the adventures of Puddles – a very mischievous cat.

Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Rita is a Hindu persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Hinduism through special times (puja, Raksha Bhandan, Divali) special places (the mandir) and special stories and people (Krishna). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Rita's mandir.

Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Joe is a Jewish persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Judaism through special times (Shabbat, Hannukah) special places (synagogue, home), special books (the Torah) and special people (Moses). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Joe's synagogue.

Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Malkit is a Sikh persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Sikhism through special times (birth, combing, Vaisakhi) special places (Gurdwara), special books (Guru Granth Sahib) and special people (Guru Nanak). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Malkit's Gurdwara.

Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Hassan is a Muslim persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Islam through special times (prayer, birth, Eid and Ramadan) special places (the mosque), special books (the Koran) and special people (Mohammad). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Hassan's mosque. (N.B. Out of respect for the Muslim prohibition on reproducing the human likeness Hassan doesn't appear in the mosque).

Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Elizabeth is a Christian persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Christianity through special times (Baptism, Christmas, Easter, Harvest, prayer) special places (nature/creation, church), special books (the Bible) and special people (Jesus). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Elizabeth's church.

Early Years RE - Persona Dolls

Many teachers speak of the power of having familiar persona dolls in the classroom and the imaginative way in which young children can exercise their curiosity about difference. They can ask the doll questions and become familiar with her/his beliefs which provides an excellent start for RE.