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You can download this week's worksheet here. It accompanies our ICE assembly video about friendship, which you can find here.   David and Jonathan are some of the most famous friends in the Bible. Their determination to persist in their friendship despite tricky...

This week’s downloadable worksheet can be found here. It accompanies our series on the parables that Jesus told, which can be found here.   The prodigal son is one of the most famous parables that Jesus told, and its easy to see why! It is a simple but relatable...

This worksheet is designed to go with our parables video series, you can find the videos here.The worksheet can be downloaded here.   This is one of Jesus short parables, but though it may be short in length, it has a lot to teach us.  We can read this parable in...

This downloadable worksheet is made to accompany our Parable short video series. You can find the videos here. You can download the worksheet here. Jesus’ stories often challenge the way that we see the world, and this story is no different. A pharisee was a person...

This worksheet is designed to go with our video series exploring the parables Jesus told.You can find the worksheet here.You can find the video series here. You can find this parable in Luke 15:1-7 I wonder if you've ever thought about who Jesus would spend his time...

This downloadable worksheet is made to accompany our Parable short video series, you can find the videos here. You can download the worksheet here. There’s a famous song that goes: This little light of mine I’m gonna let it shine Today’s parable video and worksheet...

This activity sheet is designed to go along with our Parables short video series. You can find the series here. You can download the activity sheet here. This week's parable can be found in Matthew 7:24-27 In this parable, Jesus talks about the difference between just...

This downloadable worksheet is made to accompany our Parable short video series, you can find the videos here. You can download the worksheet here.     In today’s parable, we meet three servant who are given a task while their master is away. To use the...

This downloadable worksheet is made to accompany our Parable short video series, you can find the videos here You can download the worksheet here Jesus uses the parable of the sower (found in Matthew 13) to give us a picture of why some people seem to to grow and...

This worksheet is designed to accompany our short video series exploring the Parables. You can find the videos here. You can download the worksheet here. The parable of the Good Samaritan is very famous. So much so that we can sometimes forget how shocking the story...

This worksheet is designed to go with our short video series exploring the Parables. You can find the videos here.You can download the workseet here. The Parable of the Lost CoinLuke 15:8-10 Jesus seemed to confuse a lot of people! In this part of the Bible the...

You can download today's reflection activity sheet here: A New Year Reflection At the start of a new year, its always good to take a moment to look back and look forward. We hope that this reflection sheet will give you a moment to sit and remember all that has passed...

You can download the worksheet here This worksheet accompanies our Advent Wreath assembly series. You can find the videos here This week we look at the fourth candle in our advent wreath. This candle is called the Angel's candle and it represents peace. In our...

You can download this week’s worksheet here: Joy worksheet It accompanies the third video in our Advent Wreath series, which can be found here. When the Shepherds heard the Angel’s message that first Christmas, they reacted with great excitement. They didn’t stay on...

This worksheet accompanies our Advent Wreath series, you can download it here. You can find our Primary School Assemblies playlist here. The second candle in the Advent Wreath is called the ‘Bethlehem Candle’ and when we light it, we are reminded of the faith of Mary...

This worksheet accompanies our Advent Wreath series, you can find the assembly videos here You can download the worksheet here As we begin to turn our thoughts towards the exciting season of Christmas, Christians worldwide take the time to prepare our hearts to...

This week’s downloadable worksheet can be found here. You can also download a colouring sheet, here. It has been created to accompany our ICE assembly videos on the life of C.S. Lewis, which can be found here.   In ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’, Lucy...

This activity sheet accompanies our assembly miniseries on the life of C.S Lewis. You can find the assembly videos here.  Download the activity sheet here  1 Peter 4:10 – God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to...

This downloadable worksheet accompanies our first assembly on the life of C.S. Lewis. You can find our playlist of assembly videos here. You can download this week’s worksheet here. What inspires you? It could be a sunrise, a favourite piece of music, a person you...

This Downloadable worksheet accompanies our Daniel Assembly series, you can find the videos here You can download the worksheet here In this week's assembly video we explore a very famous chapter of Daniel's story, the lion's den! At this point in the story, Daniel's...

You can download and print this week’s worksheet here: Good advice It has been created to accompany our fourth online assembly in the Daniel series: Kings, Dreams and Visions.    Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your...

This Downloadable worksheet accompanies our Daniel Assembly series, you can find the videos here. The worksheet can be downloaded here. In this weeks part of the story we saw how Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego refused to melt under pressure and stood up for what they...

This downloadable worksheet was made to accompany the second installment of our assembly series about Daniel.  You can find the worksheet here: Daniel and the Kings Dream You can find the video here: Daniel Week 2 This week we explored King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. We...

This week's Downloadable Worksheet can be found here: Daniel's Choices This is an accompaniment to our online ICE Assembly which can be found here: The story of Daniel - Part One This worksheet will help you think about the choices that you're making every day. What...

Reflection sheet: Changing Seasons   This week's downloadable worksheet gives you some space to reflect on the changes ahead this new school year. Take a moment to think about last year and answer the questions on the sheet. You can write, or draw or just think...

What is it? Our resource recommendation this week is the Dreamworks film The Prince of Egypt. You can find it on DVD available at most DVD retailers (HMV, Amazon etc.) You may also find a copy at your local Christian bookstore.  Who is it for? This movie is suitable...

This week I experienced a scary five minutes - I thought I had lost my engagement ring! I had dropped it and but when I glanced down, I realised I couldn’t see it. It was gone. My ring is very special to me (for obvious reasons) and so my heart sank in my chest as the...

You can download today’s reflective colouring sheet here: The Lord is my Shepherd Take a moment to read the lyrics of this song: The Lord is my shepherd.     I will always have everything I need. He gives me green pastures to lie in.     He leads me by calm pools of...

Our resource recommendation this week is for: The Guardians of Ancora app You can find it in the Google Play store and the Apple app store. What is it? Guardians of Ancora has been created by Scripture Union. It is a high quality, free app that gives children the...

What you need: Some coloured paper, felt or card (if you don’t have coloured paper, don’t worry, you can just colour in plain paper!), scissors, blue tack or something else to stick these up with.   Seeing as we’ve had such a strange variety of weather recently,...

You can find today's colouring sheet here Matthew 5:23-27  Jesus and his disciples were crossing a lake when suddenly a fierce storm swept in. The sky was dark with thick clouds and the water of the lake was whipped up into huge waves that battered the boat. Some of...

Our resource recommendation this week is: Superbook Bible App You can find it in the Google Play store and the Apple app store What is it? It’s a free app that helps explore the Bible in fun and interesting ways. Who is it for? It’s designed for primary school aged...

Being the restless sort, I like to always have stuff to do with my hands, whether I’m watching a TV show or talking on the phone. This has led to quite a few hobbies coming and going throughout the years but one I always return to is sewing. I love to take a needle...

What you will need: Paper squares of any size. (If you only have A4 paper, you can easily transform the paper into a square by folding one short edge corner towards one of the long slides. You can trim off the additional strip and save it for another craft project!)...

We Recommend… Our resource recommendation this week is for the Lightkeepers book series You can find them at any Christian book store or online here: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/children/lightkeepers/      What is it? Easy to read books that tell the life stories of...

Anne-Marie here! I’ve made a post before on this blog about how much I enjoy and miss figure skating. The rinks are still closed and I’m still working on doing what I can off ice to stay in good condition. But today I thought it would be fun to show you what I keep in...

Take a moment to look at the tip of one of your fingers – did you know that the swirls and whorls you can see there are completely unique to you? No one else has ever had the same fingerprint as you and no one ever will! Christians believe that God made us with great...

You can find today's worksheet here: http://icetrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/peacebringers.pdf   ‘God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.’ Matthew 5:9 When Jesus taught what we call the sermon on the mount, he...

What is it? A short Youtube video giving some advice on how to talk to children and young people about race. You can find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNEKbVq_ou4 Who is it for? Adults who find themselves needing a bit of help with an often...

Sally from the ICE Primary Team here! This Christmas, I received a very unexpected present - I was given a Nintendo Switch! The generosity of the gift was completely overwhelming and I’ve appreciated it even more since, as it’s helped me to stay connected to the...

Anne-Marie here, today I want to introduce to you a fun way of praying using a music playlist. What you will need: A music playlist. I personally use Spotify most of the time, though I also like to findplaylists or radio stations on Youtube as well. You can use a CD...

Here is the link to today’s downloadable worksheet: God looks at the heart Have you ever looked at a book and decided that you want to read it, just because of the cover? Or perhaps you’ve decided to put it down for the same reason. What about a cake – has a cake ever...

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!     Your workmanship is marvellous, how well I know it. Psalm 139:14 (NLT) Psalm 139 is one of the most well known Psalms in the Bible. Written by King David, this song expresses his wonder and amazement at how well God...

                                                                                                                               Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash   Have you ever been unsure about what to pray for? Sometimes it can be helpful to have a starting...

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!Your workmanship is marvellous, how well I know it.Psalm 139:14Worksheet PDF: How our Bodies Work  In Psalm 139, King David talks about how amazing God is for having created people so lovingly and carefully…we’re going to...

We Recommend… Our resource recommendation this week is: Veggie Tales What is it? Veggie Tales is a well known and loved animated series, featuring talking fruits and vegetables retelling Bible stories. You can find a lot of Veggie Tales content on YouTube:...

Sally from the ICE team here! Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a night owl. I can stay up all night without too much trouble but I find mornings very difficult. I wonder about you? Do you find mornings or evenings easier? But, despite my bat-like tendencies,...

This week’s prayer activity is going to be a nice simple one. All you need to do is remember how to spell the word, ‘pray’! Earlier on in the year, when we were still going into schools to do our regular assemblies and clubs, we explored a way of prayer using a...

Since we started to make our regular online content, we’ve been tackling some big questions on Thursdays. We hope that our answers and thoughts around some of those questions have been helpful so far! We’ve always found that our Q+A times have been really special...

Our resource recommendation for this week is: the Thy Kingdom Come family resources pack. You can find it here: https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources/digital-family-prayer-adventure-map What is it? Lots of resources to help encourage families to pray together....

Anne-Marie here! This week I’ve been enjoying watching a series of voice actors playing an imaginative table top role-play game together and it got me thinking about how wonderful it is to use our imaginations. I’ve always been an imaginative person. As a kid I would...

Activity: Making bunting full of ‘thank you’ prayers. Resources: Some paper, some scissors (ask an adult for help), some string, a stapler or hole punch, pens.   I wonder what kind of things make you happy? How many can you count? One thing that can make us happy...

This is one of the activities we found on the incredibly useful blog: https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com/resources/50  You can download our reflection sheet here: http://icetrust.co.uk/lettersfromgod/ One of the nicest things is to receive a letter from a friend...

We Recommend… This week we would like to recommend: Sporcle https://www.sporcle.com/ What is it? A website dedicated to quizzes and puzzles Who is it for? Anyone who likes quizzes will enjoy Sporcle! We recommend this as a family activity or playing with adult...

Sally here from the ICE Primary Team. Having spent so much time inside lately (for obvious reasons) I’ve been treasuring my daily exercise. I’m not a jogger or a cyclist, so most of my normal exercise comes from walking which is what I’ve decided to keep up under...

This week we’re going to set aside some time to pray for our world.  What do you need: Go to this website MapCrunch. https://www.mapcrunch.com/ You can also use an atlas or world map if you have one at home. You might also like to have a separate web page open to do...

Here is the link to today's downloadable worksheet: http://icetrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fortress.pdf Today’s activity is a colouring page for you to enjoy making as bright and colourful as you would like. As you colour it in, take some time to read the...

For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognise it. (Job 33:14) The Bible tells us that God does speak to people, in lots of different ways, but sometimes we miss it. We have to be ready to listen in lots of different ways. Christians believe that God...

We Recommend… Our resource recommendation this week is for the Animated Bible Stories playlist created by Saddleback kids. You can find their Youtube playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5aPdmniG3y_n7hXEKTV4qQnIeCe-p6Ws What is it? Stories from the...

Anne-Marie here this time! I know a lot of workers and students will be struggling to get along with working at home. It’s a lot harder, isn’t it? There are so many other distractions, such good weather to tempt us into the garden and a thousand other things we might...

Today we’re going to use our shadows to help us to reflect and pray. Have you ever noticed your shadow before, how it grows and shrinks during the day? Sometimes when you’re in-between two lights you might have multiple shadows and end up looking like a three headed...

Our resource recommendation this week is: Story Keepers    What is it? An animated series set in the early days of the Christian faith during Roman times. Who is it for? Children and families. What can I find there? You can find the Story Keepers YouTube channel...

Activity: Using chalk to draw prayers Resources: Some chalk, a place outside to draw on (like the pavement or driveway)You don’t need very much for today’s prayer activity! Once you have some chalk and an idea of what, or who, you’d like to pray for, head outside and...

This Reflection Friday sheet is all about learning a way of praying called contemplative prayer. Contemplation means to think about something deeply. To take time to think, to notice and to consider carefully. When we pray like this it means slowing down, taking our...

Anne-Marie from the Primary team here. One of my favourite things to do is go ice skating. Nearly three years ago I started taking lessons, and now I can do all sorts of things I never imagined I would be able to do! I love skating backwards and spinning, and I’m...

Activity: Saying ‘sorry’ using coins to help. Resources: Some old 1p or 2p coins, a dish, some vinegar, some kitchen roll.In today’s prayer space activity, we’re going to think about saying sorry. I wonder if you can think of something that you have ever needed to say...

We Recommend…Our resource recommendation this week is a band:  NewWorldSon You can find them on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud and Amazon Music. What is it?NewWorldSon are a Christian Soul/Pop group originally from Canada. Who is it for? Anyone looking for...

One of our favourite projects to run in Primary Schools is our prayer spaces. For a day the Primary team take over a school hall or classroom and transform it into a place filled with blankets, cushions, fairy lights and activities to help us pray in lots of different...

Worksheet Download - I am loved - I can love If you flick through the Bible there is a word that turns up 551 times. It is the word love. That’s a lot of love! Today’s reflection worksheet is here to help you think about love and what it might mean to you. First of...

We recommend... This week’s recommendation is for the Flame Creative Kids blog. You can find it here: http://flamecreativekids.blogspot.com/ What is it? This blog is full of resources to inspire creative reflection, crafts and prayer at home or at church. It has pages...

I’ve been inspired by this blog to try a prayer activity: flamecreativekids.blogspot.com. Why don’t you join me? There are lots of other great activities on her blog too so why not give it a look! Activity: Creating prayer collages with random objects. Resources: A...

I wonder how many things you can count? Take a moment to count how many books you can see right now. What about how many things that are red in your room - can you count all of those? Why not try and count how many breaths you take in a minute. I’m pretty sure you...

Worksheet Download - 3things Not so long ago, the ICE Primary team did an assembly focusing on part of the life of Corrie Ten Boom. Many readers will know of her incredible and inspirational faith and the dire circumstances she often found herself in. During the...

Activity: Carefully stacking stones to make a balanced tower. Resources: Some stones or pebbles of various sizes, or any collection of small to medium objects you can stack together to form a tower. In the Bible, people often setup stones as reminders of the things...

We Recommend... This week’s recommendation is for Crossroad Kids’ Club Youtube channel. You can find the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMySSzKknjgAVVCOPXu_qg What is it? A channel full to the brim of fun resources for children, to help them get stuck...

I wonder what you’re thankful for? In difficult times it can be hard to think about what makes us say ‘thank you’ but it is important to keep on looking out for those things. They remind us of the good still all around us, they remind us that God provides for us every...