Year 2 The Bible: what does it say about God's promises? worksheet

“The Bible: a library of books” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 religious education unit “The Bible: what does it say about God's promises?”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 1 to 6 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

The Bible: a library of books

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · Religious education · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can say that the Bible has two parts and is many books written by many people.

A Look back3 min

1.
Christians worship God in a . Circle the answer.
churchshopschool
2.
Muslims read the as their holy book. Circle the answer.
QuranTorahBible
3.
A Muslim place of worship is called a . Circle the answer.
mosquetemplechurch

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ben looks at the Bible on his shelf. He finds two main parts inside.

Watch me

The Bible has two main parts.

The first part is the Old Testament. It tells stories from before Jesus was born.

Jewish people share these stories too.

The second part is the New Testament. It tells about Jesus and his first followers.

It also has letters to the early churches.

Each part has many books, written by many people.

Now you

1.
The part that tells the story of Jesus is the Testament. Circle the answer.
OldNew
2.
How many main parts does the Bible have? Circle the answer.
onetwosixty

C Your turn8 min

Read each question. Circle your answer or write it in the box. Christians read the Bible. Jewish people read the Torah.

A red book, a green book and a wooden-rollered scroll on a white background.

1.
Which book is the holy book for Christians? Circle the answer.
BibleTorahQuran
2.
Which book is the holy book for Jews? Circle the answer.
BibleTorahQuran
3.
Christians and Jews both share stories from which part? Circle the answer.
Old TestamentNew TestamentQuran
4.
Sort these into the right part of the Bible. Write each one in the right column.
Jesus' teachingsNoah's ArkLetters to early churchesGod creating the world
Old Testament New Testament

Say it out loud: Say out loud why the Bible is like a library.

D Spot the mistake3 min

A Bible standing on a shelf beside several other thick books

Kit says: “The Bible is one book, written by one person.”

1.
Write one thing Kit should know instead.

E Think deeper4 min

Shelves of old, thick books in a quiet library room

1.
Why might Christians and Jews both keep the same old stories? Write your idea.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

The Bible: a library of books · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. church

2. Quran

3. mosque

B

1. New If your child circles Old, ask which part was written before Jesus was born. Then ask which part is about his life.

2. two If your child circles one, show the two parts with a finger. Old Testament and New Testament are different parts.

C

1. Bible If your child circles Torah, say the Torah is the Jewish holy book. Ask where Christians read the Bible.

2. Torah If your child circles Bible, remind them the Bible is for Christians. The Torah is the Jewish holy book.

3. Old Testament If your child circles New Testament, ask which part has the stories about creation and Noah. Those stories start the Old Testament.

4. New Testament: Jesus' teachings, Letters to early churches · Old Testament: Noah's Ark, God creating the world

D

1. Look for: Says the Bible is many books or a library, written by many different people over a long time.

E

1. Look for: Gives a reason, such as the stories are old or important to both religions.

Words to use

Say“Tell me one thing the Bible is like, and one thing it is not like. What did you find out today?”

Instead of“Tell them the answers straight away, or say the Bible is just one book.”

After the sheet

Find three different kinds of writing at home, such as a story book, a poem book and a letter. Ask your child how they could be put together into one library. Then talk about how the Bible is like that.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Noah and the Rainbow(with a plan)
Abraham leaves home(with a plan)
Waiting for a promise(with a plan)
Joseph's ups and downs(with a plan)
Waiting for the Messiah(with a plan)

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