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HarvestUsing this PowerPoint presentation, you will learn that:
• Christians celebrate the season of Harvest
•Christians believe that God is the giver of all
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Can you name any of these fruits and vegetables?
an apple
garlic
grapes onions broccoli a pear
blackberries a carrot an orange a melon raspberries
potatoes
cauliflower a strawberry cherries peas cucumber sweetcorn
Do you know how they are harvested?
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When is harvest celebrated?Fruits, vegetables and other food plants need time to grow.
The plants start to grow in spring, when the weather is
a little warmer.
In summer the plants grow bigger and the
fruits ripen.
When the fruits are ready to eat they are
harvested.
A farmer sows corn seeds. In spring they
start to grow.
When the seeds first grow they are green, as
the sun had not yet ripened them.
When the corn turns golden, it is ready to be
harvested.
Harvest festivals are usually held in Autumn, in September or October.
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HarvestingHow do we ‘harvest’ apples?
pick
What do we use apples for?
How do we ‘harvest’ corn?
cut
What can we use corn for?
Harvesting means collecting the food that has grown.
Do you know what food is being harvested in these pictures?
How are they harvested?
coffee fish tea
How do you think farmers feel during harvest?
Catching fish is sometimes called ‘harvesting the
sea.’
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Why is harvest celebrated?Harvest is celebrated to give thanks for the crops which
have been safely gathered in.
Christians say ‘thank you’ to God for the food during harvest.
Christians believe that God made the world and everything in it.
Christians thank God for all the varieties of food and everything that helps the food to grow.
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What does a healthy plant need to grow?
seeds A farmer to care and look after
them.
sun for warmth and lightwater
soil
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Thanks
God
be to
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Many Christians go to church to
thank God for the harvest.
They take part in a ‘harvest festival’.
You are going to create your own ‘Harvest Banner’ to thank God for harvest.
You need to include:
• pictures of God’s creation
• words to thank God
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Ideas for your banner
God
Giver of all
Thank you God
God is kind
Thanks be to God
All things bright and beautiful
God’s riches are our
resources
Also think about any symbols of Christianity or Harvest you could include along side the fruits of Harvest
e.g. a cross, sun, farmers working in the fields, corn
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June 2008
Designed and Created by:
Beth Davies
Ysgol Penrhyn. New Broughton.Wrexham.