Looking Forward To Christmas With Timothy Bear

Looking Forward To Christmas With Timothy Bear by Brian Sears was published by Barnabas in September 2009 and is our 17402nd best seller. The ISBN for Looking Forward To Christmas With Timothy Bear is 9781841016238.

Looking forward to Christmas with Timothy Bear contains 18 pick-up-and-use assembly programmes for KS1 teachers, complete with memorable easy-to-read stories, telling tips, Bible links, suggestions for songs, optional prayers, and questions and activities to explore and develop the theme of the story - ideal for collective worship and classroom follow-up.

The stories are based on the preparation and performance of a traditional nativity play for Key Stage One pupils, providing an ideal link with the excitement of the school's own nativity production.

Topical issues include
Celebrating Christmas
Giving and receiving
The specialness of Christmas foods
Remembering and valuing special times
Caring and sharing friendship
Coping with dissappointment
Finding comfort in times of tragedy
Working together and supporting each other

Brian Sears is a trained teacher with nearly 40 years experience of primary education. Brian has six stories published by NCEC in an anthology, A Yearful of Stories, and has contributed to the SU Bible Reading notes, Snapshots. For the last eleven football seasons Brian has realised his other passion, writing a weekly column in the Independent based around Premiership football.