1. Stones
Time for Reflection

2. Stop for a moment and think about stones… these rocks on Iona are so old that they don’t have any fossils because there was no human life on earth when they were formed.

3. The earliest life is caught in stone

4. Ancient people created standing stones

5. They were very important and symbolic

6. We don’t always know why they were built.

7. We can still experience an sense of wonder when we visit today

8. Stone has always been important for writing important things on.

9. War memorials are made of stone and carved with people’s names that we don’t want to forget.

10. Lets think about your stone.

11. Your stone is a symbol of something special about you.

12. Stop and reflect… what is special about you?

13. We can build our stones into a cairn.

14. A holiday task… find a special stone and we will build a cairn